I'd rather not say

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

"hello," he said — -hola -dijo

what did you say? — ¿qué dijiste?

he said to me that... — me dijo que...

to say to o.s. — decir para sí

he said (that) he'd do it — dijo que él lo haría

she said (that) I was to give you this — me pidió que te diera esto

I say (that) we should go — yo digo que nos vayamos

let's say no more about it — se acabó el asunto

it's difficult, I must say — es difícil, lo confieso

to say no to a proposal — rechazar una propuesta

to say yes to a proposal — aceptar una propuesta

my watch says three o'clock — mi reloj marca las tres

it says 30 degrees — marca 30 grados

the rules say that... — según las reglas..., en las reglas pone...

what have you got to say for yourself? — ¿y tú, qué dices?

he never has much to say for himself — habla poco

that doesn't say much for him — eso no es una gran recomendación para él

it says much for his courage that he stayed — el que permaneciera allí demuestra su valor

it's not for me to say — no me toca a mí decir

his suit says a lot about him — su traje dice mucho de él

it's an original, not to say revolutionary, idea — la idea es original y hasta revolucionaria

what would you say to that? — ¿qué contestas a eso?

that goes without saying — eso cae de su peso

it is said that..., they say that... — se dice que..., dicen que...

he is said to have been the first — dicen que fue el primero

there's something to be said on both sides — hay algo que decir en pro y en contra

I should say it's worth about £100 — yo diría que vale unas cien libras

shall we say Tuesday? — ¿quedamos en el martes?

shall we say £5? — ¿convenimos en 5 libras?

we sell it at say £25 — pongamos que lo vendemos por 25 libras

we were going at say 80kph — íbamos a 80kph más o menos

to have a say in the matter — tener voz y voto

to have no say in the matter — no tener voz en capítulo

let him have his say! — ¡que hable él!

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero andar a ir en autobús

I'd rather you didn't smoke — preferiría que no fumaras

I'd rather not think about that — prefiero no pensar en eso

I'd do anything rather than give up dancing — haría cualquier cosa antes que dejar de bailar

rather you than me! — menos mal que eres tú y no yo!

we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos

she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto

it's rather expensive — es bastante caro

we decided to camp, rather than stay at a hotel — decidimos acampar, en lugar de quedarnos en un hotel

I'll stay rather than go alone — prefiero quedarme a ir solo

I'd rather have this one than that — prefiero este a aquel

"would you like a sweet?" - "I'd rather have an apple" — -¿quieres un caramelo? -preferiría una manzana

would you rather stay here? — ¿prefieres quedarte?

I'd rather stay in tonight — preferiría no salir esta noche

I'd rather he didn't come to the party — preferiría que no viniera a la fiesta

play anything rather than that — toca cualquier cosa que no sea eso

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's a rather difficult task, it's rather a difficult task — es una tarea bastante difícil

we were rather tired — estábamos bastante cansados

I was rather disappointed — quedé bastante decepcionado

he did rather well in the exam — le fue bastante bien en el examen

"isn't she pretty?" - "yes, she is rather" — -¿es guapa, eh? -sí, bastante

"are you keen to go?" - "yes, I am rather" — -¿tienes ganas de ir? -sí que quiero

£20! that's rather a lot! — ¡20 libras! ¡es bastante caro!

I've got rather a lot of homework to do — tengo muchos deberes que hacer

or rather — o mejor dicho, es decir

a car, or rather an old banger — un coche, o mejor dicho, un trasto viejo

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero andar a ir en autobús

I'd rather you didn't smoke — preferiría que no fumaras

I'd rather not think about that — prefiero no pensar en eso

I'd do anything rather than give up dancing — haría cualquier cosa antes que dejar de bailar

rather you than me! — menos mal que eres tú y no yo!

we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos

she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto

it's rather expensive — es bastante caro

rather a lot — trochę (za) dużo

it's rather expensive — to (jest) trochę (zbyt) drogie

it's rather a pity — trochę szkoda

I would rather go — wolałabym pójść

I'd rather not say — wolałbym nie mówić

or rather — czy (też) raczej

I rather think he won't come — mam wrażenie, że (raczej) nie przyjdzie

he said (that) he'd do it — ha detto che l'avrebbe fatto

David said he'd come — David ha detto che sarebbe venuto

she said (that) I was to give you this — mi ha detto di darti questo

what did he say? — cos'ha detto?

my watch says 3 o'clock — il mio orologio fa le 3

the rules say that... — il regolamento dice che...

to say mass/a prayer — dire messa/una preghiera

to say yes/no — dire di sì/di no

to say yes/no to a proposal — accettare/rifiutare una proposta

to say goodbye/goodnight to sb — dire arrivederci/buonanotte a qn

to say sth again — ripetere qc

could you say that again? — potrebbe ripetere?

say after me... — ripetete con me...

I've nothing more to say — non ho altro da dire

I'll say more about it later — ne riparlerò più tardi

let's say no more about it — non ne parliamo più

I'd rather not say — preferisco non pronunciarmi

I should say it's worth about £100 — direi che vale sulle 100 sterline

shall we say Tuesday? — facciamo martedì?

will you take an offer of, say, £50? — accetta un'offerta di, diciamo, 50 sterline?

(in phrases) that is to say — vale a dire, cioè

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

to say the least — a dir poco

that doesn't say much for him — non torna a suo credito

it goes without saying (that) — va da sé (che)

there's no saying what he'll do — Dio solo sa cosa farà

it's not for me to say — non sta a me dirlo

when all is said and done — in fin dei conti

it must be said that... — bisogna ammettere che...

he is said to have... — si dice che abbia...

to have one's say — dire la propria

to have a say/no say in the matter — avere/non avere voce in capitolo

rather than accept bribes, he decided to resign — ehe er sich bestechen ließ, trat er lieber zurück

it looks rather like a banana — es sieht ungefähr wie eine Banane aus

or rather — beziehungsweise; [oder] genauer gesagt

rather than wait, he went away — er ging lieber, als dass er wartete

I would rather have the blue dress — ich hätte lieber das blaue Kleid

I would rather be happy than rich — ich wäre lieber glücklich als reich

I would rather you came yourself — mir wäre es lieber, Sie kämen selbst

I'd rather not — lieber nicht

I'd rather not go — ich würde lieber nicht gehen

I'd rather die! — eher sterbe ich!

it would be better to phone rather than (to) write — es wäre besser zu telefonieren als zu schreiben

a car, or rather an old banger — ein Auto, genauer gesagt eine alte Kiste

he's a rather clever person or rather a clever person — er ist ziemlich klug

he felt rather better — er fühlte sich bedeutend wohler

it's rather too difficult for me —

she's rather an idiot/a killjoy — sie ist reichlich doof/ein richtiger Spielverderber

I've rather got the impression... —

he wanted to appear witty rather than brainy — er wollte lieber geistreich als klug erscheinen

rather than accept bribes, he decided to resign — ehe er sich bestechen ließ, trat er lieber zurück

I rather think that... — ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass...

be rather better/more complicated than expected — um einiges besser/komplizierter sein als erwartet

it is rather too early — ich fürchte, es ist zu früh

it looks rather like a banana — es sieht ungefähr wie eine Banane aus

I rather like beans/him — ich esse Bohnen ganz gern/ich mag ihn recht gern

or rather — beziehungsweise; [oder] genauer gesagt

he was careless rather than wicked — er war eher nachlässig als böswillig

it's rather like an apple — è abbastanza simile a una mela

I rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza

I rather think he's right — ho l'impressione che abbia ragione

it's rather a pity — è proprio un peccato

it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile

rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare

a tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio

practical rather than decorative — pratico più che decorativo

it's rather like an apple — è abbastanza simile a una mela

I rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza

I rather think he's right — ho l'impressione che abbia ragione

it's rather a pity — è proprio un peccato

it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile

rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare

a tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio

practical rather than decorative — pratico più che decorativo