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daresay [‚deə'seɪ]∎ she's telling the truth - I daresay (she is) elle dit la vérité - je veux bien le croire -
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4 dare
dare [dεər]a. oser• how dare you! comment osez-vous ?• don't you dare say that! je vous défends de dire cela !• don't you dare! ne t'avise pas de faire ça !• I daren't! je n'ose pas !• the show was, dare I say it, dull le spectacle était, si je puis me permettre, ennuyeuxc. ( = challenge) to dare sb to do sth mettre qn au défi de faire qch2. noundéfi m* * *[deə(r)] 1.noun défi m2.modal auxiliary1) ( to have the courage to) oserthey don't dare ou daren't — GB ils n'osent pas
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I daresay — GB je pense; ( sarcastically) certes!
I dare say ou I daresay GB that... — je suppose que...
2) (expressing anger, indignation) oser (do faire)3.don't you dare! — ( warning) ne t'avise pas de faire ça!
transitive verbgo on, I dare you! — chiche que tu ne le fais pas! (colloq)
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5 I dare say
( also I daresay) (I suppose (so): I dare say you're right; `Will you be there?' `Oh, I daresay.) sans doute -
6 dare
1 ( to have the courage to) oser (do, to do faire) ; few dare (to) speak out peu de personnes osent s'exprimer ; nobody dared ask personne n'a osé demander ; the article dares to criticize l'article n'hésite pas à critiquer ; I'd never dare say it to her je n'oserais jamais le lui dire ; we wanted to watch but didn't dare nous aurions voulu regarder mais n'avons pas osé ; they don't dare ou daren't GB take the risk ils n'osent pas prendre le risque ; read on if you dare hum continuez, si vous l'osez ; dare we follow their example? sout aurons-nous le courage de suivre leur exemple? ; dare I say it il faut bien le dire ; I dare say, I daresay GB je pense (that que) ;2 (expressing anger, indignation) oser (do faire) ; they wouldn't dare! ( rejecting suggestion) ils n'oseraient pas! ; he wouldn't dare show his face here! il n'oserait pas se pointer ici ○ ! ; don't (you) dare speak to me like that! je t'interdis de me parler sur ce ton! ; don't you dare! ( warning) ne t'avise pas de faire ça! ; how dare you suggest that comment oses-tu insinuer que ; how dare you! comment tu oses!, comment osez-vous!C vtr to dare sb to do défier qn de faire ; I dare you to say it to her! chiche que tu le lui dises ○ ! ; go on, I dare you! chiche que tu y vas ○ !who dares wins la fortune appartient aux audacieux Prov.
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daresay — | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: Middle English (I) dar sayen I venture to say transitive verb : venture to say : think probable : believe used in the pres. 1st sing. I daresay I would have forgotten about the whole thing … Useful english dictionary
daresay — verb I daresay especially BrE used when saying or agreeing that something may perhaps be true: I daresay you re right … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
daresay — /dair say /, v.i., v.t. to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in pres. sing. 1st pers.): I daresay we will soon finish. Also, dare say. [1250 1300; ME dar sayen I dare to say] * * * … Universalium
daresay — verb to think that something is likely or probable Are you going to be editing all night? I daresay that I am … Wiktionary
daresay — dare|say [ˌdeəˈseı US ˈderseı] →I daresay at ↑dare1 (6) … Dictionary of contemporary English
daresay — dare•say [[t]ˈdɛərˈseɪ[/t]] v. i. v. t. to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used in pres. sing. 1st pers.): I daresay it s too late[/ex] Also, dare′ say′. Etymology: 1250–1300; ME dar sayen I dare to say … From formal English to slang
daresay — verb Date: 13th century transitive verb venture to say ; think probable used in pres. 1st sing. intransitive verb agree, suppose used in pres. 1st sing … New Collegiate Dictionary
daresay — Synonyms and related words: account as, assume, be afraid, believe, conceive, conclude, consider, deduce, deem, divine, dream, esteem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel, gather, grant, guess, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression, have an… … Moby Thesaurus
daresay — [[t]de͟ə(r)se͟ɪ[/t]] see dare … English dictionary
daresay — v. dare to say something; assume something as almost certain; suppose; think very likely … English contemporary dictionary
daresay — UK / US See: dare I … English dictionary