English-Italian Dictionary
dire
indicare
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
I wouldn't say no (British, informal) non mi dispiacerebbe
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
(let's) say it's worth £20 diciamo or ammettiamo che valga 20 sterline
shall we say Tuesday? facciamo martedì?
will you take an offer of, say, £50? accetta un'offerta di, diciamo, 50 sterline?
that is to say vale a dire
, cioè
to say nothing of per non parlare di
to say the least a dir poco
she hasn't much or has nothing to say for herself (by way of conversation) non sa dire due parole
what have you got to say for yourself? (by way of excuse) qual è la tua giustificazione?
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
what do or would you say to a walk? che ne dici or diresti di una passeggiata?
when all is said and done in fin dei conti
let's say that ... mettiamo or diciamo che...
it is said that si dice che (+ subjunctive)
they say that dicono che (+ subjunctive)
there is something or a lot to be said for it ha i suoi lati positivi
it must be said that ... bisogna ammettere che...
he is said to have ... si dice che abbia...
it is easier or sooner said than done è più facile a dirsi che a farsi
I say! or (US) Say! (calling attention) senta!
, scusi!
(in surprise, appreciation) perbacco!
I'll say! (informal) eccome!
I should say it is or so! or you can say THAT again! (informal) altroché!
you don't say! (informal (often ironic) ma va'!
, ma che dici!
you('ve) said it! (informal, emphatic) l'hai detto!
say no more! (informal (often humorous) non aggiungere altro!
to have one's say dire la propria
to have a say/no say in the matter avere/non avere voce in capitolo










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