English-Italian Dictionary

Italian Translation of “saying”

saying (ˈseɪɪŋ) 

Translations

noun

  1. detto

    as the saying goes come dice il proverbio

Similar Words

= proverb, maxim, adage, saw, slogan, gnome, dictum, axiom, aphorism, byword, apophthegm

say (seɪ) 

Word forms:   past tense past participle said

Translations

transitive verb, intransitive verb

    1. (gen) dire
    2. (subj, dial, gauge) 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?

  1. (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

    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!

noun

  1. to have one's say dire la propria

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

Similar Words

= speak, utter, voice, express, pronounce, come out with, put into words, give voice or utterance to
= make known, reveal, disclose, divulge, answer, reply, respond, give as your opinion
= estimate, suppose, guess, conjecture, surmise, dare say, hazard a guess
= chance to speak, vote, voice, crack, opportunity to speak, turn to speak

'saying' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: قَوْلPronunciation for قَوْل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ditado popularPronunciation for ditado popular
  • Chinese: 说法Pronunciation for 说法
  • Croatian: izrekaPronunciation for izreka
  • Czech: rčeníPronunciation for rčení
  • Danish: talemådePronunciation for talemåde
  • Dutch: gezegdePronunciation for gezegde
  • European Spanish: dichoPronunciation for dicho
  • Finnish: sanontaPronunciation for sanonta
  • French: expressionPronunciation for expression
  • German: SprichwortPronunciation for Sprichwort Sprichwörter
  • Greek: ρητόPronunciation for ρητό
  • Italian: dettoPronunciation for detto
  • Japanese: ことわざPronunciation for ことわざ
  • Korean: 말하기Pronunciation for 말하기
  • Norwegian: ordtakPronunciation for ordtak
  • Polish: powiedzeniePronunciation for powiedzenie
  • Portuguese: ditado popularPronunciation for ditado popular
  • Romanian: proverb proverbe
  • Russian: высказываниеPronunciation for высказывание
  • Spanish: dichoPronunciation for dicho
  • Swedish: ordspråkPronunciation for ordspråk
  • Thai: สุภาษิตPronunciation for สุภาษิต
  • Turkish: deyimPronunciation for deyim
  • Ukrainian: приказка
  • Vietnamese: tục ngữPronunciation for tục ngữ

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