Verbs | |||||||
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| to say sth. | said, said | | dire qc. | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | dire qc. à qn. | ||||||
| to tell sth. to so. | told, told | | dire qc. à qn. | ||||||
| to say sth. about so. (or: sth.) | said, said | | dire qc. sur qn. (or: qc.) | ||||||
| to hear that ... | heard, heard | | entendre dire que | ||||||
| to dispute | disputed, disputed | | dire le contraire | ||||||
| to mean | meant, meant | - have as meaning | vouloir dire | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| Dis | |||||||
| dire (Verb) | |||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| Boy! (Amer.) [coll.] | Dis donc ! | ||||||
| Oh boy! (Amer.) [coll.] | Ben dis donc ! | ||||||
| to speak the truth | dire la vérité | ||||||
| to pray (for so. (or: sth.)) | prayed, prayed | [REL.] | dire une prière (pour qn. (or: qc.)) | ||||||
| at all - even so | à vrai dire | ||||||
| to speak ill of so. | dire du mal de qn. | ||||||
| to say sth. to so.'s face | dire à qn. qc. en face | ||||||
| to speak one's mind | dire ce que l'on pense | ||||||
| to respond positively - say yes | dire oui | ||||||
| to chirp sth. | chirped, chirped | [fig.] - say cheerfully | dire qc. avec gaieté | ||||||
| to chirrup sth. | chirruped, chirruped | [fig.] - say cheerfully | dire qc. avec gaieté | ||||||
| to say grace [REL.] - before meals | dire le bénédicité | ||||||
| to say grace [REL.] - after meals | dire les grâces | ||||||
| it'fair to say that ... | on peut dire que ... | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| hearsay | l'ouï-dire m. - pl.: ouï-dire | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| Keep it a secret! | Ne le dis à personne ! | ||||||
| Keep it under wraps! | Ne le dis à personne ! | ||||||
| That's so sweet of you. I don't know what to say. | Vous êtes adorable. Je ne sais pas quoi dire. | ||||||
| I see what you mean. | Je vois ce que vous voulez dire. | ||||||
| What does it mean? | Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? | ||||||
| What does this word mean? | Que veut dire ce mot ? | ||||||
| She looks like the typical blond Marseille chick. | On dirait une cagole quoi. | ||||||
| Time will tell. | L'avenir le dira. | ||||||
| I would wish to be a fly on the wall to hear what they are saying behind this door. | J'aimerais être une petite souris pour pouvoir écouter ce qu'ils disent derrière cette porte. | ||||||
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