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go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear) verb [UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | |
have a say (to voice one's opinion) verb | avoir son mot à dire◼◼◼verbe avoir voix au chapitre◼◼◼verbe |
hearsay ((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | ouï-dire◼◼◼nom {m} |
hearsay ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | ouï-dire◼◼◼nom {m} on-dit◼◼◻nom {m} |
hearsay (information that was heard by one person about another) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | ouï-dire◼◼◼nom {m} rumeur◼◼◻nom {f} on-dit◼◼◻nom {m} |
how do you say … in English (request for translation into English) phrase | |
Husayn proper noun | Hussein◼◼◼nom propre |
if I do say so myself ((appended to praise of oneself)) adverb | en toute modestie◼◼◼adverbe |
if you say so (conveying the speaker does not agree) interjection | si tu le dis◼◼◼interjection |
it goes without saying (it is understood without being said) phrase [UK: ɪt ɡəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɪt ɡoʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | cela va sans dire◼◼◼phrase |
just saying (used to deflect responsibility for a hurtful remark) adverb | je dis ça◼◼◼adverbe je dis rien◼◼◻adverbe |
needless to say (obviously) adverb | cela va sans dire◼◼◼adverbe |
never say die (do not despair) interjection [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ daɪ] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈdaɪ] | ne baissez jamais les bras◼◼◼interjection accrochez-vousinterjection il ne faut jamais baisser les brasinterjection ne vous laissez pas abattreinterjection tenez boninterjection |
never say never phrase [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈne.vər] | ne jamais dire jamais◼◼◼phrase il ne faut jamais dire jamais◼◼◻phrase |
not to say (even; perhaps; almost) conjunction [UK: nɒt tuː ˈseɪ] [US: ˈnɑːt ˈtuː ˈseɪ] | pour ne pas dire◼◼◼conjunction |
please say that again phrase | s'il vous plaît [formal or plural]◼◼◼phrase répétezphrase |
Simon says (children's game) noun | Jacques a dit◼◼◼nom |
soothsayer [soothsayers] (one who predicts the future) noun [UK: ˈsuːθ.seɪə(r)] [US: ˌsuːθ.ˈseɪər] | devin◼◼◼nom {m} prophète◼◻◻nom {m} prophétesse◼◻◻nom {f} |
there isn't any easy way to say this (used to introduce bad news) phrase | |
to say nothing of (apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point) conjunction | sans parler de◼◼◼conjunction sans compter◼◼◻conjunction |
to say the least (suggesting understatement) adverb [UK: tuː ˈseɪ ðə liːst] [US: ˈtuː ˈseɪ ðə ˈliːst] | pour le moins◼◼◼adverbe c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire◼◻◻adverbe c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire◼◻◻adverbe |
what can I say (indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters) phrase | que veux-tu◼◼◼phrase que voulez-vous◼◼◼phrase |