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say [said, said, saying, says] (imperative: let's say) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | digamosverb suponhamosverb |
say [said, said, saying, says] (to communicate verbally or in writing) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | dizerverb falarverb |
say [said, said, saying, says] (to have a common expression) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | diz-severb dizemverb |
say [said, said, saying, says] (to recite) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | recitarverb |
say cheese (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph) verb | dizer xisverb |
say goodbye (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) verb [UK: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] | despedir-severb |
say grace (say a prayer of thanks) verb [UK: ˈseɪ ɡreɪs] [US: ˈseɪ ˈɡreɪs] | dar graçasverb |
saying [sayings] (proverb or maxim) noun [UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | ditadonoun provérbionoun |
as the saying goes (said as a lead to a proverb or similar) phrase [UK: əz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡəʊz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡoʊz] | como diz o ditadophrase |
assay [assays] (the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something) noun [UK: ə.ˈseɪ] [US: ˈæ.si] | ensaionoun |
essay [essays] (written composition) noun [UK: e.ˈseɪ] [US: e.ˈseɪ] | ensaionoun redaçãonoun |
essayist [essayists] (one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions) noun [UK: ˈe.seɪɪst] [US: ˈe.ˌse.ˌɪst] | ensaístanoun |
gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays] (to contradict something said) verb [UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ] [US: ˈɡeɪn.ˌse] | contradizerverb |
go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear) verb [UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | |
hearsay ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | |
hearsay (information that was heard by one person about another) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | boatonoun diz que diznoun diz que diz quenoun |
how do you say … in English (request for translation into English) phrase | como diz-se … em inglês?phrase como se diz … em inglês?phrase |
never say die (do not despair) interjection [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ daɪ] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈdaɪ] | nunca dizer nuncainterjection |
never say never phrase [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈne.vər] | nunca diga nuncaphrase |
please say that again phrase | diga isso novamente/denovophrase por favorphrase repita issophrase |
Simon says (children's game) noun | o mestre mandounoun o rei mandanoun |
soothsayer [soothsayers] (one who predicts the future) noun [UK: ˈsuːθ.seɪə(r)] [US: ˌsuːθ.ˈseɪər] | adivinhanoun adivinhonoun |
to say nothing of (apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point) conjunction | quanto maisconjunction |
what you saying (greeting) interjection | o quê me containterjection |
you can say that again (that is very true) phrase | sem dúvidaphrase |
you don't say (really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?) interjection | jura?interjection não digainterjection não me digainterjection |