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say [said, said, saying, says] (imperative: let's say) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | låt oss sägaverb låt sägaverb ponera [~de ~t]verb |
say [said, said, saying, says] (to indicate in a written form) verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | ståverb |
say [said, said, saying, says] verb [UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ] | säga [sade vard. sa, sagt, sagd sagt, pres. säger vard. säjer]verb |
say goodbye (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) verb [UK: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] | ta farvälverb |
say grace (say a prayer of thanks) verb [UK: ˈseɪ ɡreɪs] [US: ˈseɪ ˈɡreɪs] | be bordsbönverb |
say what phrase | ursäkta ~de ~tphrase |
saying [sayings] (proverb or maxim) noun [UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | ordspråk [~et ~]substantiv ordstäv [~et ~]substantiv |
before you can say knife phrase | innan man vet ordet avphrase |
doomsayer [doomsayers] (one who predicts doom) noun [UK: ˌduːm.ˈseɪə(r)] [US: ˌduːm.ˈseɪər] | domedagsprofet [~en ~er]substantiv |
essay [essays] (written composition) noun [UK: e.ˈseɪ] [US: e.ˈseɪ] | essäsubstantiv uppsats [~en ~er]substantiv |
essayist [essayists] (one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions) noun [UK: ˈe.seɪɪst] [US: ˈe.ˌse.ˌɪst] | essäförfattaresubstantiv essäist [~en ~er]substantiv |
gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays] (to contradict something said) verb [UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ] [US: ˈɡeɪn.ˌse] | bestrida [bestred, bestridit bestritt, bestriden bestridet bestridna bestridd bestritt, pres. bestrider]verb förneka [~de ~t]verb motsäga [~sade, ~sagt, ~sagd sagt, pres. ~säger]verb |
gainsaying (contradiction) noun [UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | motsägelse [~n ~r]substantiv |
gainsaying (opposition) noun [UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | gensaga [~n ~sagor]substantiv gensägelse [~n ~r]substantiv invändning [~en ~ar]substantiv protest [~en ~er]substantiv |
go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear) verb [UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | |
hearsay (information that was heard by one person about another) noun [UK: ˈhɪə.seɪ] [US: ˈhɪr.ˌse] | hörsägen [~sägnen ~sägner]substantiv |
how do you say … in English (request for translation into English) phrase | |
if you say so (conveying the speaker does not agree) interjection | säger du det såinterjektion |
never say die (do not despair) interjection [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ daɪ] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈdaɪ] | ge inte uppinterjektion håll modet uppeinterjektion |
never say never phrase [UK: ˈne.və(r) ˈseɪ ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈne.vər ˈseɪ ˈne.vər] | |
please say that again phrase | |
soothsayer [soothsayers] (one who predicts the future) noun [UK: ˈsuːθ.seɪə(r)] [US: ˌsuːθ.ˈseɪər] | siare [~n ~, siarna]substantiv sierska [~n sierskor]substantiv spåkvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv spåman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv |
they say (it is commonly said) phrase | det heterphrase man sägerphrase |
to say the least (suggesting understatement) adverb [UK: tuː ˈseɪ ðə liːst] [US: ˈtuː ˈseɪ ðə ˈliːst] | milt sagtadverb |