dire betyder på engelska
| Franska | Engelska |
|---|---|
| à vrai dire adverbe | to tell the truth◼◼◼(attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement) |
| accepter sans rien dire verbe | take lying down(endure without complaint) |
| action directe nom {f} | direct action [direct actions]◼◼◼(form of activism) |
| avoir son mot à dire verbe | have a say◼◼◼(to voice one's opinion) |
| ballon autoremplisseur à valve unidirectionnelle nom | bag valve masknoun |
| bidirectionnel adjectif | bidirectional◼◼◼(moving in two directions (usually opposite)) bidirectional◼◼◼(operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)) |
| bien faire vaut mieux que bien dire [lit. doing well is better than talking well] phrase | actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak) |
| c'est-à-dire adverbe | i.e.◼◼◼(that is) that is◼◼◼(in other words) namely◼◼◻(specifically) as in◼◼◻(in the sense of) |
| c'est le cas de le dire phrase | you can say that again◼◼◼(that is very true) |
| c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire phrase | you can say that again◼◼◼(that is very true) |
| c'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule phrase | empty vessels make the most sound(proverb) |
| c'est rien de le dire phrase | and then some(confirming the preceding utterance) |
| ça te va bien de dire ça phrase | look who's talking◼◼◼phrase |
| cas direct nom {m} | direct case◼◼◼(noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases) |
| ce n'est pas une chose simple à dire phrase | there isn't any easy way to say this(used to introduce bad news) |
| cela va sans dire verbe | go without saying◼◼◼(to be obvious, apparent or clear) |
| cela va sans dire phrase | it goes without saying◼◼◼(it is understood without being said) |
| cela va sans dire adverbe | needless to say◼◼◼(obviously) |
| cinéma direct nom {m} | cinéma vérité◼◼◼(style of cinema) |
| complément d'objet direct nom {m} | direct object◼◼◼(the noun a verb is directly acting upon) |
| complément d'objet indirect nom {m} | indirect object◼◼◼(grammatical term) dative case(case used to express direction towards an indirect object) |
| contredire verbe | contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts]◼◼◼(deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts]◼◼◼(deny the truth of statements made by (a person)) gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays]◼◻◻(to contradict something said) impugn [impugned, impugning, impugns]◼◻◻(A rejoinder using a false equivalence; to imply using a disingenuous argument while arguing against an opinion, motive, or action) backtalk◼◻◻(disputatively or sarcastically respond) sass(talk back) |
| coup franc direct nom {m} | direct free kick◼◼◼(soccer) |
| coup franc indirect nom {m} | indirect free kick◼◼◼(soccer) |
| coût direct nom {m} | direct cost◼◼◼noun |
| coût indirect nom {m} | indirect cost◼◼◼noun |
| c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire adverbe | to say the least◼◼◼(suggesting understatement) |
| c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire adverbe | to say the least◼◼◼(suggesting understatement) |
| dans toutes les directions adverbe | abroad◼◼◼(at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space) |
| démocratie directe nom {f} | direct democracy◼◼◼noun |
