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dicho meaning in English

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dicho determiner

said(mentioned earlier)
determiner
[UK: ˈsed] [US: ˈsed]

dicho adjective

aforementioned(previously mentioned)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌfɔː.ˈmen.ʃənd] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌmen.ʃənd]

said(mentioned earlier)
adjective
[UK: ˈsed] [US: ˈsed]

dicho noun
{m}

adage [adages](old saying)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.dɪdʒ] [US: ˈæ.dədʒ]

saw [saws](saying or proverb)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔː] [US: ˈsɔː]

saying [sayings](proverb or maxim)
noun
[UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]
That's how the saying goes. = Así es como dice el dicho.

dicho eso phrase

that said(even so)
phrase

dicho lo cual phrase

that said(even so)
phrase

dicho sea de paso preposition

by the way(incidentally)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ]

dicho y hecho adjective

said and done(agreed to and accomplished or finished)
adjective

dicho y hecho phrase

no sooner said than done(no sooner than something is said it will be done)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ ˈsuː.nə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈsuː.nər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]

dichosamente adverb

fortunately(it is fortunate that)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃə.nət.li] [US: ˈfɔːr.tʃə.nət.li]

happily(in a happy manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈhæp.ɪ.li] [US: ˈhæp.ɪ.li]

luckily(in a lucky manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈlʌk.ɪ.li] [US: ˈlʌk.ə.li]

dichoso adjective

blissful(full of joy)
adjective
[UK: ˈblɪ.sfəl] [US: ˈblɪ.sfəl]

dichosos los ojos que te ven interjection

long time no see(idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time)
interjection

antedicho adjective

above-mentioned(mentioned or named before; aforesaid)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d] [US: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]

aforementioned(previously mentioned)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌfɔː.ˈmen.ʃənd] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌmen.ʃənd]

aforesaid(previously stated)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈfɔː.sed] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌsed]

como dice el dicho phrase

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]

conditional tense; The waiter said he would be right back. - El camarero ha dicho que volvería enseguida. verb

would(indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho adjective

easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
adjective
[UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho phrase

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip(in any situation something can always go wrong)
phrase

lo dicho interjection

whatever(indicating the speaker does not care what someone says)
interjection
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

pasar del dicho al hecho verb

walk the talk(to act in accordance with one's words)
verb

poner en entredicho verb

call into question(to cause to be questioned)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ˈɪn.tə ˈkwes.tʃən] [US: ˈkɒl ˌɪn.ˈtuː ˈkwes.tʃən]

redicho adjective

stilted(stiff and artificially pompous)
adjective
[UK: ˈstɪl.tɪd] [US: ˈstɪl.təd]

sobredicho adjective

above-mentioned(mentioned or named before; aforesaid)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d] [US: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]

aforementioned(previously mentioned)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌfɔː.ˈmen.ʃənd] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌmen.ʃənd]

aforesaid(previously stated)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈfɔː.sed] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌsed]

susodicho adjective

aforementioned(previously mentioned)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌfɔː.ˈmen.ʃənd] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌmen.ʃənd]

aforesaid(previously stated)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈfɔː.sed] [US: ə.ˈfɔːr.ˌsed]

¿quién lo hubiera dicho? phrase

who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?)
phrase