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say

Pronunciation: /seɪ/

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German translation of say

A. v.t. (pres. t. he says /sez/ p.t. & p.p., said /sed/)

  • 1 sagen that is to say = das heißt do as or what I say = tun Sie, was ich sage when all is said and done = letzten Endes go without saying = sich von selbst verstehen she is said to be clever/to have done it = man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
  • 3 (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung] schreiben; [Uhr] zeigen [Uhrzeit] what does it say here? = was steht hier?

B. n.

  • have a or some say = ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei) have no say = nichts zu sagen haben have one's say = seine Meinung sagen

say in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of say in the British & World English dictionary Definition of say in the US English dictionary