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A. vtr

• 1 to say [words, prayer]; to read [lesson]; to tell [story, joke] dire qch entre ses dents = to mutter sth Definition of say in the British & World English dictionary Definition of say in the US English dictionary Translate say | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to tell c'est ce qu'on m'a dit = so I've been told faire dire à qn que = to let sb know that… je me suis laissé dire que… = I heard that… c'est pas pour dire, mais... (fam) = I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq) à qui le dites-vous! (fam) = don't I know it! je ne vous le fais pasdire! (fam) = you don't need to tell me! dis donc, où tu te crois? (fam) = hey! where do you think you are? Definition of tell in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tell in the US English dictionary Translate tell | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to say (que that) on dit que… = it is said that… si l'on peut dire = if one might say so autant dire que… = you might as well say that… si j'ose dire = if I may say so c'est (tout) dire! = need I say more? cela dit = having said that tu peux ledire! (fam) = you can say that again! (colloq) à vrai dire = actually entre nous soit dit = between you and me soit dit en passant = incidentally c'est dire si j'ai raison = it just goes to show I'm right c'est beaucoup dire = that's going a bit far c'est vite dit = that's easy for you to say ce n'est pas dit = I'm not that sure comment dire? = how shall I put it? pour ainsi dire = so to speak autrement dit = in other words comme dirait l'autre (fam) = as they say il n'y a pas à dire, elle est belle (fam) = you have to admit, she's beautiful Definition of say in the British & World English dictionary Definition of say in the US English dictionary Translate say | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 [law] to state; [measuring device] to show vouloir dire = to mean Definition of state in the British & World English dictionary Definition of state in the US English dictionary Translate state | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5dire à qn de faire = to tell sb to do

• 6 to think on dirait de l'estragon = it looks or tastes like tarragon ça ne me dit rien de faire = I don't feel like doing notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) = I don't think much of our new gardener Definition of think in the British & World English dictionary Definition of think in the US English dictionary Translate think | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 to tell oneself il faut (bien) se dire que… = one must realize that…

• 2 to exchange [insults] se dire adieu = to say goodbye to each other Definition of exchange in the British & World English dictionary Definition of exchange in the US English dictionary Translate exchange | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to claim to be

• 4ça ne se dit pas = you can't say that

C. v impers

• il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion = nothing of interest was said during the meeting