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A. vt

• 1 a [palabra/frase/poema] to say; [mentira/verdad] to tell para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2 no digas estupideces = don't talk nonsense! ¿eso lo dices por mí? = are you referring to me? ¡no lo dirás en serio! = you can't be serious! dijo que sí con la cabeza = he nodded no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' = it isn't `andé', it's `anduve' ¡eso no se dice! = you mustn't say that! ¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? = how do you say `love' in Russian? ¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no = did he find it? — he says he did/he didn't Definition of say in the British & World English dictionary Definition of say in the US English dictionary Translate say | into French | into German | into Italian b decir misa = to say mass

• 2decirle algo a algn = to tell sb sth voy a decirle a papá que … = I'm going to tell Dad … ¡ya te lo decía yo! = I told you so!

• 3 a (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias) ¡porque lo digo yo! = because I say so! harás lo que yo diga = you'll do as I say dice que llames cuando llegues = she says (you are) to phone when you get there dijo que tuviéramos cuidado = she said to be careful diles que empiecen = tell them to start le dije que no lo hiciera = I told him not to do it b decir(le) adiós (a algn) = to say goodbye (to sb)

• 4 a (opinar, pensar) to think ¿y los padres qué dicen? = what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it? ¡quién lo hubiera dicho! = who would have thought o believed it? es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … = it's very easy — if you say so … Definition of think in the British & World English dictionary Definition of think in the US English dictionary Translate think | into French | into German | into Italian b (sugerir, comunicar) el tiempo lo dirá = time will tell ¿te dice algo ese nombre? = does that name mean anything to you?

• 5querer decir [palabra/persona] = to mean ¿qué quieres decir con eso? = what do you mean by that?

• 6 (en locs) a decir verdad = to tell you the truth, to be honest como quien dice = so to speak es decir = that is ¡he dicho! = that's that o final! ni que decir tiene que … = it goes without saying that … ¡no me digas! = no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq) por así decirlo = so to speak el qué dirán (fam) = what other people (might) think ver tb dicho¹

B. vi

• 1 (invitando a hablar) papá — dime, hijo = dad — yes, son? quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá = I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead

• 2 (Esp) (al contestar el teléfono) ¿diga? or ¿dígame? = hello?