Usage examples of "decir" in Spanish with translation to English

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Sólo pasé a decir adiós. I just dropped in to say goodbye.
¿Me podría decir la hora? Can you tell me the time?
Sabes lo que quiero decir. You know what I mean.
Juro por Dios que voy a decir la verdad. I swear by God that I will speak the truth.
¿Qué puedo decir de él? What can I say about him?
Es un error decir mentiras. It is wrong to tell a lie.
¡Eso no quiere decir nada! It doesn't mean anything!
Lo que no se puede decir hay que callarlo. Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
¿Tienes algo más que decir? Do you have anything further to say?
¿Les debería decir la verdad? Should I tell them the truth?
IA quiere decir Inteligencia Artificial. AI means Artificial Intelligence.
No conocía la ciudad, y lo que es peor, no sabía decir ni una palabra del idioma. I didn't know the city, and what's more, I couldn't speak a word of the language.
Él no sabía qué decir. He did not know what to say.
¿Me puede decir su dirección? Can you tell me your address?
¿Qué quieres decir con eso? What do you mean by it?
Nada en este mundo es más difícil que decir la verdad, y nada más fácil que ser un adulador. Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
Iba a decir un año. I was gonna say a year.
El hombre puede decir mentiras. The man is quite capable of telling lies.
Entiendo lo que quieres decir. I understand what you mean.
Él puede decir cosas así. He can say such things.
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