Usage examples of "dit" in French with translation to English

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Qu'a dit le garçon ? What did the boy say?
J'te l'avais dit ! I told you so!
Elle lui dit quelque chose. She said something to him.
Il a dit la vérité. He spoke truth.
Je pense qu'il ne dit pas la vérité. I don't think he is truthful.
Je me suis dit que ça ne ferait pas de mal d'attendre quelques minutes de plus. I figured it wouldn't hurt to wait for a few more minutes.
Si Wikipédia dit une connerie, ça devient rapidement la vérité. When Wikipedia states a stupidity, it soon becomes a truth.
Elle n'a rien dit. She did not say anything.
Qui t'a dit cela ? Who told you that?
J'ai déjà dit non. I've already said no.
Il dit du bien de son fils. He spoke well of her son.
As-tu repensé à ce que je t'ai dit ? Have you given any more thought to what I told you?
Ai-je dit quelque chose ? Did I say something?
Personne ne me le dit. No one told me.
"Bonjour", dit Tom en souriant. "Good morning", said Tom with a smile.
Tout le monde dit du bien d'elle. Everybody speaks well of her.
As-tu réfléchis à ce que je t'ai dit ? Have you given any more thought to what I told you?
Elle dit qu'elle viendra. She says she will come.
Je vous l'avais dit ! I told you so!
On dit la maison hantée. The house is said to be haunted.
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