Sentence examples of "speaking" in English with translation "dire"

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Frankly speaking, I hate him. Pour le dire franchement, je le déteste.
Frankly speaking, I don't like her. À dire vrai, je ne l'aime pas.
Frankly speaking, I don't like him. Pour le dire franchement, je ne l'aime pas.
Frankly speaking, I don't like the idea. À dire vrai, cette idée ne me plaît pas.
You can tell by her intonation that she lived in a Spanish speaking country when she was young. On peut dire par son intention qu'elle a vécu dans un pays hispanophone quand elle était jeune.
I speak only the truth. Je ne dis que la vérité.
Everybody speaks well of her. Tout le monde dit du bien d'elle.
Truer words were never spoken. On n'a jamais rien dit de plus vrai.
Wiser words were never spoken. On a jamais rien dit de plus sage.
Everyone always speaks well of Tony. Tous ne disent que du bien de Tony.
He spoke well of her son. Il dit du bien de son fils.
Our teacher is well spoken of. Il est dit du bien de notre professeur.
She was, so to speak, our idol. Elle était, pour ainsi dire, notre idole.
He is, so to speak, a bookworm. C'est pour ainsi dire un rat de bibliothèque.
Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity. Les inventions sont nées, pour ainsi dire, du besoin.
These were victims of war, so to speak. Ils furent pour ainsi dire victimes de la guerre.
Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak. Les êtres humains sont des créatures émotionnelles, pour ainsi dire.
Those who know him speak well of him. Ceux qui le connaissent disent du bien de lui.
First of all, let me speak about myself. Pour commencer, laissez-moi dire quelque chose à mon sujet.
Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes. Dites la vérité, même si votre voix tremble.
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