Sentence examples of "dire" in French

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Comment osez-vous dire ceci ? How dare you say that?
Je voulais vous le dire. I wanted to tell you.
Pour le dire franchement, je le déteste. Frankly speaking, I hate him.
Que penses-tu qu'il voulait dire par là ? What do you think he meant by that?
Pardonne-moi de dire ça. Pardon me for saying so.
Veuillez lui dire d'attendre. Please tell him to wait.
Elle était, pour ainsi dire, notre idole. She was, so to speak, our idol.
Que pensez-vous qu'il voulait dire par là ? What do you think he meant by that?
Que venez-vous de dire ? What did you just say?
Tu devrais dire la vérité. You should tell the truth.
À dire vrai, je ne l'aime pas. Frankly speaking, I don't like her.
Si tu crois que c'est en insultant que tu vas résoudre le problème des pêcheurs, et bien permets-moi de te dire que tu te trompes ! Don't think that by insulting me you'll solve the fishermen's problems!
Comment osez-vous dire cela ? How dare you say such a thing!
Je voulais te le dire. I wanted to tell you.
À dire vrai, cette idée ne me plaît pas. Frankly speaking, I don't like the idea.
Comment pouvez-vous dire cela ? How can you say that?
Je vais te le dire. I am going to tell you that.
Pour le dire franchement, je ne l'aime pas. Frankly speaking, I don't like him.
Il ne savait quoi dire. He did not know what to say.
Tu devrais lui dire la vérité. You should tell him the truth.
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