Sentence examples of "dire" in Italian with translation "tell"

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Odia farsi dire di sbrigarsi. He hates being told to hurry up.
Non dovete dire una bugia. You must not tell a lie.
È incapace di dire bugie. He is incapable of telling a lie.
Quante volte glielo devo dire? How many times do I have to tell you?
Non devi dire una bugia. You must not tell a lie.
Non ti avrei dovuto dire nulla. I shouldn't have told you anything.
Lui odia farsi dire di sbrigarsi. He hates being told to hurry up.
Provo sempre a dire la verità. I always try to tell the truth.
Quante volte ve lo devo dire? How many times do I have to tell you?
Non vi avrei dovuto dire nulla. I shouldn't have told you anything.
Quante volte te lo devo dire? How many times do I have to tell you?
Uno sguardo può dire qualsiasi cosa. A gaze can tell anything.
Sei stato coraggioso a dire la verità. You were courageous to tell the truth.
Posso dire a mio padre cosa vuole? Can I tell my father what you want?
Tom decise di dire tutto a Mary. Tom decided to tell Mary everything.
Mi ha detto di non dire bugie He told me not to tell lies.
Posso dire a mio padre cosa volete? Can I tell my father what you want?
Penso che sia importante dire la verità. I think it important to tell the truth.
A dire il vero, è mia cugina. To tell the truth, she is my cousin.
Mi potrebbe dire come arrivare alla stazione? Could you tell me how to get to the station?
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