Usage examples of "сказать " Н" in Russian with translation to English

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Я хочу сказать тебе одну странную вещь. I want to tell you a strange thing.
Я всегда думал, что сердечный приступ — это такой способ природы сказать тебе, что пора умереть. I've always thought that a heart attack was nature's way of telling you that it was time to die.
Они заставили его сказать правду. They forced him to tell the truth.
Я не могу понять, что автор пытается сказать. I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.
Каждый имеет право сказать то, что он думает. Everyone has a right to say what he thinks.
В целом можно сказать, что он бы музыкальным гением. In general, it may be said that he is a genius in music.
Посмотрев на его лицо, ты мог бы сказать, что он обеспокоен. Looking at his face, you could tell that he was annoyed.
Он попросил Линкольна сказать несколько слов. He asked Lincoln to say a few words.
Она не знала, что ему сказать. She didn't know what to say to him.
Я никогда не могла себе представить, что ты можешь сказать это. I never imagined that you would say that.
Я не понимаю, что он пытается сказать. I can't understand what he is trying to say.
Я не мог сказать, что за человек эта девушка, которую я встретил в Интернете, по её анкете, но что-то в ней всё же задевало моё любопытство, как будто я встречал её в прошлой жизни, или что-то такое оккультное в том или ином роде. I couldn't tell what kind of person this girl I met on the internet was from her profile, but something about her still piqued my curiosity, as though I had met her in a previous life, or something occult-ish like that, anyways.
Я бы мог сказать, что люблю тебя, но это было бы ложью. I could tell you that I love you, but I'd be lying.
По правде сказать, они не муж и жена. To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.
Это было жестоко с его стороны сказать ей такое. It is cruel of him to say such things to her.
По правде сказать, не всегда стоит говорить правду. To tell the truth, it does not always pay to tell the truth.
Кстати, я хочу тебе кое-что сказать. By the way, I have something to tell you.
Он может такое сказать. He can say such things.
Я не знал город, и более того, не мог сказать ни слова на этом языке. I didn't know the city, and what's more, I couldn't speak a word of the language.
Умирающий попытался что-то сказать, но не смог. The dying man made an effort to say something, but could not.
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