Usage examples of "dichos" in Spanish with translation to English

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Los dichos de Confucio son famosos. The sayings of Confucius are famous.
Tom dice no sentirse cansado. Tom says he doesn't feel tired.
Hazlo como se te dice. Do it as you are told.
Entiendo realmente lo que dices. I really understand what you mean.
¿Has entendido qué ha dicho? Did you understand what he said?
No dijo ni una palabra. Not a word did he speak.
¿Tenéis un dicho similar en japonés? Do you have a similar saying in Japanese?
Se dice que es carcinógeno. It is said to be carcinogenic.
Él siempre dice la verdad. He always tells the truth.
Sabes lo que quiero decir. You know what I mean.
¿Qué debía haber dicho ella? What would she have said?
No digo nada más que la verdad. I speak nothing but the truth.
El dicho nos es muy familiar. The saying is quite familiar to us.
Creo lo que él dice. I believe what he says.
Ahora me dice la verdad. Now he tells me the truth.
¡Eso no quiere decir nada! It doesn't mean anything!
Debiste haber dicho eso antes. You should have said so earlier.
Las acciones dicen más que las palabras. Actions speak louder than words.
Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. Saying and doing are two different things.
Su cara dice que perdió. His face says that he lost.
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