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Dictionary translations for "dire"

dire verb Conjugation

dis / dis / dit

say [seɪ] (déclaratif)

Comment osez-vous dire ceci ?

How dare you say that?

tell [tel] (indication)

Je voulais vous le dire.

I wanted to tell you.

speak [spi:k]

Pour le dire franchement, je le déteste.

Frankly speaking, I hate him.

think [θɪŋk] (penser)

Que penses-tu qu'il voulait dire par là ?

What do you think he meant by that?

state [steɪt] (indiquer)

Si Wikipédia dit une connerie, ça devient rapidement la vérité.

When Wikipedia states a stupidity, it soon becomes a truth.

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Phrases with "dire" (84)

vouloir dire - mean
entendre dire - hear
s'entendre dire - hear
pour ainsi dire - as one might say
dire du mal - speak ill
à dire vrai - to tell the truth
à vrai dire - to tell the truth
il va sans dire - it goes without saying
cela va sans dire - it goes without saying
se vouloir dire - mean

Contexts with "dire"

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.

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