Verbs | |||||||
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| to say sth. | said, said | | dire qc. | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | dire qc. à qn. | ||||||
| to tell sth. to so. | dire qc. à qn. | ||||||
| to say sth. about so./sth. | dire qc. sur qn./qc. | ||||||
| to dispute | disputed, disputed | | dire le contraire | ||||||
| to hear that ... | entendre dire que | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| dire adj. - disastrous | désastreux, désastreuse | ||||||
| dire adj. - disastrous | terrible m./f. - au sens de : désastreux | ||||||
| dire adj. [coll.] [pej.] - awful | affreux, affreuse adj. | ||||||
| actually adv. - in fact | à vrai dire | ||||||
| as it were | pour ainsi dire | ||||||
| by hearsay | par ouï-dire | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| hearsay | l'ouï-dire m. - pl.: ouï-dire | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to speak the truth | dire la vérité | ||||||
| to pray (for so./sth.) | prayed, prayed | [REL.] | dire une prière (pour qn./qc.) | ||||||
| to phone in sick | téléphoner pour dire qu'on est malade | ||||||
| at all - even so | à vrai dire | ||||||
| to say grace [REL.] - before meals | dire le bénédicité | ||||||
| to say grace [REL.] - after meals | dire les grâces | ||||||
| to talk sense | dire des choses sensées | ||||||
| to speak one's mind | dire ce que l'on pense | ||||||
| to greet so. | greeted, greeted | | dire bonjour à qn. | ||||||
| to lie to so. | dire des mensonges à qn. | ||||||
| to speak ill of so. | dire du mal de qn. | ||||||
| to wish so. goodbye | dire qu revoir à qn. | ||||||
| to whisper sth. to so. | dire qc. à qn. au creux de l'oreille | ||||||
| to tell so.'s fortune | dire la bonne aventure à qn. | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| That's so sweet of you. I don't know what to say. | Vous êtes adorable. Je ne sais pas quoi dire. | ||||||
| I see what you mean. | Je vois ce que vous voulez dire. | ||||||
| What does it mean? | Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? | ||||||
| What does this word mean? | Que veut dire ce mot ? | ||||||
| Keep it a secret! | Ne le dis à personne ! | ||||||
| Keep it under wraps! | Ne le dis à personne ! | ||||||
| I would wish to be a fly on the wall to hear what they are saying behing this door. | J'aimerais être une petite souris pour pouvoir écouter ce qu'ils disent derrière cette porte. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| dare, dice, die, diet, dime, dine, dirge, dirt, dive, fire, Fire, hire, tire, wire | aire, ciré, Dieu, dieu, doré, ivre, lire, mire, pire, rire, tire |
Related search terms | |
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| awful | |
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