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say·ing
(sā′ĭng)n.
Something, such as an adage or maxim, that is said.
Synonyms: saying, maxim, adage, saw2, aphorism
These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth. A saying is an often repeated and familiar expression: a collection of philosophical sayings. Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: "For a wise man, he seemed to me ... to be governed too much by general maxims" (Edmund Burke).
Adage applies to a saying that has gained credit through long use: a gift that gave no credence to the adage, "Good things come in small packages." Saw often refers to a familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition: old saws that gave little comfort to the losing team. Aphorism, denoting a concise expression of a truth or principle, implies depth of content and stylistic distinction: Few writers have coined more aphorisms than Benjamin Franklin.
These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth. A saying is an often repeated and familiar expression: a collection of philosophical sayings. Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: "For a wise man, he seemed to me ... to be governed too much by general maxims" (Edmund Burke).
Adage applies to a saying that has gained credit through long use: a gift that gave no credence to the adage, "Good things come in small packages." Saw often refers to a familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition: old saws that gave little comfort to the losing team. Aphorism, denoting a concise expression of a truth or principle, implies depth of content and stylistic distinction: Few writers have coined more aphorisms than Benjamin Franklin.
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saying
(ˈseɪɪŋ)n
a maxim, adage, or proverb
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(ˈseɪ ɪŋ)n.
something said, esp. a proverb or maxim.
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Noun 1. [画像:saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations]saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
Beatitude - one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
logion - a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
calque, calque formation, loan translation - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
advice and consent - a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
ambiguity - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
shucks - an expression of disappointment or irritation
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
tongue twister - an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"
anatomical, anatomical reference - an expression that relates to anatomy
southernism - a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
adage, byword, proverb, saw - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase, idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
agrapha - sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
sumpsimus - a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus"
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saying
noun proverb, maxim, adage, saw, slogan, gnome, dictum, axiom, aphorism, byword, apophthegm that old saying: 'Charity begins at home'
go without saying be obvious, be understood, be taken for granted, be accepted, be self-evident, be taken as read, be a matter of course It should go without saying that you shouldn't smoke.
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Translations
قَوْل قَوْل مأْثور
rčenípořekadlo
talemådeordsprog
sanonta
izreka
közmondásmondásszólásmondás
orîatiltæki; málsháttur
ことわざ
말하기
porekadlo
izrek
ordspråk
สุภาษิต
tục ngữ
saying
[ˈseɪɪŋ] N → dicho m, refrán mit's just a saying → es un refrán, es un dicho
as the saying goes → como dice el refrán
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[ˈseɪɪŋ] n → dicton m, proverbe mIt's just a saying → C'est juste un dicton.say-so [ˈseɪsəʊ] n
on his say-so → parce qu'il le dit
without his say-so → sans son aval
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saying
n → Redensart f; (= proverb) → Sprichwort nt; as the saying goes → wie man so sagt, wie es so schön heißt
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(sei) – 3rd person singular present tense says (sez) : past tense, past participle said (sed) – verb1. to speak or utter. What did you say?; She said `Yes'. sê يَقول казвам dizer říci sagen sige λέω, εκστομίζω decir ütlema حرف زدن sanoa dire לוֹמָר कहना reći, iskazati mond; szól mengatakan segja dire 言う 말하다 sakyti sacīt; teikt cakap zeggen si, erklære, uttrykke mówić ويل، څرګندول، بيانول، بيا ويل:وينا، د پريكړى واك، اظهار ، څرګند ونه a spune сказать, говорить povedať reči reći säga พูด söylemek, demek 說 говорити کہنا nói, thốt ra 说
2. to tell, state or declare. She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful. sê يُخْبِر، يُعْلِن، يُصَرِّح заявявам dizer prohlásit, říkat sagen sige; siges λέω, δηλώνω decir rääkima گفتن kertoa dire לְהָגִיד कहना ustvrditi, navoditi kijelent menyatakan segja dire 述べる 알려주다 (pa)sakyti teikt kata zeggen si, uttale; sies powiedzieć ويل dizer a spune, a zice говорить, утверждать prehlásiť, povedať reči reći säga, tala om บอกกล่าว; ป่าวประกาศ söylemek, belirtmek 表明,宣稱 сказати; заявляти اظہار کرنا phát biểu, tuyên bố 表明,宣称
3. to repeat. The child says her prayers every night. sê, opsê يُرَدِّد казвам си dizer odříkat aufsagen sige λέω, επαναλαμβάνω decir kordama ذكر كردن toistaa dire לוֹמָר हर दिन इत्यादि opetovano navoditi (el)mond mengucapkan segja, fara með dire 唱える 반복하다 kalbėti, kartoti atkārtot; skaitīt lūgšanu membaca opzeggen si fram, be powtarzać څرګندول dizer a repeta повторять, читать odriekať ponavljati ponoviti läsa, be ท่อง tekrarlamak 重覆說 читати; повторювати دہرانا nhắc lại 背诵
4. to guess or estimate. I can't say when he'll return. raai يَعْرِف، يُقَدِّر، يُخَمِّن нямам представа dizer říci sagen sige προβλέπω, υπολογίζω decir arvama بيان كردن arvioida dire נאמר आकलन करना procijeniti kitalál menduga segja til um dire わかる 예상하다 pasakyti pateikt; noteikt mengagak zeggen si, anslå, tippe zgadnąć, ocenić, powiedzieć بيانول dizer a estima, a aproxima предполагать povedať reči pretpostaviti säga, avgöra, uppskatta เดา söylemek 猜測,估計 припускати, гадати اندازہ لگانا tiên đoán 约莫,估计
noun the right or opportunity to state one's opinion. I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision. sê قَوْل، كَلِمَه، رأْي дума direito a pronunciar-se příležitost promluvit das Mitspracherecht have noget at sige δικαίωμα λόγου opinión, voz y voto sõnaõigus, sõnavõtt تصميم گيري sanottava, sananvalta (avoir) droit au chapitre לְהַבִּיע דֵעָה किसी को जो कुछ कहना है (उसे कहने का अवसर), मत या निर्णय में (किसी का अपना) भाग pravo na mišljenje beleszólás hak menyatakan það að hafa rétt/tækifæri til að segja skoðun sína (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo) 発言(権) 발언 기회 teisė/galimybė pareikšti nuomonę sakāmais; [] vārds menyuarakan pendapat zegje, zeggenschap ha noe å si; si sin mening wypowiedzenie się بيا ويل direito a pronunciar-se (a avea) drept de opinie мнение, слово príležitosť prehovoriť beseda pravo glasa mening, [inget att] säga till om สิทธิหรือโอกาสในการแสดงความคิดเห็น söz fırsatı/hakkı 表達意見的權利或機會 думка; слово اظہار رائے کا حق cơ hội để nói 意见
ˈsaying noun something often said, especially a proverb etc. spreekwoord قَوْل مأْثور поговорка ditado rčení, pořekadlo das Reden, die Redensart talemåde; ordsprog ρητό, παροιμία dicho vanasõna, ütlemine گفته؛مثل sanonta dicton פתגם स्पष्टत: poslovica mondás, szólás pepatah orðatiltæki; málsháttur detto ことわざ 경구, 명언 posakis paruna; izteiciens kata-kata zegswijze ordtak, ordspråk, talemåte powiedzenie ویله dito proverb, dicton пословица; поговорка úslovie, porekadlo izrek izreka uttalande, yttrande, ordstäv, ordspråk สุภาษิต atasözü, söz 諺語 приказка; прислів'я قول، کہاوت câu nói, châm ngôn 谚语
have (something, *nothingetc) to say for oneself to be able/unable to explain one's actions etc. Your work is very careless – what have you to say for yourself? vir jouself te sê يَحْتَفِظ بِخُطَّةٍ لوقْت الحاجَه казвам в извинение ter a dizer říci ve svůj prospěch (etwas) bereit haben/halten have at sige til sit forsvar φυλάω για έκπληξη, κρατάω άσο στο μανίκι μου guardarse una carta en la manga varuks hoidma عذر و بهانه آوردن sanoa puolustuksekseen garder en réserve לְהַסבִּיר אֶת מַעֲשָיו reći nešto o nekome/nečemu van még egy ütőkártyája merahasiakan hafa e-ð í bakhöndinni (avere un asso nella manica) ひそかに用意する 해명하다 turėti/laikyti atsargoje []taisnoties; teikt sev par attaisnojumu boleh atau tidak boleh menjelaskan tindakan in reserve houden ha noe i bakhånd mieć/trzymać coś w zanadrzu عذر او معذرت ter/guardar na manga a ţine în rezervă иметь про запас mať pripravený plán imeti nekaj za bregom reći u svoju odbranu ha ngt i bakfickan สามารถ / ไม่สามารถให้เหตุผลการกระทําของตน mazeret göstermek, savunmak 能夠/無法解釋個人的行為等 (не) мати чого сказати на свій захист خود کے لئے بولنا viện lý lẽ 能够/无法解释个人的行为等
I wouldn't say no to I would like. I wouldn't say no to an ice-cream. ek wil hê أحِبُّ، لا أُمانِع، أقْبَل بِطيب خاطِر не бих отказал não recusaria neodmítnout ich würde nicht nein sagen zu jeg siger ikke nej θα ήθελα no diré que no a ma ei ütleks ära بله لطفا؛ميخواهم haluaisin n'être pas de refus לא אָסַרֵב हां, मैं न नहीं कहूंगा ne bih rekao ne, ne bih odbio szeretnék saya mau mundi ekki hafna (e-u) (non direi no a), (non rifiuterei) 欲しい (~) 하고 싶다 neatsisakyčiau neatteikšos (no) saya takkan tolak ik zeg niet nee tegen jeg ville ikke si nei takk til nie odmówię غوښتل não diria que não a nu aş refuza, nu aş spune nu я бы не отказался от neodmietnuť nič nimam proti (čemu) voleo bih låt oss säga ต้องการ hayır demem, ...-se iyi olur(du) 我不會拒絕...,我喜歡... я б не відмовився від کسی چیز کے لئے نہیں نہ کہنا từ chối 我不会拒绝...,我喜欢...
(let's) say roughly; approximately; about. You'll arrive there in, (let's) say, three hours. ongeveer تَقْريبا، حَوالي да кажем digamos řekněme sagen wir lad os sige; skal vi sige περίπου, ας πούμε digamos umbes فرضا sanotaan disons בוֹא נאמַר मान लेना recimo, otprilike mondjuk kira-kira (svona) nokkurn veginn, um það bil (diciamo) だいたい 대략 tarkim sacīsim; teiksim; apmēram katalah ongeveer skal vi si, omtrent powiedzmy په زيږه توګه، په اټكلي ډول vamos dizer să zicem приблизительно, около povedzme recimo otprilike ประมาณ diyelim ki 大約,比如說 скажімо تقریبا khoảng, chừng 大约,比如说
say the word I'm ready to obey your wishes. If you'd like to go with me, say the word. ek is gereed يَقْبَل رَغْبَة الشَّخْص الآخَر само кажи é só dizer stačí říct slovo sage es sige til πες το κι έγινε sólo tienes que dedirlo anna käsk در خدمتم antaa merkki n'avoir qu'un mot à dire לְצַייֵן हुक्म देना, आज्ञा देना आदि samo reci csak szólj siap menuruti segðu til, láttu (mig) vita dire 命令する 명령을 내리다 tik tark žodį dot rīkojumu; tikai []saki katakan awak setuju je hoeft het alleen maar te zeggen bare si fra tylko powiedz (kiedy) په خدمت كښې é só dizer a nu avea decât un cuvânt de zis приказать, распорядиться stačí povedať slovo Le reci! samo kaži säg bara till ผมพร้อมที่จะปฏิบัติตามความต้องการของคุณ istediğinizi yapmaya hazırım 你說了就算! тільки скажи بس کہ کر دیکھو ra lệnh 发命令
that is to say in other words; I mean. He was here last Thursday, that's to say the 4th of June. met ander woorde أي أنَّ، بِمَعْنى тоест isto é to jest das heißt det vil sige δηλαδή es decir see tähendab به عبارت ديگر toisin sanoen c'est-à-dire כלומר दूसरे शब्दों में drugim riječima másszóval, azaz maksud saya það er að segja, með öðrum orðum cioè すなわち 다시 말하면, 즉 tai yra, kitaip tariant tas ir; proti maksud saya dat wil zeggen det vil si to znaczy په بله عبارت کی isto é adică, cu alte cuvinte другими словами to znamená se pravi to jest det vill säga, alltså หรือพูดอีกอย่าง; หมายถึง yani 換句話說 тобто; іншими словами دوسرے الفاظ میں nói một cách khác, tức là 换句话说
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→ قَوْل rčení talemåde Sprichwort ρητό dicho sanonta expression izreka detto ことわざ 말하기 gezegde ordtak powiedzenie ditado popular высказывание ordspråk สุภาษิต deyim tục ngữ 说法Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009