SAYING - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

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αγγλικά

ιταλικά

saying [βρετ ˈseɪɪŋ, αμερικ ˈseɪɪŋ] ΟΥΣ

saying

detto αρσ

saying

massima θηλ

which proves the old saying true

che dimostra quanto sia vero il vecchio detto

as the saying goes

come si dice

I. say [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ] ΟΥΣ

to have one's say

dire la propria or dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say in sth

avere, non avere voce in capitolo in qc

to have no say in the matter

non avere voce in capitolo nella faccenda

to have a say in appointing sb, allocating sth

avere voce in capitolo nella nomina di qn, nell'assegnazione di qc

they want more or a bigger say

vogliono avere più peso

to have the most or biggest say

avere più voce in capitolo or avere più peso

II. say <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ said> [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. say person words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no:

say

dire (to a)

“hello, ” he said

“ciao” disse

say after me…

ripetete dopo di me…

to say one's piece

dire la propria or dire ciò che si deve dire

to say (that)

dire che

she says he's ill

dice che è malato

he said it was ready

disse che era pronto

she said there would be an accident

disse che ci sarebbe stato un incidente

I just wanted to say I'm sorry

volevo solo dire che mi dispiace

she said we were to wait or we should wait

disse che dovevamo aspettare or che avremmo dovuto aspettare

he said to wait here

ha detto di aspettare qui

it's my way of saying thank you

è il mio modo di ringraziarti

“residents say no to nuclear waste”

“i residenti dicono no allo stoccaggio delle scorie nucleari”

I didn't say so, but I thought

non l'ho detto, ma ho pensato che

if he was angry, he didn't say so

se era arrabbiato, non l'ha detto

how nice of you to say so

sei gentile a dire questo

didn't I say so?

non l'avevo detto?

if or though I do say so myself!

non dovrei dirlo io!

so they say (agreeing)

così dicono or così sembra

or so they say (doubtful)

così almeno dicono

or so he says

è quello che dice lui

so to say

per così dire

as you say…

come dici tu…

as they say

come si dice or come dicono

what will people say or they say

cosa dirà la gente

I don't care what anyone says

non mi importa di quello che dicono

(you can) say what you like, I think that…

tu puoi dire quello che vuoi or dì pure quello che vuoi, io penso che…

people or they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich

si dice che sia molto ricca

some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted

si dice che la casa sia infestata dai fantasmi

to have something, to have nothing to say

avere qualcosa, non avere niente da dire

to say sth about sth, sb

dire qc su qc, qn

to say sth on a subject

dire qc su un argomento

something was said about that at the meeting

alla riunione se ne è parlato

nothing much was said about that

non se ne è parlato molto

she'll have something to say about that!

avrà certamente qualcosa da dire riguardo a ciò!

to say sth to oneself

dire qc fra sé (e sé)

she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true

disse tra sé e sé che non poteva essere vero

what do you say to that?

e adesso? come rispondi?

what do you say to the argument that…?

cosa ne pensi dell'argomentazione secondo cui…?

what would you say to people who think that…?

che cosa diresti alle persone che pensano che…?

what would you say to a little walk?

che ne diresti di fare quattro passi?

I wouldn't say no to another slice

non direi no a un'altra fetta

what (do you) say we eat now? οικ

che ne direste di mangiare adesso? or e se mangiassimo adesso?

to say whether, who

dire se, chi

that's for the committee to say

è il comitato che deve decidere

it's not for me to say

non sono io che devo dirlo or non tocca a me dirlo

you said it! οικ

l'hai detto!

you can say that again! οικ

puoi ben dirlo!

I should say it is, they were!

eccome!

well said!

ben detto!

and so say all of us!

e noi siamo tutti d'accordo!

say no more οικ

va bene or non dire altro or non aggiungere altro

let's say no more about it

non ne parliamo più

enough said οικ

va bene or d'accordo or non occorre aggiungere altro

there's no more to be said

non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere

it goes without saying that …

va da sé che or è ovvio che …

don't say I didn't warn you!

non dire che non ti ho avvertito!

don't say it's raining again!

non mi dire che piove di nuovo!

you might just as well say education is useless

tanto vale dire che l'istruzione è inutile

that is to say

cioè or vale a dire

that's not to say that …

ciò non vuol dire che …

he was displeased, not to say furious

era scontento, per non dire furioso

I'll say this for her…

lo dirò a sua difesa…

one thing you have to say about Liz is…

una cosa che bisogna riconoscere di Liz è che…

I must say (that)

devo dire che

it seems rather expensive, I must say

sembra piuttosto caro, devo dire

well, I must say!

(ma) insomma!

to have a lot to say for oneself (negative)

essere pieno di sé

to have a lot to say for oneself (positive)

avere molti pregi

what have you got to say for yourself?

che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa?

that isn't saying much οικ

non dice granché

that's saying a lot οικ

non è poco

2. say:

say writer, book, letter, report, map:

dire

say painter, painting, music, gift:

esprimere

say sign, poster, dial, gauge:

indicare

say gesture, signal:

significare, voler dire

as Plato says

come dice Platone

she wrote saying she couldn't come

ha scritto per dire che non poteva venire

it says on the radio, in the rules that …

la radio, il regolamento dice che …

it says here that …

qui dice che …

the clock says three

l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300

il quadrante segna 300

a notice saying where to meet

un avviso indicava il luogo dell'incontro

this music says something, doesn't say anything to me

questa musica mi dice qualcosa, non mi dice nulla

3. say (guess):

say

dire (that che)

to say how much, when, whether

dire quanto, quando, se

that's impossible to say

è impossibile dirlo

how high would you say it is?

secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain

secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25

le avrei dato 25 anni

he's about six foot, wouldn't you say?

è sull'uno e novanta, non credi?

4. say (assume):

to say (that)

supporre che

let's say there are 20

supponiamo che ce ne siano 20

say you have an accident

poniamo che tu abbia un incidente

say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool

mettiamo che vinciamo, dobbiamo ancora battere il Livepool

III. say <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ said> [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. say:

stop when I say

fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say

non voleva dirlo or non ha voluto dirlo

I'd rather not say

preferirei non dirlo

you don't say! ειρων

ma va là or ma non mi dire!

says you! (taunting) οικ

lo dici tu!

says who!, who says? οικ (sceptical)

ah sì?

says who!, who says? (on whose authority?)

e chi lo dice?

2. say βρετ αρχαϊκ:

I say! (listen)

ascolta!

I say! (shocked)

giuro, sulla mia parola!

I say! (to hail sb)

ehilà!

IV. say [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ] ΕΠΊΡΡ

say

diciamo

say

poniamo

you'll need, say, £50 for petrol

avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina

V. say [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ] ΕΠΙΦΏΝ αμερικ

say

ehi, senti (un po')

say, who are you?

ehi, chi siete?

VI. say [βρετ seɪ, αμερικ seɪ]

it doesn't say much for their marriage, her commitment

non depone molto a favore del loro matrimonio, del suo impegno

it says a lot or something about his education that he succeeded

il fatto che ce l'abbia fatta la dice lunga sulla sua istruzione

it says a lot for sb, sth

la dice lunga su qn, qc

that says it all

è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method

molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet

ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done

tutto considerato or a conti fatti

say-so [βρετ, αμερικ ˈseɪ ˌsoʊ] ΟΥΣ οικ

say-so

permesso αρσ

say-so

autorizzazione θηλ

Churchill is famously quoted as saying…

vengono spesso citate le famose parole di Churchill…

I'm saying this solely for your benefit

lo dico a tuo esclusivo beneficio

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

adagio

saying

un vecchio adagio

an old saying

motto

saying

senza far motto

without saying a word

esprimersi con or mediante circonlocuzioni

to say sth in a roundabout way, to have a roundabout way of saying things

quanto dice è un nonsenso

what you are saying is nonsense

partire insalutato ospite χιουμ

to do a (moonlight) flit, to leave without saying goodbye

στο λεξικό PONS

αγγλικά

ιταλικά

saying [ˈseɪ·ɪŋ] ΟΥΣ

1. saying (proverb):

saying

detto αρσ

as the saying goes

come dice il detto

ιδιωτισμοί:

it goes without saying

è ovvio

I. say <said, said> [seɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. say (speak):

say

dire

to say sth to sb's face

dire qc a qu in faccia

say no more!

non dire altro!

2. say (state information):

to say (that) …

dire che…

to have something/nothing to say (to sb)

avere qualcosa/non aver niente da dire (a qu)

to say goodbye to sb

salutare qu

3. say (express):

say

dire

4. say (think):

say

dire

people say that …

si dice che…

to say to oneself

dirsi

5. say (recite):

say

dire

6. say (indicate):

say

dire

to say sth about sb/sth

dire qc su qu/qc

the clock says it's 6 o'clock

l'orologio fa le sei

the said sb/sth … τυπικ

detto qu/qc …

7. say (convey meaning):

say

significare

8. say οικ (suggest):

say

dire

9. say (tell):

say

dire

to say where/when

dire dove/quando

it's not for me to say …

non sta a me dire …

10. say (for instance):

(let's) say …

diciamo …

ιδιωτισμοί:

when all is said and done

in fin dei conti

having said that, …

detto ciò, …

to say when

dire basta

you don't say (so)!

sul serio?

you said it! οικ

a chi lo dici!

II. say <said, said> [seɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

I'll say! οικ

eccome!

I must say …

devo ammettere che …

not to say …

per non dire …

that is to say …

cioè …

III. say [seɪ] ΟΥΣ

say

parere αρσ

to have one's say

esprimere il proprio parere

to have a say in sth

aver voce in capitolo in qc

IV. say [seɪ] ΕΠΙΦΏΝ (positive reaction)

say

ottimo!

say, that's a great idea!

benissimo, è un'ottima idea!

say-so [ˈseɪ·soʊ] ΟΥΣ οικ

1. say-so (authority):

to have the final say-so

avere l'ultima parola

2. say-so (approval):

say-so

approvazione αρσ

to get the say-so

ottenere l'approvazione

3. say-so (assertion):

say-so

affermazione θηλ

don't just believe it on my say-so

non devi crederci solo perché lo dico io

anyway, as I was saying …

insomma, come stavo dicendo …

I felt embarrassed about saying that

mi imbarazzava dirlo

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

detto

saying

detto popolare

popular saying

fiatare

to say a word

senza fiatare

without saying a word

motto popolare

popular saying

premettere

to start by saying

che diamine stai dicendo?

what the heck are you saying?

Present

I	say
you	say
he/she/it	says
we	say
you	say
they	say

Past

I	said
you	said
he/she/it	said
we	said
you	said
they	said

Present Perfect

I	have	said
you	have	said
he/she/it	has	said
we	have	said
you	have	said
they	have	said

Past Perfect

I	had	said
you	had	said
he/she/it	had	said
we	had	said
you	had	said
they	had	said

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγμένα από τη συντακτική ομάδα της PONS)

Reporters present at the execution reported that he went to the electric chair without saying a word.

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The phrase is usually a humorous way of saying that one was not sitting idly, but engaged constructively in contemplation or letting one's mind wander.

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Tony tells him to stop and reaffirms his decision, saying that he needs toughening up.

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At this, ordinary soldiers, whose morale was very low, began to fraternize with the rebels, saying that they were tired of fighting against their own people.

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She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.

www.telegraph.co.uk