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Results for: "say"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

say — to pronounce
→ segja
→ kveða
say — to communicate verbally or in writing
→ segja
say — to say, to tell
→ segja

More translations:

say
→ segja
say
→ segja, fara með
say
→ segja til um
say
→ það að hafa rétt, *tækifæri til að segja skoðun sína

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  1. the chance to speak

    • “let him have his say”

VERB 11

  1. express in words

    • “He said that he wanted to marry her”
    • “tell me what is bothering you”
    • “state your opinion”
    • “state your name”
    Synonymsstatetell
  2. report or maintain

    • “He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”
    • “He said it was too late to intervene in the war”
    • “The registrar says that I owe the school money”
    Synonymsallegeaver
  3. express a supposition

    • “Let us say that he did not tell the truth”
    • “Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?”
    Synonymssuppose
Show 8 more meanings
  1. have or contain a certain wording or form

    • “The passage reads as follows”
    • “What does the law say?”
    Synonymsread
  2. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    • “I said to him to go home”
    • “She ordered him to do the shopping”
    • “The mother told the child to get dressed”
  3. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

    • “She pronounces French words in a funny way”
    • “I cannot say `zip wire'”
    • “Can the child sound out this complicated word?”
  4. communicate or express nonverbally

    • “What does this painting say?”
    • “Did his face say anything about how he felt?”
  5. utter aloud; to everyone in the office"

    • “She said `Hello'”
  6. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare

    • “I say let's forget this whole business”
  7. recite or repeat a fixed text

    • “Say grace”
    • “She said her `Hail Mary'”
  8. indicate

    • “The clock says noon”