decir

/deˈθiɾ/, [d̪eˈθiɾ]

say, tell

Examples

Tom no va a decir que no.

Tom isn't going to say no.

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Se fue sin decir adiós.

He went off without saying good-bye.

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Tatoeba: tenemos más frases de las que podría decir tu madre en toda su vida.

Tatoeba: We've got more sentences than your mom could ever say in her lifetime.

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Tom tiene algo importante que decir.

Tom has something important to say.

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Para decir «vivir una vida cómoda», los alemanes dicen «vivir como Dios en Francia».

For living the good life, the Germans say, "to live like God in France".

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¿Cuántas veces te lo tengo que decir?

How many times do I have to tell you?

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¿Eso quiere decir que tú lo compraste?

Does that mean you bought it?

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¿Te gustaría decir algo?

Would you like to say something?

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No entiendo lo que el autor quiere decir ahí.

I don't get what the author means there.

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He oído decir que no deberías casarte nunca con tu primer amor.

I've heard it said that you should never marry your first love.

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¿Hay algo que me quieras decir?

Is there something you want to tell me?

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¿Me podría por favor decir en dónde está el restaurante?

Can you please tell me where the restaurant is?

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¿Acaso no hay una forma mucho mejor y más corta de decir eso mismo?

Isn't there a much better and shorter way of saying the same thing?

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Lamento tener que decir esto.

I regret having to say this.

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No hace falta decir que el dinero no puede comprar la felicidad.

It goes without saying that money cannot buy happiness.

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A decir verdad, no me gusta.

To tell the truth, I do not like him.

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Y no disparé. No pude... En el último momento, es vergonzoso decir que... no tuve el valor de disparar.

And I did not shoot. I couldn't... At the last moment, it's shameful to say... I didn't have the courage to shoot.

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Mi abuela solía decir que llegaría a los cien años de edad, pero murió a los 85.

My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.

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A decir verdad, ella es mi novia.

To tell the truth, she is my girlfriend.

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¿Qué necesita decir Tom para que Mary lo perdone?

What does Tom need to say to get Mary to forgive him?

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