decirse

say, tell


Verb decirse

  1. Compound of the infinitive decir and the pronoun se.

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Examples
  • Bob piensa que es una tontería llamar a su madre que está tan lejos, para gastarse mucho y decirse muy poco.

    Bob thinks it is a silly idea to call his mother who is so far away, to spend so much, and to say so little.

  • Padres y adultos castigan a los niños cuando dicen alguna mentira, pero puede decirse que a veces aquellos mismos no son buenos ejemplos de sinceridad.

    Parents and adults punish children when they tell a lie, but it could be argued that often they aren’t themselves good examples of sincerity.

  • La misma cosa podría decirse de muchas otras personas.

    The same thing could be said about many other people.

  • En ninguna parte existe ortografía que pueda decirse de absolutamente correcta.

    Things like grammars that can be called absolutely correct do not exist anywhere.

  • Alguien debe sacar sus propios ojos, y no ver ninguna criatura, antes de que pueda decir, que no ve a Dios. Alguien tiene que no ser ningún hombre, y extinguir su alma razonable, antes de que pueda decirse a sí mismo, que no hay Dios.

    He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say, he sees no God. He must be no man, and quench his reasonable soul, before he can say to himself, there is no God.


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