Zusammengesetzte Wörter: say | sayst |
as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | als wenn Konj + Konj |
| | als wolle Konj + Konj |
| | als würde Konj + Konj |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
as they say adv | (as is commonly said) | wie heißt es so schön Rdw |
| | wie sagt man Rdw |
| As they say, "It takes one to know one." |
as you say adv | (I agree that) (ugs) | Stimmt Rdw |
| (ugs) | Da stimme ich dir zu Rdw |
| (ugs) | Da muss ich dir zustimmen Rdw |
| As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! |
cry uncle, say uncle v expr | US, informal (admit defeat) | sich geschlagen geben Rdw |
| | sich für besiegt erklären VP |
have a lot to say about v expr | (openly share one's opinions on) | viel zu sagen haben VP |
| | viel zu etwas sagen können VP |
| (übertr, missbilligend) | seinen Senf zu etwas dazugeben Rdw |
| As a working mother, she has a lot to say about childcare facilities and unpaid, unscheduled overtime. |
have a say v expr | (influence outcome) | etwas zu sagen haben VP |
| | etwas beeinflussen können VP |
| | mitsprechen dürfen Vi, sepa + Hv |
| The assessor will have a say in how the money is spent. |
have little to say v expr | (speak little) | wenig sagen Adj + Vt |
| | wenig zu sagen haben Rdw |
| His teacher had little to say about the incident. |
have your say v expr | informal (give your opinion) | sagen, was man denkt Rdw |
| | seine Meinung sagen Rdw |
| (übertr, missbilligend) | seinen Senf dazugeben Rdw |
| She had her say, and she left before we could respond. |
| Let Oscar speak, then you can have your say. |
I daresay, I daresay that, I dare say, I dare say that v expr | (I assume, I think likely) | ich glaube, dass Rdw |
| | ich denke, dass Rdw |
| | ich vermute, dass Rdw |
| I daresay you're hungry after your long walk. |
I say interj | UK, dated (well!) | Nun Int |
| | Na dann Int |
| I say, Jeeves! - that was a splendid party, was it not? |
I say expr | (my opinion is as follows) | ich sage dazu, dass Rdw |
| | meiner Meinung nach Rdw |
| How can our company save money during this recession? I say we stop hiring and freeze salaries. |
let's say interj | informal (supposing that, imagine) | Nehmen wir einmal an Int |
| | Sagen wir mal Int |
| | Angenommen Int |
| Let's say we don't make a profit this quarter. What can we change in order to become profitable? |
mean what you say v expr | (speak sincerely) | ehrlich meinen Adj + Vi |
| | es auch so meinen, wie man es sagt Rdw |
| Does he mean what he says, or is he just making an empty promise? |
needless to say adv | (of course, obviously) (ugs) | natürlich Adv |
| | klar Adv |
| Needless to say, I won't go there again. |
Never say die! interj | figurative (do not give up) | Lass dich nicht unterkriegen Int |
| | Gib nicht auf Int |
| Come on boys, you can still win this game! Never say die! |
never-say-die adj | figurative (attitude: tenacious) | hartnäckig Adj |
| | nicht unter zu kriegen Rdw |
nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | nichts zu etwas zu sagen haben Rdw |
| | keine Stellung zu etwas beziehen Rdw |
| When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
overhear [sb] say [sth], overhear [sb] saying [sth] v expr | (hear [sb] unintentionally) | hören Vt |
| | mitkriegen, mitbekommen Vt, sepa |
| Robert overheard Tina say she is getting a divorce. |
safe to say [sth], safe to say that adj | informal (true or likely to become true) | mit Sicherheit sagen können VP |
| | mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit Rdw |
| It's safe to say that most children love pizza. |
say goodbye to [sb], say good-bye to [sb] v expr | (bid [sb] farewell) | verabschieden Vr |
| | auf Wiedersehen sagen Rdw |
| | sich von jmdm verabschieden VP |
| Say goodbye to your cousin for me! |
say goodbye to [sth], say good-bye to [sth] v expr | figurative (no longer have [sth]) | verabschieden Vr |
| | sich von etwas verabschieden VP |
say hello v expr | (greet [sb]) | begrüßen Vt |
| | Hallo sagen Nn + Vt |
| I say hello to my neighbors every time I see them. |
say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | nicht über etwas sagen Rdw |
| | mit keinem Wort erwähnen Rdw |
| | kein Wort über etwas verlieren Rdw |
| She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |
say [sth] out loud v expr | (utter in an audible voice) | laut aussprechen Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | laut sagen Adv + Vt |
say sorry to [sb] for [sth] v expr | (apologize to [sb] for [sth] done) | sich bei jmdm für [etw] entschuldigen VP |
say-so n | informal ([sb]'s approval) | Erlaubnis Nf |
| | Zusage Nf |
| | Bestätigung Nf |
suffice it to say, suffice to say v expr | formal (I will just say) | ich sage nur Rdw |
| | es reicht zu sagen Rdw |
| | alles was ich dazu sage ist Rdw |
| Suffice it to say, I don't like him. |
that is to say adv | (in other words) | genauer gesagt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | mit anderen Worten Rdw |
| I'm sorry. That is to say, I won't do it again. |
| Es tut mir leid. Genauer gesagt, ich werde das nicht nochmal tun. |
they say expr | (opinion of many people) | es wird gesagt Rdw |
| | es wird behauptet Rdw |
| | viele sagen Pron + Vt |
| They say that the new Italian restaurant is very good. |
to say the least adv | (at the minimum) | nett ausgedrückt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | nett gesagt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | gelinde gesagt Adj + V Part Perf |
| He was a bit taken aback, to say the least. |
| Her comment was highly inappropriate, to say the least. |
venture to say [sth], venture to say that vtr | (daresay, be so bold as to say) | so frech sein, zu sagen Rdw |
| | so weit gehen und sagen Rdw |
| | sich so weit aus dem Fenster lehnen und sagen Rdw |
| I would venture to say that most people are living with the discontentment of envious feelings. |
You can say that again! interj | slang (yes: emphatically) | Das kannst du aber laut sagen Int |
| “This new gadget's just brilliant.” “You can say that again!” |
You don't say! interj | informal, figurative (expressing disbelief) | Was du nicht sagst Int |
| | ach was Int |
| | ach wirklich Int |