Principales traductions |
dire⇒ vtr | (prononcer) | say⇒, state⇒ vtr |
| Le professeur lui demande de dire son nom. |
| The teacher asks him to say his name. |
dire vtr | (communiquer) | tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | say [sth]⇒ vtr |
| Il m'a dit qu'il viendrait me voir demain. |
| He told me he'd come and see me tomorrow. |
| He said he'd come and see me tomorrow. |
dire vtr | (réciter) | recite⇒ vtr |
| | say⇒ vtr |
| (joke, story) | tell⇒ vtr |
| L'élève dit le poème qu'il a appris. |
| The pupil is reciting the poem he learned. |
dire vtr | (prétendre) | say⇒ vtr |
| | claim⇒ vtr |
| Il dit étudier beaucoup mais je ne le crois pas. |
| He says he studies a lot, but I don't believe him. |
dire vtr | (indiquer) | say⇒, state⇒ vtr |
| Ce rapport dit qu'il était absent de son poste pendant 1 heure. |
| The report says he was away from his work station for an hour. |
dire à [qqn] de faire [qch] vtr | (demander, ordonner [qch] à [qqn]) | tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr |
| Dis-lui de m'apporter mon sac. |
| Tell him to bring me my bag. |
se dire⇒ v pron | (s'utiliser) | be said v aux + v past p |
| (language) | be⇒ vi |
| "table" se dit "mesa" en espagnol. Ce genre de choses, ça ne se dit jamais. |
| This sort of thing is not said. |
| "Table" is "mesa" in Spanish. |
se dire v pron | (se prononcer) | be said v aux + v past p |
| | be pronounced v aux + v past p |
| Pendant longtemps, j'ai cru que le nom « Shakespeare » se disait « Shékeuspère ». |
| For a long time, I thought the name "Shakespeare" was said "Shékeuspère." |
se dire [qch]⇒ v pron | (communiquer [qch] à [qqn]) | tell each other [sth], tell one another [sth] v expr |
| Romain et Julie sont très fusionnels : ils se disent tout ! |
| Romain and Julie are a very devoted couple; they tell each other everything! |
se dire [qch] v pron | (penser [qch]) | say to yourself, think to yourself v expr |
| | tell yourself vtr + refl |
| | think⇒ vtr |
| Quand je n'ai pas eu ce travail de gardien de nuit, je me suis dit que peut-être, ce n'était pas plus mal. |
| When I didn't get that job as night watchman, I said (or: thought) to myself that perhaps it was just as well. |
Traductions supplémentaires |
dire nm | (allégation, parole) | claim n |
| | everything said n |
| | everything you hear expr |
| Il ne faut pas croire tous les dires du quartier. |
| You shouldn't believe everything you hear around here. |
se dire⇒ v pron | (se prétendre) | say you are [sb/sth] v expr |
| | claim to be [sb/sth] v expr |
| | claim you are [sb/sth] v expr |
| Cet homme se dit envoyé par le directeur. |
| That man says he was sent by the boss. |
dire [qch] à [qqn] vtr | (rappeler [qqn]) | remind [sb] of [sb] v expr |
| (colloquial) | his/her face rings a bell expr |
| | look familiar, seem familiar vi + adj |
| Cette femme me dit quelque chose mais impossible de retrouver son nom. |
| That woman's face rings a bell, but I can't think what her name is. |