| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| say [sth]⇒ vtr | (utter) | decir⇒ vtr |
| | Dexter said, "I'm hungry." He said the book was blue. |
| | Dexter dijo "tengo hambre". |
| say [sth] vtr | (give an opinion) | decir⇒ vtr |
| | I say it's a bad idea. |
| | Yo digo que es mala idea. |
| say [sth] vtr | (order) | decir⇒ vtr |
| | Mom says stop arguing or you'll be grounded. |
| | Mamá dice que dejen de pelear o serán castigados. |
| say [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (utter to) | decirle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | Rahul, say sorry to your brother. |
| | Rahul, dile a tu hermano que lo sientes. |
| say to do [sth] vtr + prep | (order to) | decirle que [+ subjuntivo] vtr + conj |
| | Dad says to come and eat dinner right now. |
| | Papá dice que vengas a comer ahora mismo. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| say adv | (for example) (coloquial) | digamos expr |
| | | por ejemplo expr |
| | Take any number, say seven, and multiply by four. |
| | Coge un número, digamos siete, y multiplícalo por cuatro. |
| | Coge un número, por ejemplo siete, y multiplícalo por cuatro. |
| say adv | (approximately) | aproximadamente adv |
| | | alrededor de loc adv |
| | There must have been, say, 200 people there. |
| | Debió haber, aproximadamente, unas 200 personas allí. |
| | Debió haber, aproximadamente, alrededor de 200 personas allí. |
| say interj | (to gain attention) (imperativo) | dígame interj |
| | Say, do you know where I can find a good restaurant? |
| | Dígame, ¿sabe donde puedo encontrar un buen restaurante? |
| say n | (turn to speak) | turno nm |
| | | oportunidad nf |
| | When Richard had his say, he explained his side of the story. |
| | Cuando Richard tuvo su turno, explicó su versión de la historia. |
| | Cuando Richard tuvo su oportunidad, explicó su versión de la historia. |
| say n | (authority) (coloquial) | ni voz ni voto expr |
| | | autoridad nf |
| | The parents decided it was bedtime, and the children had no say in the matter. |
| | Los padres decidieron que era hora de ir a dormir, y los niños no tenían ni voz ni voto en el asunto. |
| say [sth]⇒ vtr | (recite: [sth] learned) | recitar⇒ vtr |
| | Jimmy can say his ABCs. |
| | Jimmy ya puede recitar el alfabeto. |
| say [sth] vtr | (suppose) | decir⇒ vtr |
| | | suponer⇒ vtr |
| | Let's say that he's right. |
| | Digamos que está en lo correcto. |
| | Supongamos que está en lo correcto. |
| say [sth] vtr | (affirm) | decir⇒ vtr |
| | She is said to be the best painter of her generation. |
| | Se dice que es la mejor pintora de su generación. |
| say [sth] vtr | (indicate) | indicar⇒ vtr |
| | | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | The thermometer says that it's seventy degrees. |
| | El termómetro indica que estamos a setenta grados. |
| say [sth] vtr | (recite: a prayer) | rezar⇒ vtr |
| | | orar⇒ vi |
| | The children said a prayer for their parents. |
| | Los niños rezaron por sus padres. |
| | Los niños oraron por sus padres. |
| say [sth] vtr | (conduct: a mass) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | oficiar⇒ vtr |
| | The priest said the Mass on Sunday. |
| | El sacerdote dio la misa del domingo. |
Compound Forms:
saying | say |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| as I was saying adv | (to resume after interruption) | como decía, como estaba diciendo loc adv |
| | As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
| | Y como le decía antes de que me interrumpiera, la señora no está en casa. |
| as the saying goes adv | (as is commonly said) | como dice el dicho adv |
| | As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it, too! |
| | Como dice el dicho, no siempre se puede tener todo. |
| common saying n | (much-used expression or proverb) | refrán, dicho nm |
| | When I use a common saying it's folk wisdom, and when you use it, it's called a cliché. |
| | | proverbio nm |
| go without saying v expr | (be obvious) | de más está decir expr |
| | | ya se sabe expr |
| | | no hace falta decir expr |
| | It goes without saying that you can't leave your bike unlocked in the city. |
| | De más está decir, no dejes la bicicleta sin candado en la ciudad. |
just saying,
just sayin',
I'm just saying,
I'm just sayin' expr | informal (it's just an observation) | solo decía expr |
overhear [sb] say [sth],
overhear [sb] saying [sth] v expr | (hear [sb] unintentionally) | oír a alguien decir algo loc verb |
| | | oír por casualidad a alguien decir algo loc verb |
| | Robert overheard Tina say she is getting a divorce. |
| | Robert oyó a Tina decir que se va a divorciar. |
| that goes without saying interj | informal (that is self-evident) | no es necesario decirlo, no es preciso aclararlo loc interj |
| | | va por descontado loc interj |
| | You always look lovely - that goes without saying. |
| | Siempre te ves hermosa, no es necesario decirlo. |
| That's saying a lot. interj | informal, figurative (This indicates great size or achievement, etc.) | lo cual dice mucho loc interj |
| | | que no es poco loc interj |
| way of saying n | (means of expressing, wording) | forma de decir las cosas nf |
| | She had a way of saying things that always made you feel better. |
| | Tiene una forma de decir las cosas que siempre consigue animarte. |
| | | manera de decir las cosas nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Qué manera de decir las cosas!, me saco el sombrero.... |