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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| say [sth]⇒ vtr | (utter) | säga vtr |
| | Dexter said, "I'm hungry." He said the book was blue. |
| | Dexter sa: "Jag är hungrig." Han sa att boken var blå. |
| say [sth] vtr | (give an opinion) | säga vtr |
| | | tycka vtr |
| | | anse vtr |
| | | mena vtr |
| | I say it's a bad idea. |
| | Jag säger att det är en dålig idé. |
| say [sth] vtr | (order) | säga vtr |
| | | säga till vtr partikel skj |
| | Mom says stop arguing or you'll be grounded. |
| | Mamma säger att du ska sluta bråka annars kommer du att få utegångsförbud. |
| say [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (utter to) | säga ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | (formell) | yttra ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | Rahul, say sorry to your brother. |
| say to do [sth] vtr + prep | (order to) | säga att man ska göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Dad says to come and eat dinner right now. |
| | Pappa säger att vi ska komma och äta middag nu med en gång. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| say adv | (for example) | till exempel adv |
| | | exempelvis adv |
| | Take any number, say seven, and multiply by four. |
| say adv | (approximately) | ungefär, omkring adv |
| | | approximativt adv |
| | There must have been, say, 200 people there. |
| say interj | (to gain attention) | säg interj |
| | | säg mig interj |
| | Say, do you know where I can find a good restaurant? |
| say n | (turn to speak) | talan s |
| | | säga sin mening vbal uttr |
| | | säga sitt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When Richard had his say, he explained his side of the story. |
| say n | (authority) | talan s |
| | The parents decided it was bedtime, and the children had no say in the matter. |
| say [sth]⇒ vtr | (recite: [sth] learned) | säga vtr |
| | | kunna vtr |
| | | kunna ngt utantill vtr + adv |
| | Jimmy can say his ABCs. |
| say [sth] vtr | (suppose) | säga vtr |
| | | anta vtr |
| | Let's say that he's right. |
| say [sth] vtr | (affirm) | säga vtr |
| | | påstå vtr |
| | | uppge vtr |
| | She is said to be the best painter of her generation. |
| say [sth] vtr | (indicate) | visa vtr |
| | | säga vtr |
| | The thermometer says that it's seventy degrees. |
| say [sth] vtr | (recite: a prayer) | be vtr |
| | The children said a prayer for their parents. |
| say [sth] vtr | (conduct: a mass) | leda vtr |
| | | förrätta vtr |
| | The priest said the Mass on Sunday. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | som för att säga, liksom för att säga uttr |
| | He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as you say adv | (I agree that) | som du säger adv |
| | (dåtid) | som du sa adv |
| | As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! |
cry uncle,
say uncle v expr | US, informal (admit defeat) | ge sig vitr + refl |
| have a lot to say about v expr | (openly share one's opinions on) | ha mycket att säga om vbal uttr |
| | As a working mother, she has a lot to say about childcare facilities and unpaid, unscheduled overtime. |
| have a say v expr | (influence outcome) | ha ngt att säga till om vbal uttr |
| | The assessor will have a say in how the money is spent. |
| have little to say v expr | (speak little) | ha lite att säga vbal uttr |
| | His teacher had little to say about the incident. |
| have your say v expr | informal (give your opinion) | säga sin mening vbal uttr |
| | | lägga fram sin åsikt vbal uttr |
| | 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) | jag förmodar att, jag antar att vbal uttr |
| | I daresay you're hungry after your long walk. |
| I say interj | UK, dated (well!) | Jaha, jaja interj |
| | | OK, ok, okay interj |
| | I say, Jeeves! - that was a splendid party, was it not? |
| I say expr | (my opinion is as follows) | Jag tycker uttr |
| | | Min åsikt är uttr |
| | 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) | låt oss säga interj |
| | | tänk dig interj |
| | 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) | mena vad man säger vbal uttr |
| | | mena vad du säger vbal uttr |
| | Does he mean what he says, or is he just making an empty promise? |
| needless to say adv | (of course, obviously) | självfallet, självklart adv |
| | | givetvis adv |
| | Needless to say, I won't go there again. |
| Never say die! interj | figurative (do not give up) | ge inte upp interj |
| | Come on boys, you can still win this game! Never say die! |
| never-say-die adj | figurative (attitude: tenacious) (bildlig: långvarig) | seg adj |
| | | benhård adj |
| | | outtröttlig adj |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | inget att säga om ngt uttr |
| | 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) | ta del av ngns hemlighet vbal uttr |
| | | råka få höra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Robert overheard Tina say she is getting a divorce. |
| say aye v expr | (in voting: agree with motion) (röstning) | säg: ja interj |
| | Those in favor, say aye. |
say goodbye,
say goodbye to [sb],
say good-bye to [sb] vi | (bid [sb] farewell) | säga hejdå till ngn vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | säga adjö till ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ta avsked av ngn vbal uttr |
| | Say goodbye to your cousin for me! |
| say goodbye v expr | (bid farewell) | säga hejdå vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | säga adjö vbal uttr |
| | Sally cries every time she and her boyfriend say goodbye. |
say goodbye to [sth],
say good-bye to [sth] v expr | figurative (no longer have [sth]) (bildlig) | säga hejdå till ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | säga adjö till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ta avsked av ngt vbal uttr |
| say hello v expr | (greet [sb]) | säga hej vtr + s |
| | | hälsa vitr |
| | I say hello to my neighbors every time I see them. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | inte nämna ngt adv + vtr |
| | | hålla tyst om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tiga om ngt vitr + prep |
| | (kan vara litterärt) | låta ngt vara osagt vbal uttr |
| | 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) | säga ngt högt vtr + adv |
| Say when! interj | informal (indicate [sth] is enough) | Säg stopp! interj |
| | | Säg till när det är bra! interj |
| | As the hostess began to pour wine into her guest's glass, she cried, "Say when!" |
| say-so n | informal ([sb]'s approval) | godkännande s |
| | (vardagligt) | okej s |
| that is to say adv | (in other words) | det vill säga adv |
| | (kan vara vardagligt) | alltså adv |
| | I'm sorry. That is to say, I won't do it again. |
| they say expr | (opinion of many people) | de säger uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | dom säger uttr |
| | | det sägs uttr |
| | They say that the new Italian restaurant is very good. |
| to say the least adv | (at the minimum) | minst sagt adv |
| | 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) | våga säga ngt vtr |
| | | våga påstå ngt vtr |
| | 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) | det tål att upprepas interj |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | det kan du skriva upp interj |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | det kan du hoppa upp och sätta dig på interj |
| | (vardagligt) | det kan du ge dig på interj |
| | “This new gadget's just brilliant.” “You can say that again!” |