Decir in english

decir = declare ; put ; read ; say ; state ; tell ; volunteer ; make + the point that ; let + Nombre + know ; let + it be known ; observe ; bid ; reflect ; utter ; tender ; hip ; call + the tune ; pipe up. 

Example: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.Example: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Example: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Example: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Example: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Example: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Example: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Example: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Example: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Example: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Example: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Example: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Example: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Example: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Example: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Example: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Example: Avoid using 'decimate' as someone will pipe up about it meaning 'remove 1/10th of,' and those people are dickheads.

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» a decir de todos = by all accounts .

Example: By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.

» a decir verdad = to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; to be fair ; quite frankly ; in (all) fairness ; Mind you .

Example: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.

Example: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Example: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Example: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Example: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Example: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.

Example: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.

Example: In all fairness, there are very few, if any, Benjamin Franklins in the contemporary American firmament either.

Example: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.

» a decir verdad... = fact is ; the fact is that... ; the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that... .

Example: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.

Example: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.

Example: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.

Example: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.

» a decir verdad = to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; to be fair ; quite frankly ; in (all) fairness ; Mind you .

Example: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.

Example: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Example: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Example: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Example: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Example: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.

Example: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.

Example: In all fairness, there are very few, if any, Benjamin Franklins in the contemporary American firmament either.

Example: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.

» a decir verdad... = fact is ; the fact is that... ; the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that... .

Example: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.

Example: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.

Example: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.

Example: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.

» a decir verdad = to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; to be fair ; quite frankly ; in (all) fairness ; Mind you .

Example: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.

Example: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Example: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Example: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Example: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Example: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.

Example: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.

Example: In all fairness, there are very few, if any, Benjamin Franklins in the contemporary American firmament either.

Example: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.

» Algo me dice que... = Something tells me that... .

Example: Something tells me that if we could turn the clock forward ten or fifteen years, we'll be using an entirely different lexicon altogether.

» alguna gente dice que = some say that .

Example: Some say that Leninism is the application of Marxism to the conditions that are peculiar to the situation in Russia.

» algunas cosas es mejor no decirlas = some things are better left unsaid [A veces abreviado a better left unsaid] .

Example: Honesty may be the best policy, but some things are better left unsaid.

» algunos dicen que = some say that .

Example: Some say that Leninism is the application of Marxism to the conditions that are peculiar to the situation in Russia.

» arriesgarse a decir = hazard ; go out on + a limb and/to say ; go + (as/so) far as to say .

Example: 'I suppose we could go to the board of county commissions,' she hazarded, after a longish pause.

Example: So, as much as I liked this book, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that I liked the movie better.

Example: In fact, I would go so far as to say that people do not change.

» atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say ; go out on + a limb and/to say ; hazard .

Example: In fact, I would go so far as to say that people do not change.

Example: So, as much as I liked this book, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that I liked the movie better.

Example: 'I suppose we could go to the board of county commissions,' she hazarded, after a longish pause.

» aunque a decir verdad = Mind you .

Example: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.

» aventurarse a decir = venture .

Example: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

» baste decir que = suffice (it) to say .

Example: Suffice it to say that there are some problems associated with recording all components in the description.

» bote para depositar dinero por decir tacos = cuss jar [Costumbre que algunas familias siguen para acostumbrar principalmente a los hijos a no decir palabrotas] .

Example: Those who let a foul word slip will be encouraged to deposit money into the cuss jar as penance.

» bote para depositar dinero por decir palabrotas = cuss jar [Costumbre que algunas familias siguen para acostumbrar principalmente a los hijos a no decir palabrotas] .

Example: Those who let a foul word slip will be encouraged to deposit money into the cuss jar as penance.

» como dice el dicho = as the saying goes ; so the saying goes .

Example: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Example: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.

» como dice el refrán = as the saying goes ; so the saying goes .

Example: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Example: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.

» como dicen = so they say ; as they say .

Example: First love is special, so sweet...but the first cut is the deepest, so they say.

Example: Change, as they say, is the only constant = El cambio, según se dice, es la única constante.

» confiar en lo que Alguien dice = take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word .

Example: Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.

» continuar diciendo = go on .

Example: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

» cuanto menos se diga, mejor = the less said (about it), the better .

Example: In fact, when it comes to spying on employees Internet surfing behavior, perhaps the less said, the better.

» cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim .

Example: The system has lived up to its claims, fulfilling all specifications and proving highly reliable = El sistema ha cumplido lo dijo, haciendo realidad todas sus especificaciones y demostrando ser muy fiable.

» dar que decir = set + (the) tongues wagging .

Example: In this edition we want to take a look back at some of the breakups that set the tongues wagging.

» decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that ; word had it that .

Example: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Example: Word had it that the village was among the most feared over claims of witchcraft practices.

» decir abiertamente = come out in + the open .

Example: They came out in the open to show the world that they are together.

» decir a ciencia cierta = tell + Nombre + for a fact .

Example: As a referee, I can tell you for a fact that what he did was not bookable.

» decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye [Verbo irregular que mantiene la misma forma en los tiempos de pasado] ; bid + adieu ; kiss + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + Posesivo + farewell ; wave + a bye ; say + Posesivo + farewell ; wave + Nombre + off .

Example: Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away.

Example: Bibeau smiled, said thanks, and bid everyone adieu.

Example: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.

Example: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.

Example: Imagine my surprise when I turned to see the gentleman waving a bye to me!!.

Example: My plan for this is to sort out the final business I have with relatives, say my farewells and bury the battle axe and raise the white flag.

Example: I just come to the position of attention until he waves me off, or tells me to 'stand at ease', or to be 'as you were'.

» decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to) .

Example: They said good-bye, and he left.

» decir adios a = say + adios to .

Example: She said adios to the cold weather most of the US is experiencing to soak up the sun in Miami.

» decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past .

Example: The article has the title 'Time to bid the past farewell'.

» decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye .

Example: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

» decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye .

Example: She signaled good-bye.

» decir a favor de = say in + favour of .

Example: What can be said in favor of ISBD is that it represents an international agreement; but an agreement on inadequate rules is worse than a disagreement.

» decir Algo = break + the news .

Example: 'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave.

» decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on .

Example: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

» decir algo como que = say + something to the effect that .

Example: As I recall he said something to the effect that if she waited too long, she'd be set in her ways, and then she'd never remarry.

» decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out .

Example: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.

» decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious .

Example: And beware of stating the obvious since in many cases the title will be explicit.

» decir balbuceando = splutter ; sputter .

Example: 'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered.

Example: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

» decir bolas = fib .

Example: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.

» decir bromeando = quip .

Example: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.

» decir chorradas = bullshit ; blather [blether] ; talk + rubbish ; drivel on ; talk + garbage .

Example: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.

Example: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Example: But as he drivelled on about courage, peace, dignity and democracy everyone could see that it was just the same old rubbish.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

» decir con desdén = sneer .

Example: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

» decir con desprecio = sneer .

Example: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

» decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence .

Example: And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.

» decir con mal humor = spit out .

Example: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.

» decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence .

Example: And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.

» decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice .

Example: 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.

» decir cosas desagradables = say + mean things .

Example: But every now and then you'll run into someone who's truly a bad sport -- a kid who plays dirty, hogs the ball, or says mean things to you.

» decir de mala manera = object + peevishly .

Example: 'Don't turn on the light,' John objected peevishly as she moved toward the electric switch.

» decir de paso que = let + it drop that .

Example: He was as usual talking about himself and his work when he let it drop that no female writer could ever be his equal.

» decir de un modo enfadado = spit out .

Example: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.

» decir de verdad = mean .

Example: Men communicate by insulting each other, but they don't really mean it.

» decir disparates = shoot off at + the mouth ; talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver [Usado principalmente en escocés] ; maunder ; be full of crap ; shoot + Posesivo + face off [Usado también con el orden shoot off + Posesivo + face] ; shoot + Posesivo + mouth off [Usado también con el orden shoot off + Posesivo + mouth] ; say + gibberish ; talk + gibberish ; talk + garbage .

Example: Perry has a lingering problem of shooting off at the mouth first, and asking questions later.

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.

Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.

Example: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.

Example: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.

Example: If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.

Example: Boy, how they shot their face off about how they were going to beat us!.

Example: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.

Example: My friend keeps waking up saying gibberish, starts to snore, and falls back asleep.

Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

» decir en alta voz = say + aloud .

Example: She should never had said aloud that she doesn't fancy tattoos.

» decir en confianza = confide (in/to) .

Example: When the interviewer made a second visit to some households and had become accepted, more and complicated problems were confided simply because she was an outside person.

» decir en defensa de = say in + defence of .

Example: What has been said in defense of full titles may be true, that 'it takes longer to abridge a title than to copy it in full'.

» decir en serio = mean .

Example: Men communicate by insulting each other, but they don't really mean it.

» decir entrecordamente = splurt out .

Example: In between tears, he managed to splurt out that the Russians hold on the trophy was finally over.

» decir entre dientes = say under + Posesivo + breath .

Example: 'Rhinoceros!' she said under her breath, shaking her head.

» decir en voz alta = say + out loud ; say in + a loud voice .

Example: What he said out loud is what African American people had been saying out loud forever, behind closed doors.

Example: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

» decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath ; say in + a low voice ; say in + a quiet voice .

Example: 'Rhinoceros!' she said under her breath, shaking her head.

Example: 'When I ---' he said in a low voice, and then he began again, 'When I filled out your evaluation form last week I wasn't feeling well'.

Example: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

» decir + esperar = express + hope .

Example: He also expressed the hope that the changes to be made would enable the scheme to last for a considerable time into the future.

» decir estupideces = talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver [Usado principalmente en escocés] ; maunder ; be full of crap ; say + gibberish ; talk + gibberish ; talk + garbage .

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.

Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.

Example: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.

Example: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.

Example: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.

Example: If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.

Example: My friend keeps waking up saying gibberish, starts to snore, and falls back asleep.

Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

» decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense ; talk + rubbish ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver [Usado principalmente en escocés] ; maunder ; be full of crap ; say + gibberish ; talk + gibberish ; talk + garbage .

Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Example: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.

Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.

Example: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.

Example: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.

Example: If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.

Example: My friend keeps waking up saying gibberish, starts to snore, and falls back asleep.

Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

» decir guarradas = talk + dirty [Generalmente entre parejas para excitarse sexualmente] ; talk + filth ; talk + smut .

Example: As for me, talking dirty is an essential part of my sex life and one of the naughtiest things I enjoy.

Example: But, until they make talking filth to an undercover police officer a crime, these guys are committing no crime.

Example: They all wanted to meet up and talk smut, but couldn't admit it, so they said there was some scientific purpose behind it all.

» decir guarrerías = talk + dirty [Generalmente entre parejas para excitarse sexualmente] ; talk + filth ; talk + smut .

Example: As for me, talking dirty is an essential part of my sex life and one of the naughtiest things I enjoy.

Example: But, until they make talking filth to an undercover police officer a crime, these guys are committing no crime.

Example: They all wanted to meet up and talk smut, but couldn't admit it, so they said there was some scientific purpose behind it all.

» decir humorísticamente = quip .

Example: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.

» decir idioteces = blather [blether] .

Example: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.

» decir inadvertidamente = let + Nombre + slip .

Example: Those who let a foul word slip will be encouraged to deposit money into the cuss jar as penance.

» decir inesperadamente = blurt out ; pipe .

Example: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Example: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

» decir la palabra mágica = say + the magic word ; say + the magic word .

Example: If you don't say the magic word just right, the door won't open.

Example: If you don't say the magic word just right, the door won't open.

» decir las mismas cosas = speak from + the same text ; speak from + the same book .

Example: Anyone paying attention to politics soon notices that when Democrats attack, they speak from the same text, and when they march to the polls, they march in lockstep.

Example: Both Sharon and Bush speak from the same book when it comes to fighting what they both call the 'evil' of terrorism.

» decir la última palabra = hear + the final word ; outface  ; have + the last word ; have + the last say .

Example: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Example: Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.

Example: I'm tired of dealing with people who must always have the last word.

Example: There will always be that type of people in the world that have to have the last say in everything, even if they are wrong!.

» decir la verdad = tell + the truth ; speak + the truth ; come + clean ; come out with + the truth .

Example: He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman.

Example: The situation can improve especially when people have the courage to speak the truth regardless of the consequences.

Example: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Example: She's laid the rumours to rest by coming out with the truth about her lips being fake.

» decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on .

Example: Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".

» decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth .

Example: The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

» decirle a Alguien cuatro cosas = tell + Nombre + a thing or two .

Example: Evelin should have told her a thing or two about manners.

» decirle a Alguien un par de cosas = tell + Nombre + a thing or two .

Example: Evelin should have told her a thing or two about manners.

» decirle Algo a Alguien con mucho tacto = break it to + Nombre + gently .

Example: She won't like the news but I must break it to her gently, she has a right to know.

» decirle Algo a Alguien en confianza = have + a word in + Posesivo + ear .

Example: Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.

» decirle Algo a Alguien en privado = have + a word in + Posesivo + ear .

Example: Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.

» decirlo = come out with + it .

Example: As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.

» decirlo de otra forma = put it + in a different way .

Example: Other reports put it in a different way, saying that one out of every ten male children born today in China will never find a woman to marry.

» decirlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way .

Example: Other reports put it in a different way, saying that one out of every ten male children born today in China will never find a woman to marry.

» decirlo de otro modo = put it + in a different way .

Example: Other reports put it in a different way, saying that one out of every ten male children born today in China will never find a woman to marry.

» decir lo mismo = speak from + the same text ; speak from + the same book .

Example: Anyone paying attention to politics soon notices that when Democrats attack, they speak from the same text, and when they march to the polls, they march in lockstep.

Example: Both Sharon and Bush speak from the same book when it comes to fighting what they both call the 'evil' of terrorism.

» decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up ; speak out ; speak + Posesivo + mind .

Example: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Example: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.

Example: She has never been afraid to speak her mind, even if she risked offending her senior colleagues.

» decirlo todo = leave + nothing unsaid .

Example: He spent the final day of his life pouring out his heart, leaving nothing unsaid.

» decir marranadas = talk + filth ; talk + dirty [Generalmente entre parejas para excitarse sexualmente] ; talk + smut .

Example: But, until they make talking filth to an undercover police officer a crime, these guys are committing no crime.

Example: As for me, talking dirty is an essential part of my sex life and one of the naughtiest things I enjoy.

Example: They all wanted to meet up and talk smut, but couldn't admit it, so they said there was some scientific purpose behind it all.

» decírmelo, sólo tienes que decírmelo = just say the word .

Example: But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.

» decir memeces = talk + gibberish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; talk + garbage ; talk + rubbish .

Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.

Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.

Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

» decir mentirijillas = fib .

Example: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.

» decir mentirillas = fib .

Example: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.

» decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes (about) .

Example: The article 'Interior dialogues: Library design speaks volumes to users' offers a look at some pleasing new library interiors across the USA.

» decir muy en serio = mean + business .

Example: Tagan is once again letting its competitors know that they mean business when it comes to external portable storage devices.

» decir no con la cabeza = shake + Posesivo + head [Normalmente en señal de asentimiento o disconformidad] .

Example: The director shook his head from side to side.

» decir obscenidades = talk + dirty [Generalmente entre parejas para excitarse sexualmente] ; talk + smut .

Example: As for me, talking dirty is an essential part of my sex life and one of the naughtiest things I enjoy.

Example: They all wanted to meet up and talk smut, but couldn't admit it, so they said there was some scientific purpose behind it all.

» decir palabrotas = eff [Eufemismo de fuck] ; eff and blind ; swear [Verbo irregular: pasado swore, participio sworn] ; cuss .

Example: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.

Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.

Example: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Example: A person who cusses all the time loses credibility.

» decir pamplinas = bullshit .

Example: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.

» decir + poseer = claim .

Example: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.

» decir que + hacer + esto y aquello = order + Nombre + around ; order + Nombre + about .

Example: Who the fuck does she think she is ordering me around?.

Example: She has developed a propensity to have her own way and order people about which quite cows me sometimes.

» decir que no a = say + no to .

Example: I nearly bit her hand off, who in their right mind would say no to a selection of underwear from one of the most luxurious knicker brands in the marketplace.

» decir que sí a = say + yes to .

Example: Thirty-two years ago I said yes to a job opportunity in a state I'd never laid eyes on.

» decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with .

Example: High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.

» decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with .

Example: High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.

» decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for .

Example: Noel-Pardon expressed sympathy for Weir, saying she had heard about it 'via the grapevine'.

» decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off ; fast-talk .

Example: It's easy to rattle off a list of standards to be supported, but another thing altogether to specify standards compliance in a way that discriminates between different vendor implementations.

Example: She fast-talked deals like an auctioneer -- you could tell the lady knew how to hustle.

» decir resoplando = snort .

Example: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.

» decir sandeces = talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver [Usado principalmente en escocés] ; maunder ; be full of crap ; drivel on ; talk + gibberish ; talk + garbage .

Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.

Example: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.

Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.

Example: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.

Example: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.

Example: If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.

Example: But as he drivelled on about courage, peace, dignity and democracy everyone could see that it was just the same old rubbish.

Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.

Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.

» decirse = grapevine + carry + the story ; make out to be ; word + go (a)round ; get + said .

Example: However, when Sethi was moved two months ago from chief of technical services to public services, the grapevine carried the story that 'Sethi got his way again' = No obstante, cuando hace dos meses Sethi pasó de jefe de los servicios técnicos a jefe de los servicios públicos, se rumoreaba que "Sethi se ha salido con la suya otra vez".

Example: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.

Example: The word went round that he was under arrest.

Example: That's just about the saddest thing I ever heard get said = Esa es casi la cosa más triste que jamás he escuchado decir.

» decírselo a todo el mundo = let + the world know .

Example: She was on their side and she let the world know.

» decirse que = be reputed to .

Example: By 1826 the library was reputed to have 14,276 items, the larger portion of which were folios and quartos.

» decir sin duda (alguna) = say without + (a shadow of) a doubt .

Example: I've been on many cruises and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the other cruise lines could learn a lot from the staff on this ship.

» decir sin la más mínima duda = say without + (a shadow of) a doubt .

Example: I've been on many cruises and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the other cruise lines could learn a lot from the staff on this ship.

» decir sin la menor sombra de duda = say without + (a shadow of) a doubt .

Example: I've been on many cruises and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the other cruise lines could learn a lot from the staff on this ship.

» decir suspirando = sigh .

Example: 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.

» decir tacos = eff [Eufemismo de fuck] ; eff and blind ; swear [Verbo irregular: pasado swore, participio sworn] ; cuss .

Example: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.

Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.

Example: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Example: A person who cusses all the time loses credibility.

» decir también = go on to + say .

Example: She went on to say that the investigation has found no evidence to support allegations of a political conspiracy against conservative groups.

» decir todo lo que hay que decir para causar una buena