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Meaning of say | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1

Definitions

  1. To make a statement or express an opinion or judgment: The story must be true because the teacher said so.
  2. Used to express surprise or appeal for someone's attention.
  3. In other words.
  4. And there is no need to mention. Used to allude to things that fill out an idea or argument: The yard is a mess, to say nothing of the house.
  5. Used to express strong agreement with what has just been said.
  6. go without saying, to be completely self-evident.
  7. The right or chance to express an opinion or participate in a decision:suffrage, voice, vote.
  8. the right or opportunity to state one's opinion. I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision. sê قَوْل، كَلِمَه، رأْي дума direito a pronunciar-se příležitost promluvit das Mitspracherecht have noget at sige δικαίωμα λόγου opinión, voz y voto sõnaõigus, sõnavõtt تصميم گيري sanottava, sananvalta (avoir) droit au chapitre לְהַבִּיע דֵעָה किसी को जो कुछ कहना है (उसे कहने का अवसर), मत या निर्णय में (किसी का अपना) भाग pravo na mišljenje beleszólás hak menyatakan það að hafa rétt/tækif...
  9. something often said, especially a proverb etc. spreekwoord قَوْل مأْثور поговорка ditado rčení, pořekadlo das Reden, die Redensart talemåde; ordsprog ρητό, παροιμίαdicho vanasõna, ütlemine گفته؛مثل sanonta dictonפתגם स्पष्टत: poslovica mondás, szólás pepatah orðatiltæki; málsháttur detto ことわざ 경구, 명언 posakis paruna; izteiciens kata-kata zegswijze ordtak, ordspråk, talemåtepowiedzenie ویله dito proverb, dicton пословица; поговорка úslovie, porekadlo izrek izreka uttalande, yttrande, ordstäv, o...
    especially
  10. to be able/unable to explain one's actions etc. Your work is very careless – what have you to say for yourself? vir jouself te sê يَحْتَفِظ بِخُطَّةٍ لوقْت الحاجَه казвам в извинение ter a dizer říci ve svůj prospěch (etwas) bereit haben/halten have at sige til sit forsvar φυλάω για έκπληξη, κρατάω άσο στο μανίκι μου guardarse una carta en la manga varuks hoidma عذر و بهانه آوردن sanoa puolustuksekseen garder en réserve לְהַסבִּיר אֶת מַעֲשָיו reći nešto o nekome/nečemu van még egy ütőkártyáj...
    etc

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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