say jelentése

say jelentése: verb

1 A1 mond (szavakat)

How do you say this word?

She said goodbye to all her friends and left.

"How do you say 'goodbye' in French?"

I couldn't hear what they were saying.

"I'd like to go home," she said.

Do you know what she said to him?

I've got something to say to you.

2 B1 mond, elmond, megmond (beszél vmiről)

Did she say where she was going?

Officials refused to say what had happened.

What did they say about the house?

The doctors say (that) it will take him a few weeks to recover.

She didn't say whether she was coming or not.

"Who do you think will get the job?" "I'd rather not say."

What are you saying, exactly ?

3 B1 mutat, jelöl (írásos formában/jelzéssel)

My watch says 3 o'clock.

Can you read what that notice says?

It says in the paper (that) they've found the man who did it.

It says on the bottle to take three tablets a day.

4 B1 azt mondják ... (állítólag)

People/They say (that) he's over 100.

"It's going to be a very hot summer." "So they say."

She is a firm leader, too firm, some might say.

say jelentése – kifejezések:

be said to be B2 azt mondják hogy ... (sokan azt gondolják)

Drinking plenty of water is said to be good for your skin.

easier said than done (idiom) C1 könnyebb mondani mint megtenni

I want to ask her out, but it's easier said than done.

I dare say C2 alighanem also: I daresay

I dare say she'll change her mind.

it goes without saying B2 magától értetődik

It goes without saying that smoking is harmful to your health.

needless to say C1 mondanom sem kell

Needless to say, it rained the whole time we were there.

safe to say C1 biztosan állíthatjuk

I think it's safe to say that he'll be the next president.

say sth to yourself C1 mondja/gondolja magában

"I hope she likes me," he said to himself.

to say nothing of sth C2 nem (is) beszélve vmiről (a másik problémáról)

It wasn't much for three years' work, to say nothing of the money it had cost.

to say the least C1 enyhén szólva

We were surprised, to say the least.

Bonyolult, problémás – Tájékoztatás – Beszélgetés, társalgás – Feliratok, jelölések – Gondolkodás, értelem – Megértés, felfogás – Feltevés, feltételezés – Pontosítás, árnyalás – Vélemény kifejezése – Nézőpont, hozzáállás – Nyelv, nyelvhasználat