say

say
sei 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) si, erklære, uttrykke
2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) si, uttale; sies
3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) si fram, be
4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) si, anslå, tippe
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) ha noe å si; si sin mening
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
befale
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si
I
subst. \/seɪ\/
utsagn, replikk, ord
I want a say in the matter
jeg vil ha et ord med i laget
have a say ha noe man skulle ha sagt
Susan has a great deal of say in the matter
Susan har mye hun skulle ha sagt i den saken
he has no say
han har ingenting han skulle ha sagt
have one's say eller say one's say si sin mening, si hva man har på hjertet, synge ut
have the last say ha siste ord i saken
hear say høre (at det sies), høre rykte om
I hear say that he has won a million
jeg hører at han har vunnet en million
II
verb (said - said) \/seɪ\/
1) si sin mening
well said!
godt sagt!
2) forklare, påstå, erklære, oppgi
he said that he was against it
han påstod at han var imot det
3) si sin mening, mene, synes
and so say all of us
det mener vi alle sammen
4) si, vite
I can't say
jeg vet ikke riktig
5) stå
what does the letter say?
hva står det i brevet?
it says in the Bible
det står i Bibelen
6) uttale, si
how do you say that in Norwegian?
hvordan uttales det på norsk?
7) lese, be
we always say grace before dinner
vi ber alltid bordbønn før middag
8) (om anslag) omtrent, sånn cirka, la oss si
a few of them, say a dozen, agreed
noen få av dem, la oss si et dusin, var enige
he is, say, fifty
han er sånn cirka femti (år)
9) si meg, hør her
say, do you want one of these?
hør her, vil du ha en av disse?
10) (amer., i utrop) det får en si! , maken!, nei men!
say, that's a pretty dress!
nei men det var da en pen kjole!
all said and done eller when\/after all is said and done når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sist
be free to say innrømme
I am free to say that I like her
jeg innrømmer gjerne at jeg liker henne
easier said than done eller sooner said than done lettere sagt enn gjort
go without saying si seg selv, være selvsagt
it goes without saying that she is the best candidate
det er selvsagt at det er hun som er den beste kandidaten
I'll say! det skal være sikkert og visst! jammen, sannelig, gjett om
I'll say she was furious!
gjett om hun var rasende!
I say sier du det?, det kan du ikke mene! (gammeldags) hør nå her, si meg
I say, have you ever seen this animal before?
si meg, har du noen gang sett dette dyret før?
(gammeldags, noe overraskende eller gledelig) jammen! , nei men! , det får en si!, sannelig!
no saying ikke godt å si
there's no saying when she'll be here
det er ikke godt å si når hun kommer
no sooner said than done som sagt, så gjort
nothing to say ikke noe å si, ikke noe å snakke om
I have nothing to say to my uncle
jeg har ingenting å snakke med onkelen min om ingenting usnakket
I have nothing to say to my uncle
jeg har ikke noe usnakket med min onkel
not to say for ikke å si
he is chubby, not to say fat
han er lubben, for ikke å si fet
egentlig ikke
they are not to say famous
de er ikke egentlig berømte
say about\/of si angående\/om
say against tale imot
there's nothing to be said against this
det er ingenting som taler imot dette
say a good word for someone\/something legge inn et godt ord for noe\/noen
say for oneself si til sitt forsvar
have you nothing to say for yourself?
har du ingenting å si til ditt forsvar?
være stille, være ordknapp
Susan had nothing to say for herself
Susan var svært stille av seg
saying and doing are (two) different things eller saying is one thing and doing is another det er lettere sagt enn gjort
saying that eller so saying med disse ord(ene)
say one's prayers be, lese sine bønner be aftenbønn
say over lese opp fra hukommelsen, si utenat
say something again si noe igjen, gjenta noe skrive opp noe
you can say that again!
det kan du skrive opp!
say something for tale for, tale til fordel for
it says a lot for her that she helped the man
det taler i høy grad til hennes fordel at hun hjalp mannen
si noe til fordel for
I'll say this for her that she is a better singer than my sister
det kan jeg si til hennes fordel at hun synger bedre enn søsteren min
says who? (slang) hvem sier det?, hvem har sagt det?
says you (slang) det sier du, ja
say the word si ifra
you only have to say the word!
du behøver bare å si ifra!
say to si til
say to oneself si til seg selv
say when! (hverdagslig, ved servering av mat eller drikke) si stopp
something to say en høne å plukke
I have something to say to my neighbour
jeg har en høne å plukke med naboen min
so saying med disse ord
to say nothing of for ikke å snakke om
to say the least i det minste, mildt sagt
that is to say det vil si, dvs., nemlig
you said it! (amer.) nettopp! , der sa du det! , nemlig!

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