Sentence examples of ", say ," in English

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Let me say a few words by way of apology. Laissez-moi dire quelques mots en guise d'excuse.

Not only my daughter but some of her classmates say that they saw the criminal. Non seulement ma fille mais certains de ses camarades de classe disent qu'ils virent le criminel.

"I can't bear to be doing nothing!" you often hear people say. « Je ne supporte pas de ne rien faire ! » entend-on souvent les gens dire.

Sadako wanted to say more, but her lips just didn't want to move anymore. Sadako voulait dire plus mais sa bouche et sa langue ne voulaient pas bouger.

When did he say he would come? Quand a-t-il dit qu'il viendrait ?

I have something I want to say to you. J'ai quelque chose à te dire.

I regret to say this. Je regrette de dire cela.

Are you joking or are you serious when you say this? Tu blagues ou tu parles sérieusement quand tu dis cela ?

You might at least say "thank you." Tu devrais au moins dire "merci".

They say that in America anyone can become president, but perhaps that's not really true. On dit qu'aux États-Unis d'Amérique, n'importe qui peut devenir Président, mais ce n'est peut-être pas réellement vrai.

They say that old house is haunted. Ils disent que cette vieille maison est hantée.

No matter what you say, the answer is "no." Peu importe ce que tu dis, la réponse est «non ».

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Le grand plaisir de la vie, c'est de faire ce que les gens disent que vous ne pouvez pas faire.

It's very rude of you to say a thing like that. C'est très impoli de ta part de dire un truc pareil.

He's of the type "do as I say, not as I do". Il est du style « faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais ».

Go say goodbye to them before they leave. Va leur dire au revoir avant qu'ils partent.

Can you say how employees may be recognized for excellent performance? Pouvez-vous dire comment faire pour que les employés avec d'excellentes performances soient reconnus ?

All that you say is perfectly correct. Tout ce que vous dites est parfaitement correct.

I have nothing to say against it. Je n'ai rien à dire contre cela.

I say it all the time. Je le dis sans arrêt.

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