Expressões em francês comDire
to say, to tell
As expressões com dire que não saem traduzindo palavra por palavra.
Conjugação de direPara explicar
O que uma palavra significa, e as palavrinhas que repetem algo com mais clareza.
8 expressões
vouloir dire
to mean
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire, « du coup » ?
What does “du coup” mean?
comment dit-on… ?
how do you say…?
Comment dit-on « cheers » en français ?
How do you say “cheers” in French?
c’est-à-dire
that is, meaning
Je reviens dans une semaine, c’est-à-dire mardi prochain.
I’ll be back in a week, that is, next Tuesday.
autrement dit
in other words
Il n’a pas répondu. Autrement dit, c’est non.
He didn’t answer. In other words, it’s a no.
comment dire…
how should I put it…
Ton gâteau est, comment dire… original.
Your cake is, how should I put it… original.
à vrai dire
to be honest
À vrai dire, je n’ai pas aimé le film.
To be honest, I didn’t like the movie.
cela dit
that said
C’est cher. Cela dit, c’est très bon.
It’s expensive. That said, it’s very good.
pour ainsi dire
so to speak
C’est, pour ainsi dire, ma deuxième maison.
It’s my second home, so to speak.
Na conversa
Para propor, reagir, adivinhar: aqui ninguém diz nada de verdade.
8 expressões
on dirait que
it looks like
On dirait qu’il va pleuvoir.
It looks like it’s going to rain.
ça te dit ?
do you feel like it?
Un ciné ce soir, ça te dit ?
Do you feel like a movie tonight?
ça me dit quelque chose
it rings a bell
Son nom me dit quelque chose.
Her name rings a bell.
qu’est-ce que tu en dis ?
what do you think?
On part vendredi soir. Qu’est-ce que tu en dis ?
We leave Friday night. What do you think?
dis donc !
informalwow!, hey!
Dis donc, tu as grandi !
Wow, you’ve grown!
à qui le dis-tu !
tell me about it!
— Les loyers sont chers ici. — À qui le dis-tu !
“Rent is expensive here.” “Tell me about it!”
tu m’en diras des nouvelles
you’re going to love it
Goûte ce fromage, tu m’en diras des nouvelles !
Try this cheese, you’re going to love it!
dire que…
to think that…
Dire qu’hier il faisait beau !
To think that it was sunny yesterday!
O que se diz, o que se pensa
Dizer algo a si mesmo é pensar; dizer dos outros, muitas vezes, é falar mal.
7 expressões
se dire que
to figure, to think
Je me suis dit que tu aurais faim.
I figured you’d be hungry.
entendre dire que
to hear that
J’ai entendu dire que le café va fermer.
I heard that the café is closing.
dire du mal de
to badmouth
Il dit du mal de ses collègues dès qu’ils ont le dos tourné.
He badmouths his coworkers as soon as their backs are turned.
dire n’importe quoi
to talk nonsense
Ne l’écoute pas, il dit n’importe quoi.
Don’t listen to him, he’s talking nonsense.
avoir son mot à dire
to have a say
Les enfants aussi ont leur mot à dire.
The kids have a say too.
soi-disant
supposedly
Il est soi-disant malade, mais je l’ai vu au café.
He’s supposedly sick, but I saw him at the café.
ça va sans dire
it goes without saying
Tu peux dormir chez nous, ça va sans dire.
You can stay with us, it goes without saying.
Quando o inglês diz say ou tell, e o francês não
Uma história se conta com raconter, e o que o inglês «consegue dizer», o francês vê.
to tell a story
raconter une histoire
Não
dire une histoirePapa, tu me racontes une histoire ?
Dad, will you tell me a story?
to tell someone about something
parler de quelque chose à quelqu’un
Não
dire à quelqu’un à propos de quelque choseTu lui as parlé de notre projet ?
Did you tell her about our plan?
to tell the difference
voir la différence
Não
dire la différenceJe ne vois pas la différence entre les deux.
I can’t tell the difference between the two.
I can tell
ça se voit
Não
je peux direTu es fatigué, ça se voit.
You’re tired, I can tell.
it says here that
c’est écrit ici que
Não
ça dit ici queC’est écrit ici que le musée ferme à six heures.
It says here that the museum closes at six.
you don’t say!
sans blague !
Não
tu ne dis pas !Ils se marient ? Sans blague !
They’re getting married? You don’t say!