dir

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) to say, to pronounce
2. (transitive) to say, to tell
3. (transitive) to call, to refer to as
4. (reflexive) to be named, to be called

Concepts

say

🗣️

tell

state

name

speak

🗣️

address

call

talk

🗣️

utter

nominate

posit

pronounce

put forward

submit

turn to

verbalise

verbalize

vocalise

vocalize

appoint

assure

chat

constitute

enunciate

express

go

make

mouth

Synonyms

anomenar

parlar

🗣️

proposar

afirmar

posar

designar

nominar

exposar

fer

informar

comunicar

posar nom

presentar

pronunciar

assegurar

adreçar-se

verbalitzar

dirigir-se

manifestar

sobrenomenar

contar

declarar

explicar

Translations

dire

decir

🗣️

dire

🗣️

dizer

🗣️

sagen

🗣️

zeggen

🗣️

söylemek

🗣️

λέω

demek

🗣️

قال

🗣️

falar

🗣️

opgeven

dico

🗣️

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdi]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dīcō

Cognate with Occitan: dire

Cognate with French: dire

Cognate with Spanish: decir

In summary

Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”). Compare Occitan dire or díser, French dire, and Spanish decir.

Sentences

Ja no vaig sentir res més , va dir .

I didn't hear anything else, he said.

El qui beu vi no pot dir borratxo al seu veí .

Whoever drinks wine cannot say drunk to his neighbor.

Què va dir Maza en aquell litigi?

What did Maza say in that litigation?

Podem dir que el que buscaven era un ensenyament pràctic , vital i participatiu .

We can say that what they were looking for was practical, vital and participatory teaching.

Això volia dir fent servir actors americans i tècnics francesos formats a Paris .

This meant using American actors and French technicians trained in Paris.

És una aplicació de consola , que vol dir que no té una interfície d'usuari gràfica .

It is a console application, which means that it does not have a graphical user interface.