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English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher. 2010.
English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher. 2010.
That — That, pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. [eth][ae]t, neuter nom. & acc. sing. of the article (originally a demonstrative pronoun). The nom. masc. s[=e], and the nom. fem. se[ o] are from a different root. AS. [eth][ae]t is akin to D. dat, G. das, OHG … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
say — [sā] vt. SAID, saying; 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., says, said [sez] [ME seien (< orig. 3d pers. sing., pres. indic.), seggen < OE secgan, akin to sagu, a saying, tale (ON saga), Ger sagen, to say < IE base * sekw , to note, see, show,… … English World dictionary
say yes — phrase to agree, or to give permission I’m hoping the bank will say yes to another loan. Thesaurus: to decide or agree to do somethingsynonym to say yessynonym to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
say no — to say that you will not accept or agree to something We requested more time, but she said no. [=she refused to allow us to have more time] often + to She said no to our request. I never say no to dessert. • • • Main Entry: ↑say … Useful english dictionary
that's the way the cookie crumbles — that’s the way the cookie crumbles informal phrase used for saying that you must accept a situation that you do not like because you cannot change it Thesaurus: words used to describe situations and circumstanceshyponym general words for… … Useful english dictionary
(that's) always the way — (that s/it s) always the ˈway idiom (informal) used to say that things often happen in a particular way, especially when it is not convenient Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
say — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) a utter (specified words) in a speaking voice; remark (said Damn! ; said that he was satisfied). b put into words; express (that was well said;… … Useful english dictionary
say — [[t]se̱d[/t]] ♦ saying, said 1) VERB When you say something, you speak words. [V with quote] I m sorry, he said... [V that] She said they were very impressed... [be V ed to inf] Fo … English dictionary
say / said vs tell / told — To say v. Means to pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction. For example: I often say the wrong thing. Said v. is the past simple and past participle of to say. It can be… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words