decirlo

say, say it, say so


Verb decirlo

  1. Compound of the infinitive decir and the pronoun lo.

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Examples
  • No puedo decirlo.

    I can't tell it.

  • ¿Es correcto decirlo así?

    Is it correct to say it like this?

  • Él tuvo el coraje de decirlo.

    He had the courage to say it.

  • Mi padre es un diccionario ambulante, por así decirlo.

    My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

  • Él es el sirviente de ella, por así decirlo.

    He is, so to speak, her servant.

  • Él solía decirlo, pero ahora ya no.

    He used to say so, but now he doesn't.

  • No me hagan decirlo otra vez.

    Don't make me say it again.

  • Un camello es, por así decirlo, un barco en el desierto.

    A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert.

  • Dicen que no se deberían tomar los rumores en serio, pero eso es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo.

    They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.

  • Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo.

    That's easier said than done.

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