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decir

/deˈθiɾ/

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verb/deˈθiɾ/

to say, to tell; to pronounce, sound out; to say, opine; to show; to demonstrate; to call; to name

Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad.He's a liar. He never tells the truth.

Synonyms: llamar

Inherited from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”).

noun, masculine/deˈθiɾ/plural: decires

decir is masculine in Spanish.

saying; idle talk

Inherited from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”).