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dire

/diʁ/ verb A1
  1. to say, to tell (to express through speech) (transitive) · Dire qu'on fait des cookies, c'est bien, mais il faut ensuite les partager. To say that one is making some cookies, it is good, but it is then necessary to share them.
  2. to tell (to order, to advise) (transitive) · Il lui a dit de partir. He told him to go away.
  3. to say, to tell (to set out in writing) (transitive) · Je vous ai dit dans ma dernière lettre que…. I told you in my last letter that….· Cet auteur a dit là-dessus d'excellentes choses. This author has said some excellent things about it.
  4. to say (often used in the sense of responding to an objection) (transitive) · Qu'avez-vous à dire à cela ? What do you have to say to that?· Que trouvez-vous à dire à cette action ? What do you have to say to this action?
  5. to say, to tell of (to celebrate, to sing, to narrate) (transitive) · Je dirai vos exploits. I will tell of your exploits.
  6. to say, to tell (to deliver, to recite) (transitive) · Dire sa leçon. To tell one's lesson.· Dire la messe. To say mass.
  7. to seem like, to look like (figuratively, transitive) · On dit de même. It seems like the same.· On dirait de loin une barque; ce n’est peut-être qu’une planche. It looks like a small boat from afar; maybe it is not just a plank.
  8. to mean, to say, to state (to denote, to signify, to indicate, to mark) (transitive) · Que veut dire ce retard ? What does this delay mean?· Cela veut dire que… Cela ne dit rien. It means that… It does not say anything.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
dire
Present participle
disant
Past participle
dit
Present (je)
dis
Future (je)
dirai
Passé composé (je)
ai dit

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Si c'est comme comptable que vous me faites cette question je crois qu'il n'y a rien à dire et que vous serez content de la façon dont sa besogne est faite.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 11 · C1
— Capitaine ou second, monsieur Morrel, répondit dit Dantès, j'aurai toujours les plus grands égards pour ceux qui posséderont la confiance de mes armateurs.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 11 · C1
— Allez, vous dis-je.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 11 · C1
On dit toujours que la joie ne fait pas mal, et voilà pourquoi je suis entré ici sans préparation.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 13 · C1

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.