Diraient (en. Would say)

/diʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates an action of saying in the conditional.

They would say that everything is fine.

Ils diraient que tout va bien.

Expresses a supposition or hypothesis.

If that proved true, they would say that they already knew it.

Si ça se trouvait vrai, ils diraient qu’ils le savaient déjà.

Used to report indirect speech.

The witnesses would say they saw the accident.

Les témoins diraient avoir vu l'accident.

The verb 'dire' comes from the Latin 'dicere', which means 'to say' or 'to speak'.

They would say that

This means that they assert or claim that

ils diraient que

What they would say

This refers to their possible words or opinions

ce qu'ils diraient

Would say in unison

It means that many people would share the same opinion or assertion

diraient en cœur

to say

to perform the action of communicating verbally.

dire

speaker

one who speaks or pronounces.

dicteur

said

expression used to report speech.

dit

To talk behind someone's back.

They would say things about her in her absence.

Ils diraient des choses sur elle en son absence.

To make promises that one does not intend to keep.

They would always say things to reassure you but never keep them.

Ils diraient toujours des choses pour te rassurer mais ne les tiennent jamais.