Disent-ils (en. They say)

/dizɛ̃ til/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

A verb form indicating that several people are communicating information.

Are they telling the truth about what happened?

Ils disent-ils la vérité sur ce qui s'est passé ?

Used to report what multiple people have stated.

What they say is that we need to act now.

Ce qu'ils disent-ils, c'est qu'il faut agir maintenant.

To express an opinion or a statement made by a group.

What do they say about the new project?

Que disent-ils sur le nouveau projet ?

Formed from 'to say', with the pronoun 'they' for the plural.

What do they really say?

Questioning what several people have actually said.

Que disent-ils vraiment ?

Do they tell the truth?

Question about the accuracy of a group's statements.

Disent-ils la vérité ?

Are they saying something important?

Inquiry regarding the relevance of what several have said.

Ils disent-ils quelque chose d'important ?

to say

To express something in words.

dire

statement

Act of formally saying something.

déclaration

to state

Clearly formulating an idea or a truth.

énoncer

It's what people often say.

Do they say that the party is canceled?

Ils disent-ils que la fête est annulée ?

Reference to rumors or popular sayings.

You know, what do they say in the neighborhood?

Tu sais, ce que disent-ils dans le quartier ?