Disions (en. Let's say)

/di.zjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Action of saying something in the past.

We said that it would be easy.

Nous disions que cela serait facile.

Conjugated form of a verb in the past tense.

When we expressed our opinion, it was often ignored.

Lorsque nous disions notre avis, il était souvent ignoré.

Used to report a word or thought.

We always told the truth.

Nous disions toujours la vérité.

From the Latin verb 'dicere', meaning 'to say'.

We said that.

Expression to indicate that something was said previously.

Nous disions ça

What we said.

Used to refer to a previous conversation.

Ce que nous disions

When we said that.

Phrase that introduces an explanation based on past words.

Quand nous disions cela

say

Verb meaning to state or express an idea.

dire

said

Past participle of the verb say, often used to report words.

dit

dictate

Verb meaning to say something to someone so that they write it down.

dicter

That's how people used to say it.

When we talked about that, it was often: 'We said it like that!'

Quand on parlait de ça, c'était souvent : 'On disions comme ça !'

We always said.

In our group, we always said that time flies.

Dans notre groupe, on disait toujours que le temps passe vite.