Σάββατο 13 Απριλίου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY - SAY

Thesaurus-Synonyms- SAY

'say' verb to use particular words or express particular ideas when speaking or writing: I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. * φθέγγομαι, λέγω, λέω, δηλώνω, διατυπώνω δια ζώσης

[comment] to say something in relation to a particular subject: Prime Minister, there have been reports in the press that you may be thinking of resigning. Would you care to comment? * παρατηρώ, διατυπώνω παρατηρήσεις ή σχόλια, σχολιάζω, «σημειώνω»

[declare] to say something in a formal or official way or in a way that suggests that you think that what you are saying is important: I declare this meeting closed. * δηλώνω (επισήμως ή ρητώς), διακηρύσσω, διατρανώνω

[mention] to speak the name of a particular person, thing, or subject, or to say something about them, when discussing something: He did discuss the question of payment, but he didn’t mention any particular sum. * αναφέρω σύντομα ή ακροθιγώς, θίγω, μνημονεύω, κάνω λόγο (για..)

[observe] (formal) to express an opinion or state a fact: I merely observed that it was cold for the time of year. * διατυπώνω παρατήρηση ή σχόλιο, «παρατηρώ»

[point out] to make people aware of something by saying something about it: I just wished to point out that the proposed changes will affect the tenants as much as the landlords. * στρέφω την προσοχή σε κάτι, εστιάζω μια κουβέντα, επισημαίνω

[refer to] to make someone or something the subject of something you are saying either by mentioning them directly or by showing indirectly that you are thinking of them: She didn’t mention him by name, but there was no doubt about whom she was referring to.
* μνημονεύω, αναφέρομαι (σε..) κάνω λόγο (για..): υπαινίσσομαι, «εννοώ»

[remark] to say something that conveys a particular piece of information or expresses a particular opinion, often in a fairly casual way: I just happened to remark that she was looking rather pale and she took it as a deadly insult. * «παρατηρώ», σχολιάζω, επισημαίνω συνήθως χωρίς ιδιαίτερη βαρύτητα

[state] to say something in a definite way for other people to take note of: I wish to state my objections to the proposal. * παραθέτω δια γραπτού ή προφορικού λόγου, «αναπτύσσω», «εκθέτω», διακηρύσσω με ιδιαίτερη σαφήνεια ώστε να γίνει κατανοητό κάτι

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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