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say-so

informal nouncead masc3 c m uhe went there on his doctor's say-so chuaigh sé ann le cead a dhochtúra, bhí cead faighte aige óna dhochtúir dul ann

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conventional wisdom »

it isn't conventional wisdom to say so ní gnách é sin a rá
forgive »

forgive me for saying so, but I think you're wrong maith dom é seo a rá, ach sílim go bhfuil tú mícheart; ná tóg orm é seo a rá ach measaim nach bhfuil an ceart agat
may »

if I may say so mura miste leat mé á rá, mura miste mé a rá, más ceadmhach dom é a rá
meaningfully »

'So I'm told,' he said looking meaningfully at his wife. 'Sin a deirtear liom,' a dúirt sé ag tabhairt amharc lán brí ar a bhean.; 'Sin a deirtear liom,' a dúirt sé ag tabhairt amharc tromchiallach ar a bhean.
might »

if I might say so más féidir liom é a rá, más ceadmhach dom é a rá, mura miste leat mé á rá
place »

why didn't you say so in the first place? cén fáth nach ndúirt tú é sin ó thús?
say »

on sb's say-so ar chomhairle duine, ar fhocal duinehe bought it on my say-so ar mo chomhairlese a cheannaigh sé é
say »

though I say so myself (also even if I say so myself, though I say it myself) fiú más mé féin atá á rá, má deirim féin éI was always clever, even though I say so myself bhí mé riamh cliste, má deirim féin é; ní do mo mholadh féin atáim, ach bhí mé i gcónaí cliste
say »

I would say so déarfainn é, is dóigh liom é
say »

so they say sin é a deirtear, sin é atáthar a rá
say »

he's got problems or so they say tá fadhbanna aige nó sin é a deirtear; tá fadhbanna aige, más fíor
saying »

as the saying goes (also so the saying goes) mar a deir an seanfhocal, mar atá ráite riamh
sneeringly »

She said sneeringly, 'So you're here again.' 'Agus tá tusa anseo arís,' ar sise agus straois fhonóideach uirthi.
so »

so to speak (also so to say) mar a déarfá, mar a dúirt an té a dúirthe looked after me, so to speak thug sé aire dom, mar a déarfáthat dog is my baby, so to speak is é an madra sin mo leanbh, mar a dúirt an té a dúirt
so »

'Will there be any tea?' 'Yes, I'd say so.' 'An mbeidh aon tae ann?' 'Beidh, déarfainn.'
so »

'Did he sell it?' 'So they say.' 'Ar dhíol sé é?' 'Sin a deirtear.'
so »

everything has a price or so they say tá a phraghas féin ag gach rud, nó sin é atá ráite
so »

say it ain't so ná habair gur mar sin atá, abair liom nach bhfuil sé sin fíor
so »

she says I did it but that's not so deir sí gur mise a rinne é ach ní mé, deir sí gur mise a rinne é ach ní hamhlaidh atá
sporting »

it was sporting of them to say so ba ghnaíúil an mhaise dóibh é sin a rá, b'uasal an mhaise dóibh a leithéid a rá

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