| Spanish > English |
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| querer decir |
| 1. v. (idiom) to mean, to get at, to be getting at (in the sense of the want to convey something) |
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| ¿Qué quieres decir? - What do you want to say? |
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| ¿Entiendes lo que quiero decir? - Do you see what I'm getting at? |
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| Spanish > Spanish |
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| querer decir |
| 1. Significar o dar a entender. |
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| ¿Qué quiere decir esa cara tan triste que has puesto? |
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| Analysis |
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| querer |
| 1. v. to desire, to want, to want to |
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| Yo quiero leer ese libro. - I want to read that book. |
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| 2. v. to love; to be fond of |
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| Te quiero. - I love you. |
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| Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar. - That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation. |
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| decir |
| 1. v. to say, to tell |
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| Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad. - He's a liar. He never tells the truth. |
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| ¿Qué te dijeron? - What did they tell you? |
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| 2. v. to suggest |
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| 3. v. to show; to demonstrate |
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