saying

saying
noun
1) (maxim) Redensart, die

there is a saying that ... — wie es [im Sprichwort/in der Maxime] heißt, ...

as the saying goes — wie es so schön heißt

2) (remark) Ausspruch, der
3)

there is no saying what/why ... — man kann nicht sagen, was/warum ...

go without saying — sich von selbst verstehen

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noun (something often said, especially a proverb etc.) das Reden, die Redensart
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say·ing
[ˈseɪɪŋ]
n
1. no pl (act) Sprechen nt
there's no \saying what she may be up to es lässt sich nicht sagen, was sie wohl als Nächstes tun wird
it goes without \saying es versteht sich von selbst
2. (adage) Sprichwort nt
as the \saying goes wie es so schön heißt oft iron
3. (collected wisdom)
the \sayings of sb die Aussprüche einer Person gen
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['seIɪŋ]
n
Redensart f; (= proverb) Sprichwort nt

as the saying goes — wie man so sagt, wie es so schön heißt

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saying [ˈseııŋ] s
1. Reden n, Sagen n:
it goes without saying es versteht sich von selbst, es ist selbstverständlich (beide:
that dass);
there is no saying man kann nicht sagen oder wissen (ob, wann etc)
2. Ausspruch m
3. Sprichwort n, Redensart f:
as the saying goes (oder is) wie man sagt, wie es (im Sprichwort) heißt
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noun
1) (maxim) Redensart, die

there is a saying that ... — wie es [im Sprichwort/in der Maxime] heißt, ...

as the saying goes — wie es so schön heißt

2) (remark) Ausspruch, der
3)

there is no saying what/why ... — man kann nicht sagen, was/warum ...

go without saying — sich von selbst verstehen

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n.
Ausspruch m.
Sprichwort m.
Spruch -¨e m.

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