Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, imperative)To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Everyone, say cheese.

    ruСкажите все "сыр". — marafon

    deAlle bitte recht freundlich! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Say cheese and look at the camera.

    ruСкажите "сыр" и посмотрите в камеру. — ZegPhig

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  3. Look at the camera and say cheese!

    deGuckt in die Kamera und sagt „Cheese“! — Vortarulo

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  4. How do you say "cheese" in German?

    ruКак по-немецки будет "сыр"? — marafon

    deWie sagt man „cheese“ auf Deutsch? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Ziri, say cheese.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

says cheese, saying cheese, said cheese, said cheese
Base formsay cheese · to say cheese
3rd person singularsays cheese
Present participlesaying cheese
Past simplesaid cheese
Past participlesaid cheese

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysay cheese
he, she, itsays cheese

Past simpleLesson

all personssaid cheese

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave said cheese
he, she, ithas said cheese

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill say cheese

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sayA1sayingscabscabbard
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