Meaning

2 senses
  1. A proverb or maxim.

    Sprichwort, Ausspruch, Redensart

    посло́вицаposlóvica, погово́ркаpogovórka, при́сказкаprískazka

    при́казкаprýkazka, прислі́в'яpryslívʺja

  2. (obsolete)That which is said; an utterance.

More definitions
  • a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Those sayings are not his own.

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  2. This is one of his most famous sayings.

    ruЭто одно из самых известных его высказываний.

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  3. Idioms, sayings and proverbs can't be translated literally.

    deRedewendungen, Sprüche und Sprichwörter können nicht wortwörtlich übersetzt werden.

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  4. I want to write a book with all of my grandpa's sayings and interesting stories.

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  5. There are sayings, phrases, idioms and proverbs in every language which can not be translated literally.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
proverb or maxim:
Русский
By meaning 1
proverb or maxim:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
proverb or maxim:

Origin

From say + -ing.

From say + -ing.

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