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.

  2. This is one of his most famous sayings.

    ruЭто одно из самых известных его высказываний. — marafon

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

    deRedewendungen, Sprüche und Sprichwörter können nicht wortwörtlich übersetzt werden. — mhr

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

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

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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