Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Indicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.

    Near-synonyms: what can you do; it is what it is

    A: But it's written right there in the instructions! B: What can I say? We're not dealing with people who are good at reading, here.

    was soll ich sagen

Examples

6073 sentences
  1. I didn't know what to say.

    Я не знав, що сказати. — deniko

    ruЯ не знал, что сказать. — odexed

    deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll. — riotlake

  2. I didn't hear what you said.

    Я не чув, що ти сказав. — Internecivus

    ruЯ не расслышал, что Вы сказали. — Hotaru

    deIch habe nicht gehört, was du gesagt hast. — Sudajaengi

  3. I take back what I said.

    Я забираю свої слова назад. — rmdas

    ruЯ беру свои слова обратно. — Hellerick

    deIch nehme zurück, was ich gesagt habe. — duke

  4. I don't like what he said.

    Мені не подобається те, що він сказав. — shanghainese

    ruМне не по нраву то, что он сказал. — naXa

    deEs gefällt mir nicht, was er sagte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I took what she said literally.

    Те, що вона сказала, я сприйняв буквально. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ воспринял её слова буквально. — marafon

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters:

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