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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdire mal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-re mal
"È meglio non dire mal di nessuno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To speak wrongly or incorrectly; to utter a false or mistaken statement.
"He was careful not to missay any of the ceremonial oaths during the induction." - 2
To speak ill of someone or slander.
"She refused to missay her colleagues even when provoked."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English mis- (expressing wrong or badly) combined with say (from Old English secgan). It appeared in the late medieval period to denote speaking incorrectly or uttering an erroneous statement, though it has since become largely archaic in contemporary standard English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Missay" is said worldwide
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médire
Transliteration: mey-deer
"Il ne faut jamais médire de son prochain."
falsch sagen
Transliteration: falsh zah-gen
"Man sollte nichts Falsches sagen."
dire mal
Transliteration: dee-re mal
"È meglio non dire mal di nessuno."
decir mal
Transliteration: deh-seer mal
"Evita decir mal las palabras."
dizer mal
Transliteration: dee-zer mal
"Ele tentou não dizer mal do plano."
गलत कहना
Transliteration: galat kehna
"उसे किसी के बारे में गलत नहीं कहना चाहिए।"
说错
Transliteration: shuō cuò
"请小心不要说错了。"
잘못 말하다
Transliteration: jalmot malhada
"그는 발표할 때 단어를 잘못 말했다."
言い間違える
Transliteration: ii machigaeru
"スピーチで言葉を言い間違えないように注意した。"
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