eso no se dice

you shouldn't say that

eso no se dice

phrase

1. (you're not allowed to say that)

a. you shouldn't say that

María es tonta, mamá. - Eso no se dice, Paco. Nadie es tonto.

Maria is silly, Mom. - You shouldn't say that, Paco. No one is silly.

b. you mustn't say that

¡Joder! - Te he dicho mil veces que eso no se dice. ¿Dónde lo aprendiste? Desde luego no en esta casa.

Fuck! - I've told you thousands of times that you mustn't say that. Where did you learn it? Certainly not in this house.

2. (that's a linguistic mistake)

a. you don't say that

Eso no se dice en español. Se usa una expresión distinta, aunque significa lo mismo.

You don't say that in Spanish. You use a different expression, although it means the same thing.

3. (that's not uttered or expressed)

a. that's not said

¿Y quién paga cualquier reparación que necesite la casa? Eso no se dice en ningún sitio del contrato.

And who pays for any repairs the house needs? That's not said anywhere in the contract.

b. that's not mentioned

Eso no se dice en el artículo, aunque se implica.

That's not mentioned in the article, although it's implied.

c. that's not stated

Eso no se dice en la constitución, sino en una de sus enmiendas.

That's not stated in the constitution, but in one of its ammendments.

d.

no direct translation

Invertir en este tipo de proyecto es tirar el dinero. Eso no se dice nunca, aunque todo el mundo lo piensa.

Investing in this kind of project is to throw money away. That's never said, although everyone would agree.

Eso no se dice jamás, pero es una verdad como un templo.

No one ever says that, but it's self-evident.