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quiere decir
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quiere decir(
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seer
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. he wants to say (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Nunca quiere decir lo que le pasa.He never wants to say what the matter with him is.
b. she wants to say (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
¿Qué le pasa a Julia? - Creo que quiere decir que lo siente pero está buscando el momento.What's the matter with Julia? - I think she wants to say she's sorry but she's waiting for the right moment.
c. wants to say
Víctor quiere decir que no está de acuerdo con lo que pasó.Victor wants to say that he doesn't agree with what happened.
2. (formal) (want to communicate; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. you want to say
Si quiere decir algo, ahora es el momento.If you want to say something, now's the time.
a. he means (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Es obvio lo que quiere decir; que te perdona.It's obvious what he means; he forgives you.
b. she means (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
¿Tú sabes lo que quiere decir con eso?Do you know what she means by that?
c. means
Lo que quiere decir tu padre es que tienes que ayudar en casa más para ganarte la paga.What your dad means is that you have to help out at home more to earn your allowance.
4. (formal) (want to express; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. means
Esto quiere decir que tendremos que buscar un préstamo.This means we'll need to take out a loan.
b. no direct translation (in negatives)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No puedo dejarte dinero pero no quiere decir que no te ayude de otra manera.I can't lend you money but that doesn't mean I won't help you some other way.
Eso no quiere decir que no nos importa.That doesn't mean we don't care.
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