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to state /steit/, to say (más coloq) • (~ con la cabeza) to nod [dd] (your head)

to announce /ë'nauns/ • (pronosticar) to forecast • (hacer publicidad) to advertise /'ædvëtaiz/ • (anunciaron su compromiso matrimonial) they announced their engagement

(decir) to say, to mention, to remark • (tema) to discuss • (suceso, noticia, película) to talk about, to discuss • (obra, poema) to comment on

to communicate /kë'mju:nikeit/ (sth to sb) • (teléfono) to be engaged (GBr), to be busy (Am)

to answer /'aensë/, to reply /ri'plai/ (to sth) (más formal) • (replicar) to answer back

to debate /di'beit/, to discuss • (debatimos el problema) we debated the problem

to say /sei/ [PR-3p: says /sez/; PS/PP said /sed/] (sth) • (a algn) to tell /tel/ [told /tëuld/] (sb sth) • (~ a algn que haga algo) to tell sb to do sth • (~ la verdad) to tell the truth • (no me digas!) you don't say!, (+EEUU) you're kidding!, you must be kidding! • (se dice que el rey la mató) the king is said to have killed her • (ni que ~ tiene que...) it goes without saying that... • (como dijo el historiador X en una frase citada a menudo) as the historian X put it in an oft-quoted phrase • (se puede decir que es el mejor candidato a presidente) he is arguably the best candidate for president

(gen) to declare • (en público) to state • (Jur) to testify • (~ la independencia) to declare independence

(vt: debatir) to discuss /di'sk^s/ • (vi: reñir) to argue /'a:gju:/, to quarrel /'kworël, (Am) 'kwO:rël/

to speak /spi:k/ [spoke /spëuk/, spoken /'spëukn/], (conversar) to talk /tO:k/ (a: to sb; de/sobre: about sth) • (hablemos de otra cosa) let's talk about something else

to indicate /'ɪndɪkeɪt/, to show*, to point out • (hay una flecha que indica el camino) there's an arrow indicating the way • (¿me podría ~ cómo llegar allí?) could you tell me how to get there?

to call /kO:l/ • (Tel) to phone /fëun/, to call, to give sb a ring • (dar nombre a) to call, to name • (con los nudillos) to knock • (están llamando a la puerta) someone's knocking at the door • (al timbre) to ring (sth) • (hacer que alguien venga, convocar) to summon

(acusación, rumor) to deny /di'nai/ • (no puedo ~lo) I can't deny it • (niega habértelo dicho) she denies having told you • (no conceder: permiso, favor) to refuse • (les ~on la entrada) they were refused entry • (vi: ~ con la cabeza) to shake one's head • (me negó su apoyo) she refused to help me

to refer to sb/sth • (se referían a tu hermano) they were referring to your brother • to allude

to repeat /ri'pi:t/ • (trabajo) to do sth again • (plato) to have a second helping of

(indicar: ruta, camino) to show [v.'mostrar'] • (el reloj señalaba las doce) the clock showed twelve • (me señaló con el dedo) he pointed at me (with his finger) • (~le algo a algn) to show sb sth, point sth out to sb • (me señaló con el dedo qué pasteles quería) he pointed out (to me) which cakes he wanted • (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark • (afirmar) to point out • (señaló que …) she pointed out that … • (fijar: fecha) to fix, to set* • (en el lugar señalado) in the appointed / agreed place • (anunciar) to mark • (vi) to point