"vouloir dire" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /vu.lwaʁ diʁ/ Audio: Fr-vouloir dire.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “to want to say”. Compare Spanish querer decir, Dutch willen zeggen. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to want to say}} “to want to say”, {{lit|to want to say}} Literally, “to want to say”, {{cog|es|querer decir}} Spanish querer decir, {{cog|nl|willen zeggen}} Dutch willen zeggen Head templates: {{fr-verb}} vouloir dire
  1. to mean; to signify Synonyms: signifier
    Sense id: en-vouloir_dire-fr-verb-C3LnTCKW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for vouloir dire meaning in French (1.6kB)

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      "expansion": "Spanish querer decir",
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        {
          "english": "What does that mean?",
          "text": "Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ?",
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          "text": "Ça ne veut rien dire.",
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