"querer decir" meaning in Español

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Phrase

IPA: [keˌɾeɾ ð̞eˈsiɾ], [keˌɾeɾ ð̞eˈθiɾ]
Rhymes: iɾ Etymology: querer + decir.
  1. Significar o dar a entender.
    Sense id: es-querer_decir-es-phrase-8yYSt9oc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "text": "¿Qué quiere decir esa cara tan triste que has puesto?"
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      "ipa": "[keˌɾeɾ ð̞eˈsiɾ]",
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        "seseante"
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      "ipa": "[keˌɾeɾ ð̞eˈθiɾ]",
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  "word": "querer decir"
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