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noun

1. Something said: statement, utterance, word. See words.
2. A usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true: adage, aphorism, byword, maxim, motto, proverb, saw. See words.

IN BRIEF: n. - A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; Uttering or speaking.

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• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - saying: formulation grown familiar through repetition; adage; saw

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mundheld, ordsprog

idioms:

• as the saying goes    som man siger
• goes without saying    det siger sig selv, det er klart

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezegde, zegswijze, spreekwoord

Français (French)
n. - dicton, adage

idioms:

• as the saying goes    comme le proverbe dit
• go without saying    aller sans dire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Redensart, Ausspruch

idioms:

• as the saying goes    wie es so schön heißt
• go without saying    sich von selbst verstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόφθεγμα, παροιμία

idioms:

• as the saying goes    όπως λέει (και) η παροιμία
• goes without saying    εξυπακούεται

Italiano (Italian)
detto

idioms:

• as the saying goes    come dice il proverbio
• goes without saying    va da sé

Português (Portuguese)
n. - provérbio (m), relato (m), frase (f)

idioms:

• as the saying goes    como diz o ditado
• goes without saying    não é preciso dizer

Русский (Russian)
пословица, афоризм, высказывание, устное заявление, предсказание

idioms:

• as the saying goes    как говорится
• goes without saying    несомненно

Español (Spanish)
n. - dicho, frase hecha, refrán, rumor

idioms:

• as the saying goes    como dice el refrán
• go without saying    sin mencionar palabra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uttalande, yttrande, ordstäv, ordspråk, tankespråk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
说话, 发表言论, 格言, 谚语, 警句, 话, 言论

idioms:

• as the saying goes    俗话说, 常言道
• goes without saying    不用说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 說話, 發表言論, 格言, 諺語, 警句, 話, 言論

idioms:

• as the saying goes    俗話說, 常言道
• goes without saying    不用說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말하기, 속담, 격언

idioms:

• as the saying goes    속담에도 있듯이, 흔히들 말하듯이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 言うこと, 言説, 言いならわし, 格言

idioms:

• as the saying goes    ことわざにある通り
• goes without saying    無言で行く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قول مأثور, قول أو مثل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתגם, מימרה‬

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