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vouloir dire

/vu.lwaʁ diʁ/

verb/vu.lwaʁ diʁ/

to mean; to signify

Que veut dire cette locution ?What does this locution mean?

Synonyms: signifier

Literally, “to want to say”. Compare many similar constructions in Romance languages such as Italian volere dire, Catalan voler dir, Spanish querer decir, Portuguese querer dizer, Galician querer dicir, as well as Dutch willen zeggen.