Phrase guide

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phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to introduce bad news.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ليس من سروري قول هذا (laysa min sururi qawlo hadha) — used to introduce bad news
  • Bulgarian: не знам как да го кажа (ne znam kak da go kaža) — used to introduce bad news
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我有個壞消息要告訴你 /我有个坏消息要告诉你 (wǒ yǒu gè huài xiāoxi yào gàosu nǐ) — used to introduce bad news
  • Czech: neříká se to snadno — used to introduce bad news
  • Finnish: ei ole helppoa tapaa sanoa tätä — used to introduce bad news
  • French: ce n'est pas une chose simple à dire — used to introduce bad news
  • Galician: non é doado dicir isto — used to introduce bad news
  • German: das ist nicht leicht zu sagen — used to introduce bad news
  • Greek: δεν υπάρχει εύκολος τρόπος να το πω (den ypárchei éfkolos trópos na to po) — used to introduce bad news
  • Hungarian: nem könnyű ilyesmit szóba hozni — used to introduce bad news
  • Hungarian: nem könnyű ilyesmiről beszélni — used to introduce bad news
  • Hungarian: ezt nem tudom elég kíméletesen megfogalmazni — used to introduce bad news
  • Hungarian: nehéz ezt elegendő tapintattal közölni — used to introduce bad news
  • Italian: non c'è un modo semplice per dirlo — used to introduce bad news
  • Turkish: bunu söylemenin kolay bir yolu yok — used to introduce bad news