aussägen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t Sache: express, convey; Person: state, declare, say; das Kunstwerk sagt etwas aus has something to say, has a message

II v/i JUR. make a statement, give evidence; vor Gericht: testify, give evidence (oder testimony) in court (für in s.o.’s favo[u]r; gegen against s.o.; zu on); als Zeuge / vor Gericht aussagen give evidence (oder testify) as a witness / in court

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to predicate; to state; to testify; to declare

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aus|sa|gen sep

1. vt

to say ( über +acc about); (= behaupten) to state; (unter Eid) to testify

was will der Roman áússagen? — what message does this novel try to convey?

etw über jdn áússagen (Jur) — to give sth in evidence about sb

2. vi (JUR)

(Zeuge) to give evidence; (Angeklagter, schriftlich) to make a statement; (unter Eid) to testify

eidlich or unter Eid áússagen — to give evidence under oath

für/gegen jdn áússagen — to give evidence or to testify for/against sb

schriftlich áússagen — to make a written statement

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(to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) testify

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aus|sa·gen

I. vt

▪ etw [über jdn/etw] \aussagen

1. (darstellen) to say sth [about sb/sth]; JUR to give sth in evidence about sb/sth, to testify [to sb's actions/to sth]

2. (deutlich machen) to say sth [about sb/sth]

was will der Dichter mit diesem Gedicht \aussagen? what's the poet trying to say [or form convey] with this poem?

II. vi JUR

▪ [vor etw dat] \aussagen Zeuge to testify [or give evidence] [before sth]; Angeklagter, Beschuldigter to make a statement [before sth]

eidlich [o unter Eid] \aussagen to give evidence under oath, to depose form

mündlich/schriftlich \aussagen to give evidence/to make a statement

▪ für/gegen jdn \aussagen to give evidence [or testify] in sb's favour [or AM -or]/against sb

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1.

transitives Verb

1) say

damit wird ausgesagt, dass ... — this expresses the idea that ...

2) (fig.) <picture, novel, etc.> express

3) (vor Gericht, vor der Polizei)

aussagen, dass ... — state that ...; (unter Eid) testify that ...

2.

intransitives Verb make a statement; (unter Eid) testify

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aussägen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) saw out

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1.

transitives Verb

1) say

damit wird ausgesagt, dass ... — this expresses the idea that ...

2) (fig.) <picture, novel, etc.> express

3) (vor Gericht, vor der Polizei)

aussagen, dass ... — state that ...; (unter Eid) testify that ...

2.

intransitives Verb make a statement; (unter Eid) testify

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v.

to predicate v.

to reveal v.