to say that; to tell someone that
Tom ne voulait pas vraiment dire cela, n'est-ce pas ?
Tom didn't really mean that, did he?
C'est très aimable à vous de dire cela.
That’s very kind of you to say.
Il n'est pas exagéré de dire cela.
It is not an exaggeration to say that.
Combien de fois me faut-il dire cela ?
How many times do I have to say that?
Je voudrais que vous arrêtiez de dire cela.
I would like you to stop saying that.
Comment pourrais-tu dire cela ?
How could you say that?
Merci d'être remonté pour me dire cela.
Thanks for coming back up to tell me that.
— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
I regret to say this.
Ça m'attriste de t'entendre dire cela.
It saddens me to hear you say that.