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dit-on

they say

→ dire
phrase Rare #36,560
they say Often inserted parenthetically to indicate that something is said or believed. It is the inverted form of « on dit ».
FR: Il est, dit-on, très riche.
EN: He is, they say, very wealthy.

Parce que c'est ton fils, dit-on.

Because he's your son, they say.

Elle vous lave souvent la tête avec, dit-on.

She often washes your head with it, they say.

"Qui trop embrasse manque le train", dit-on.

“He who tries to do too much misses the train,” as they say.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

L'argent peut tout, dit-on.

They say money can do anything.

Ne dit-on pas que les seules questions idiotes sont celles qui dérangent ?

Don't they say that the only stupid questions are the ones that make people uncomfortable?

— Akira (1988)

Tu es fort, dit-on ?

You are strong, they say?

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Garibaldi y aurait dormi, dit-on.

Garibaldi is said to have slept there.

— La vie est belle (1997)

C'est ici que, dit-on, la bataille historique s'est déroulée.

This is where, they say, the historic battle took place.

Que dit-on ?

What are they saying?

— The Road Home (1999)