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damit sagen

mean by that

→ damit
phrase Common #8,917
mean by that Used to ask what someone intends or means by a remark.
GE: Was genau möchtest du damit sagen?
EN: What exactly do you mean by that?

Was wollen Sie damit sagen, Sie seien nicht zufrieden?

What do you mean by saying that you’re not satisfied?

Willst du das damit sagen?

Is that what you're trying to say?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Was will uns Tom damit sagen?

What is Tom trying to tell us with that?

Ich will damit sagen, er ist nicht so wie Sie.

What I mean is, he isn't like you.

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

„ Was wollte sie damit sagen?“„ Keine Ahnung.“

“What did she mean by that?” “No idea.”

Was willst du denn damit sagen?

What are you trying to say with that?

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

Äh, was wollen Sie damit sagen?

Uh, what are you trying to say?

— Train to Busan (2016)

Wollen Sie damit sagen, er wohnte da auch?

Are you saying he lived there too?

— Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes - Teil 1 (2010)

Ich wollte nichts weiter damit sagen.

I didn't mean anything more by it.

Was willst du damit sagen?

What do you mean by that?

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Ich weiß nicht, was Sie damit sagen wollen.

I don't know what you're trying to say.

— Anatomie eines Falls (2023)

Was wollte er uns damit sagen?

What did he want to tell us with this?

Willst du damit sagen, Tom wäre gar kein Kanadier?

Are you saying Tom isn’t Canadian at all?

Was wollen Sie damit sagen?

What do you mean by that?

— Malcolm X (1992)

Das wollte ich damit sagen.

That's what I meant to say.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Was will Tom uns damit sagen?

What is Tom trying to tell us with that?

Ich will damit sagen, es ist gut.

What I mean by that is, it’s good.

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

Was willst du mir damit sagen?

What are you trying to tell me?

Wollen Sie damit sagen, schuld ist der, der die Laterne dort aufgestellt hat?

Are you saying that the person who put up the lamppost there is to blame?

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)