to say it, to tell it
Siento decirlo, pero por el momento, están atrapados aquí.
I hate to say it, but for the time being, they're stuck here.
— Black Phone 2 (2025)
That's one way of putting it.
That's one way of putting it.
He had the courage to say it.
You have to say it.
No quería decirlo en la sala de profesores.
I didn't want to say it in the teachers' lounge.
— La ola (2008)
No hace falta decirlo con tanta violencia.
There's no need to say it so harshly.
— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)