dicho

said, told, aforementioned, saying, proverb

ˈd i t͡ʃ o → decir
verb · masculine singular · past Common #3,900
said, told Past participle of "decir"; often used with "haber" to form perfect tenses.
SP: He dicho la verdad.
EN: I have told the truth.
Conjugation of decir

Tom no debió haberle dicho a Mary.

Tom shouldn't have told Mary.

Si hubieras dicho algo no habría tenido que comérmelo.

If you had said something, I wouldn't have had to eat it.

— Crudo (2017)

Quizá debería habérselo dicho a Tom.

Maybe I should have told Tom.

Tom debería haberle dicho a Mary.

Tom should have told Mary.

Si descubre que no se lo hemos dicho, se enfadará.

If he finds out we haven't told him, he'll be angry.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tú habías dicho que nadie iba a morir.

You had said that no one was going to die.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Dicho esto, si soy sincero, prefiero Modo Depeche.

That said, if I'm honest, I prefer Depeche Mode.

— TRON: Ares (2025)

Todavía no hemos dicho que sí.

We still haven’t said yes.

La gente te lo habrá dicho.

People will have told you.

Debe de habérselo dicho.

He must have told her.

Creía que habías dicho que vivías en Boston.

I thought you said you lived in Boston.

Lo que habéis dicho me conmueve, de verdad.

What you've said really touches me.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Ya lo habías dicho.

You already said it.

Si hubiera dicho lo que sé habría arruinado a la joven y a su padre.

If I had said what I know, I would have ruined the young woman and her father.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Espera, habían dicho que era negro.

Wait, they said he was black.

Ya te lo habíamos dicho.

We had already told you.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Hubiera estado mejor si no lo hubieras dicho.

It would have been better if you hadn't said it.

No debería haberte dicho lo que te dije.

I shouldn't have told you what I told you.

Debe de haber dicho algo.

He must have said something.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Vamos a contarnos algo que nunca le hayamos dicho a nadie.

Let's tell each other something we've never told anyone.

— Wicked (2024)

Le hubieras dicho que estoy bien, y punto final.

You should have told him I was fine, and that would be that.

Yo te hubiera dicho que no quiero viajar con un mentiroso.

I would have told you that I don't want to travel with a liar.

— Piku (2015)

Habéis dicho que me creéis, Don Octavio.

You have said that you believe me, Don Octavio.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Antes lo habías dicho bien.

You had said it well before.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Tom debió haberle dicho a Mary.

Tom should have told Mary.

Pensé que me habías dicho que no podías hacer eso.

I thought you told me you couldn't do that.

Debí haberte dicho que iba a traer a alguien.

I should have told you I was bringing someone.

Yo debí haberte dicho que íbamos a venir.

I should have told you we were coming.

Eso es lo que debí haber dicho.

That's what I should have said.

Nunca hicieron lo que habían dicho que harían.

They never did what they said they would do.

Desearía que no me lo hubieses dicho.

I wish you hadn't told me.

El señor se lo habrá dicho.

The man must have told him.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Habíamos dicho que no.

We had said no.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Deberías haberle dicho mientras estaba aquí.

You should have told him while he was here.

Ya me lo habían dicho.

I had already been told that.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Tu padre debió haberte dicho cómo funciona nuestra formación.

Your father should have told you how our training works.

Yo hubiera dicho que no.

I would have said no.

No me lo habíais dicho.

You hadn't told me.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

Tendría que haberle dicho a Tom que no.

I should have told Tom no.

Tal vez debí haberle dicho.

Maybe I should have told him.

Hemos dicho cosas sin pensar.

We've said things without thinking.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Me hubieras dicho que trajera el arma.

You should have told me to bring the gun.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Bien dicho, Davo.

Well said, Davo.

— Ágora (2009)

Debería haber le dicho a Tom que no lo hiciera.

I should have told Tom not to do it.

No sé qué te habrán dicho, pero juro que Nuria está más viva que los dos.

I don't know what they might have told you, but I swear Nuria is more alive than both of us.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

No habías dicho nada.

You hadn't said anything.

— Happy Together (1997)

La reparación del coche salió más cara de lo que nos habían dicho.

The car repair cost more than we had been told.

Parece que Tom no entendió lo que habéis dicho.

It seems Tom didn't understand what you said.

Creí que le habías dicho que estabas comprometida para que no te moleste.

I thought you had told him you were engaged so he wouldn't bother you.

— बर्फी! (2012)

Aunque no hubieses dicho nada, ésa era mi intención.

Even if you hadn't said anything, that was my intention.

— Senna (2010)

No pensaba decirlo, pero dicho está.

I wasn't going to say it, but it's been said.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Debería haberte dicho que es parecido al té.

I should have told you it's similar to tea.

Señor, la señora Piku habia dicho..

Sir, Mrs. Piku had said...

— Piku (2015)

Lamento haberlas dicho.

I regret having said them.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Tendrías que haberle dicho que estamos ocupadas.

You should have told him we're busy.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Un japonés no hubiera dicho una cosa así.

A Japanese person would not have said something like that.

Todo aquello que es demasiado tonto para ser dicho, se canta.

Everything that is too silly to be said, is sung.

Lo que le hayan dicho de nosotros.

What they have told you about us.

Si tan sólo me hubieras dicho que eras maricón.

If only you had told me you were gay.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Haz dicho justamente lo que pensaba hacer.

You have said exactly what I was thinking of doing.

No deberías haberle dicho algo así.

You shouldn't have said something like that to him.

Te lo hubiese dicho.

I would have told you.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Tú misma habías dicho que éI quería.

You yourself had said that he wanted it.

— El espejo (1975)

Tom debería habérselo dicho a Mary.

Tom should have told Mary.

Pero, tú habías dicho que por la tarde estarías libre.

But you had said that you would be free in the afternoon.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Sí y dicho sea de paso, ¿mi cacao?

Yes, and by the way, what about my cocoa?

— Victoria (2015)

Podías haberme dicho que ibas a venir.

You could have told me you were coming.

No tendría que haber te dicho nada.

I shouldn't have told you anything.

Ella debe de haber dicho mentiras.

She must have lied.

Desearía que nunca me lo hubieras dicho.

I wish you had never told me.

Ya te lo habían dicho, ¿eh?

They already told you that, right?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Se lo habrás dicho tú.

You must have told him.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

O mejor dicho, tú habías dicho que no.

Or rather, you had said no.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Me arrepiento de haberte dicho.

I regret telling you.

Si lo hubiéramos sabido, al venir ustedes se lo habríamos dicho.

If we had known, we would have told you when you arrived.

— [REC] (2007)

Sobre lo que siempre hemos dicho.

About what we’ve always said.

— State and Main (2000)

Podrías haberme dicho que eras famoso.

You could have told me you were famous.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Asistí a la reunión aunque mi padre me hubiera dicho que no lo hiciera.

I attended the meeting even though my father had told me not to.

Deberías haber me dicho antes.

You should have told me earlier.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Que le habían dicho que lo llevara a su casa y que era urgente.

They had told him to take it to his house and that it was urgent.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Oye, me alegro de haber te dicho que vinieras.

Hey, I'm glad I told you to come.

— American Splendor (2003)

Después de todo lo que habíamos dicho sobre él.

After everything we had said about him.

Tom debió haberle dicho de inmediato a Mary que él no era soltero.

Tom should have told Mary immediately that he wasn’t single.

Excelencia, les hemos dicho que vinieran a recogerlo.

Your Excellency, we have told them to come and pick it up.

— El gatopardo (1963)

Creí que habías dicho que no era contagioso.

I thought you said it wasn’t contagious.

Dicho de ese modo, sí.

Put that way, yes.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

adjective · singular Rare #24,614
said, aforementioned Often used in formal writing to refer back to something already mentioned (similar to “the said …” / “the aforementioned …”).
SP: En dicho documento están las instrucciones.
EN: In said document are the instructions.

Bien dicho.

Well said.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Bueno, muy bien dicho.

Well, very well said.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Te lo tengo dicho.

I've already told you.

Ya está todo dicho.

Everything has been said.

Bien dicho, Hermano.

Well said, Brother.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Está bien dicho, señora.

That's well put, ma'am.

— Enrique V (1989)

Quiero saber una cosa cuando todo esto esté dicho y hecho.

I want to know one thing when all this is said and done.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Bien dicho, señor.

Well said, sir.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Está todo dicho.

Everything has been said.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Déjame dicho en el contestador dónde y cuándo.

Leave me a message on the answering machine telling me where and when.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Bien dicho, Jack.

Well said, Jack.

— Titanic (1997)

Bien hecho es mejor que bien dicho.

Well done is better than well said.

Muy bien dicho.

Very well said.

— El viento que agita la cebada (2006)

noun · masculine Rare #27,952
saying, proverb
SP: Hay un dicho que dice: "Más vale tarde que nunca".
EN: There’s a saying that goes: “Better late than never.”

Es un dicho popular fascista.

It's a popular fascist saying.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Ese dicho no existe.

That saying doesn't exist.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Es un dicho popular en nuestra industria.

It’s a popular saying in our industry.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Saben, en la Tierra hay un dicho.

You know, on Earth there is a saying.

Un dicho común, pero no su lema oficial.

A common saying, but not their official motto.

El dicho nos es muy familiar.

The saying is very familiar to us.

Así es como dice el dicho.

That's how the saying goes.

Ya conoces el dicho.

You know the saying.

— Asesinos (2015)

Este dicho se volvió popular de la noche a la mañana.

This saying became popular overnight.

Es un dicho de los humanos que hasta hoy no había entendido.

It's a saying among humans that I hadn't understood until today.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Ese es un dicho muy antiguo.

That's a very old saying.

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