said, used to say, called
Había gente en las ventanas y me miraban, pero no decían nada.
There were people at the windows looking at me, but they didn’t say anything.
— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)
Se decían cosas terribles de Don Ciccio.
Terrible things were said about Don Ciccio.
— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)
Nos decían lo que entraba y lo que salía.
They told us what came in and what went out.
— Buenos Muchachos (1990)