querer dizer

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to want to say. Compare Spanish querer decir and French vouloir dire.

Verb

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querer dizer (first-person singular present quero dizer, first-person singular preterite quis dizer, past participle querido dizer)

  1. (personal) to mean
    Synonym: dizer
    O que quero dizer é...
    What I mean is...
  2. to mean; to signify
    Synonym: significar
    Este símbolo quer dizer perigo
    This symbol means danger

Conjugation

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