sage und schreibe

German

Etymology

Literally, “(I) say and write (it)”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːɡə ʊnt ˈʃʁaɪ̯bə/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ge und schrei‧be
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Adverb

sage und schreibe

  1. (colloquial) a whopping, no less than, believe it or not (emphasizes the scale of a number)
    Synonyms: echt, tatsächlich, ungelogen, wahrhaftig, wirklich
    Durch jahrelange Arbeit hat sie sage und schreibe drei Millionen Euro angesammelt.
    Through years of work, she has accumulated a whopping three million Euros.
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