needless to say en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Clearly, obviously.
Having won the championship, he is, needless to say, a very happy man.
Some time ago I was on the footplate of an engine fresh from the shops after overhaul, and the combined efforts of driver and fireman were needed to open and close the regulator. Needless to say, the men were not in a very happy frame of mind."
1951 September, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:
Relateds
suffice to say · it goes without saying · go without saying · not to mention
Translations (28)
ja 言うまでもない (obviously) · es subentendidamente (obviously) · fi sanomattakin lienee selvää (obviously) · no selvfølgelig (obviously) · pl jasna rzecz (obviously) · fr inutile de dire que (obviously) · fr cela va sans dire (obviously) · it inutile a dirsi (obviously) · de zweifellos (obviously) · no selvsagt (obviously) · ru само́ собо́й разуме́ется (obviously) · hu mondanom se kell (obviously) · de überflüssig zu erwähnen (obviously) · de ohne Frage (obviously) · fi sanomattakin selvästi (obviously) · de ohne Zweifel (obviously) · es sobreentendidamente (obviously) · pl wiadomo (obviously) · fi silmin nähden (obviously) · cmn 不待說 /不待说 (obviously) · de unnötig zu erwähnen (obviously) · fi ilmiselvästi (obviously) · de selbstredend (obviously) · bg разбира се (obviously) · cmn 不言而喻 (obviously) · pl rzecz jasna (obviously) · fr autant dire que (obviously) · de selbstverständlich (obviously)