state the obvious

English

Verb

state the obvious (third-person singular simple present states the obvious, present participle stating the obvious, simple past and past participle stated the obvious)

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Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: een open deur intrappen
• Finnish: todeta itsestäänselvyyksiä
• French: enfoncer des portes ouvertes (fr)
• Hungarian: nyilvánvaló/​egyértelmű/​triviális/​magától értetődő dolgot mond (ki)
• Polish: stwierdzać oczywiste impf, stwierdzić oczywiste pf
• Portuguese: dizer o óbvio

Further reading

• “state the obvious”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “state the obvious” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “state the obvious”, in Collins English Dictionary.