say grace

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

say grace (third-person singular simple present says grace, present participle saying grace, simple past and past participle said grace)

1. (idiomatic, Christianity) To recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.

   Synonyms: give thanks, say a blessing

Coordinate terms

• shehakol (Judaism)

Translations

say a prayer of thanks

• Arabic: تَلَا صَلاةَ المائِدة (talā ṣalāta l-māʔida)
• Finnish: lukea ruokarukous
• French: dire le bénédicité
• German: das Tischgebet sprechen
• Irish: altaigh
• Italian: rendere grazie
• Polish: odmawiać modlitwę impf, odmówić modlitwę pf
• Portuguese: dar graças
• Russian: проче́сть моли́тву [пе́ред едо́й] pf (pročéstʹ molítvu [péred jedój])
• Spanish: bendecir la mesa, dar gracias
• Swedish: be bordsbön