It goes without saying

Definition

Something is so obvious or well-understood that it doesn't need to be explicitly stated; it's self-evident.

Etymology

This phrase emerged in the 18th century as a translation of the French 'cela va sans dire.' It creates a linguistic paradox by using words to say that words aren't necessary, reflecting the complexity of human communication about obviousness.

Kelly Says

The phrase creates a delightful paradox - we use language to announce that language isn't needed, which actually emphasizes the point more than silence would. This rhetorical device serves to create intimacy between speaker and listener by assuming shared understanding and common sense.

Translations

ARالعربية
لا يحتاج إلى القول
lah yah-tah-j ila al-qawl
BNবাংলা
এটা বলার দরকার নেই
eh-tah boh-lah-r dah-roh-kah-r neh-ee
CSČeština
to je samozřejmé
toh yeh zah-moh-zreh-meh
DADansk
det er selvindlysende
deh ehr seh-veen-dly-sen-deh
DEDeutsch
es versteht sich von selbst
es fehr-stet zeech fohn zelt
ELΕλληνικά
αυτονοητό
af-toh-noh-ee-toh
ESEspañol
no hace falta decir
noh ah-seh fahl-tah deh-seer
FISuomi
se on selvää
seh oh seh-vah
FRFrançais
c'est évident
seh eh-vee-dahnt
HEעברית
זה ברור מאליו
zeh bah-rohr mee-ah-lee-oh
HIहिन्दी
यह कहने की जरूरत नहीं है
yah kah-neh kee jah-roo-rat nahin hai
HUMagyar
magától értetődik
mah-gah-tohl ehr-teh-toh-deek
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak perlu dikatakan
tee-dahk peh-roo dee-kah-tah-kan
ITItaliano
è ovvio
eh oh-vee-oh
JA日本語
言うまでもない
iu-ma-de-mo-nai
KO한국어
말할 필요도 없다
mah-hal pil-yo-do eobs-da
NLNederlands
het spreekt vanzelf
het sprehk vahn zelt
NONorsk
det er selvinnlysende
deh ehr seh-veen-nee-ly-sen-deh
PLPolski
nie trzeba mówić
nee-eh treh-bah moo-weech
PTPortuguês
não precisa dizer
nah-oh pree-zah dee-zehr
RORomână
e lesne de înțeles
eh leh-sneh deh ehn-tseh-les
RUРусский
не нужно говорить
nee nuh-zhnoh goh-voh-reet
SVSvenska
det förstår sig själv
deh feh-stoor see-yahv
TAதமிழ்
அது தெளிவாகத் தெரியும்
ah-thoo theh-lee-vah-ah theh-ree-yoom
TEతెలుగు
అది స్పష్టంగా తెలుస్తుంది
ah-dee spash-tahm-gah teh-loo-stoon-dee
THไทย
ไม่ต้องพูด
mai tong phoot
TRTürkçe
söylenecek şey yok
soh-yeh-leh-nehk sheh-yohk
UKУкраїнська
не потрібно говорити
nee poteh-bah goh-voh-ree-tee
URاردو
یہ کہنے کی ضرورت نہیں ہے
yah kah-neh kee zah-roo-rat nahin hai
VITiếng Việt
không cần phải nói
kohng canh phai nohk
ZH中文
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù

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