Needless to say

Definition

Used to indicate that what follows is so obvious or expected that it hardly needs to be mentioned, though the speaker mentions it anyway.

Etymology

This phrase developed in the 19th century as a more explicit version of similar expressions about obviousness. It acknowledges the redundancy while proceeding anyway, creating a rhetorical device that actually emphasizes rather than minimizes the importance of what follows.

Kelly Says

Like 'it goes without saying,' this phrase creates emphasis through the pretense of de-emphasis - by claiming something doesn't need to be said while saying it anyway, speakers actually draw more attention to their point. It's a sophisticated rhetorical strategy disguised as casual speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንዳንዴ አለ
an-dan-de ale
ARالعربية
لا حاجة للقول
la ha-ji-tha lil-qoul
BNবাংলা
কোনও প্রয়োজন নেই
ko-no pro-yo-jon nei
CACatalà
és clar
es clar
CSČeština
samozřejmě
samo-zre-ne
DADansk
det er indlysende
det er in-dlys-en-de
DEDeutsch
un gesagt
oon ge-sagt
ELΕλληνικά
είναι προφανές
e-in-e pro-fa-nes
ESEspañol
lógicamente
loh-gee-kah-men-te
FAفارسی
نیاز به گفتن نیست
nee-yaz be go-d-tan nist
FISuomi
selvästi
sel-väs-ti
FRFrançais
il va sans dire
il va san-di-reh
GUGU
જેવું જ કહેવાય
je-vun je ka-he-va-ay
HAHA
ba haka
ba ha-ka
HEעברית
ללא צורך
le-la tz-rokh
HIहिन्दी
कहने की ज़रूरत नहीं
kah-neh-kee zar-urat nahin
HUMagyar
nyilvánvaló
nyil-van-va-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak perlu dikatakan
tidak perlu di-kat-i-kan
IGIG
a ga-a ga-a
a ga-a ga-a
ITItaliano
ovvio
oh-vvee-oh
JA日本語
言うまでもなく
iu-u ma-de-mo-na-ku
KKKK
sөzdeу
soz-deu
KMKM
មិនត្រូវបាននិយាយ
min tra-oov ba-an ni-ya-y
KO한국어
말할 필요 없이
mal-hal pi-ryo eob-si
MRMR
हे म्हणायचे नाही
he ma-n-a-ay-che na-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak perlu dikatakan
tidak perlu di-kat-i-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုရန်မလို
so-ya-ran ma-lo
NLNederlands
zowel duidelijk als
zowel klu-it-lik als
NONorsk
det er selvsagt
det er selv-sag-t
PAPA
ਕਹ Dispenser
keh dis-pen-ser
PLPolski
nie trzeba mówić
nee tre-ba moo-vich
PTPortuguês
desnecessário dizer
des-nes-seh-ah-ree di-zer
RORomână
este evident
es-te e-vi-dent
RUРусский
и так понятно
i tak pa-nyat-no
SVSvenska
det är uppenbart
det air oo-ppen-bart
SWKiswahili
hapa ni lazima
ha-pa ni la-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
சொல்ல வேண்டியதில்லை
solla ven-di-ya-til-lai
TEతెలుగు
అనవసరం
ana-vas-aram
THไทย
ไม่ต้องพูด
mai dtaung poo-d
TLTL
hindi na kailangang sabihin
hin-di na kai-lang-ang sa-bi-hin
TRTürkçe
söylemeye gerek yok
soh-leh-meh-ye ge-rek yok
UKУкраїнська
це зрозуміло
tse zro-o-mee-lo
URاردو
کہنا ضروری نہیں
keh-na zar-oo-ree nahin
VITiếng Việt
không cần nói
khong can noi
YOYO
ko ni gba
ko ni gba
ZH中文
不用说
bu yong shuo
ZUZU
kuthula
koo-thoo-la

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