not to mention

men·tion

 (mĕn′shən)

tr.v. men·tioned, men·tion·ing, men·tions

To speak or write about, especially briefly or incidentally: I mentioned your idea during the conversation. She mentioned that she was going to be five minutes late.

n.

1. The act or an instance of mentioning something: He made no mention of the incident in his report. There was a mention of the play in the local newspaper.

2. A statement or citation of honor or appreciation: Sponsors were given a special mention during the opening ceremony.

Idiom:

not to mention

In addition to; as well as.

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[From Middle English mencioun, reference, from Old French, from Latin mentiō, mentiōn-; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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men′tion·a·ble adj.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

not to mention - much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal" let alone

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Translations

ناهيكَ عن، فَضلا عن أنَّ

nemluvě o

for ikke at tale om

ganz zu schweigen von

nem is említve

aî ónefndu, fyrir utan

per non dire di...

for ikke å nevne om

ayrıcabir de

更不必说

mention

(ˈmenʃən) verb

1. to speak of or refer to. He mentioned the plan. noem, verwys na يَذكُر говоря за mencionar hovořit (o, k) anführen nævne; omtale αναφέρω, μνημονεύωmencionar, decir, hablar de nimetama ذکر کردن mainita parler de לְהַזכִּיר उल्लेख करना spomenuti említ, idéz menyebutkan minnast á, nefna menzionare 述べる 언급하다 (pa)minėti, nurodyti []minēt menyebut vermeldennevne, omtale, si wspominać, wzmiankować يادونه كول mencionar a vorbi despre говорить, ссылаться hovoriť (o) navesti pomenuti nämna กล่าวถึง söz etmek, bahsetmek 說起 згадувати; посилатися на اشارةً ذکر کرنا đề cập 说起

2. to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly. She mentioned (that) she might be leaving. noem, opmerk يُشيرُ إلى споменавам mencionar zmínit se erwähnen nævne; sige αναφέρωmencionar mainima ذکر کردن mainita mentionner לְצַייֵן उल्लेख napomenuti (meg)említ mengatakan minnast á, nefna menzionare 言う 간단히(간접적으로) 말하다 pasakyti, užsiminti ierunāties; minēt mengatakan gewag maken vannevne, antyde wspominać, wzmiankować يادونه كول mencionar a menţiona, a pomeni упоминать zmieniť sa omeniti pomenuti nämna เอ่ยถึง ... diye söylemek 提及 згадувати ذکر کرنا lưu ý 提及

noun

(often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about). No mention was made of this matter. melding ذِكْر، إشارَه، تَنْويه споменаване menção zmínka die Erwähnung omtale αναφορά, μνείαmención, alusión mainimine تذکر maininta mentionאזכור उल्लेख, चर्चा napomena (meg)említés komentar e-ð sem minnst er á accenno 言及 언급, 진술 pastaba, užsiminimas pieminēšana komentar gewagomtalewzmianka يادونه referência menţiune упоминание zmienka omemba pomen omnämnande การกล่าวถึง bahsetme, değinme 提到 згадування ذکر sự đề cập 提到

not to mention

used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant. He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome. om nie eens te praat van ناهيكَ عن، فَضلا عن أنَّ освен това sem falar em nemluvě o ganz zu schweigen von for ikke at tale om άσε πια, για να μην αναφέρω por no hablar de, sin contar rääkimata سوای از puhumattakaan sans compter שֶׁלֹא לְהַזכִּיר a da i ne spomenemo nem is említve... dan lagi að ónefndu, fyrir utan (per non parlare di) 言うまでもなく ...은 말할 것도 없고 jau nekalbant apie nemaz nerunājot par dan lagi om nog maar niet te spreken van for ikke å nevne/snakke om nie mówiąc o اما نه كه،وړتيا نه لرل،پرته له sem falar em ca să nu mai vorbim de не говоря уже о nehovoriac o da ne omenimo da ne pominjem för att inte tala om ไม่ต้องพูดถึง ayrıca, bir de 更不用說 не кажучи вже про کسی اہم یا بنیادی بات کی طرف اشارہ کہ اس کا تو ذکر ہی کیا chưa kể 更不必说

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