(telling sth)

give somebody a telling-off — jemanden ausschimpfen ( for wegen)

get a telling-off — Schimpfe kriegen (ugs.)

to give sb a good telling-off — jdn kräftig ausschimpfen, jdm eine (kräftige) Standpauke halten (inf)

to get a good telling-off — kräftig ausgeschimpft werden, eine Standpauke bekommen (inf)

give somebody a telling-off — jemanden ausschimpfen ( for wegen)

get a telling-off — Schimpfe kriegen (ugs.)

get along with you! — (colloq) ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you! — (colloq) arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! (colloq)

I'll get you (colloq) for that — je vais te le faire payer (colloq)

he's got it bad — (colloq) il est vraiment mordu

to get above oneself — commencer à avoir la grosse tête (colloq)

to get it together — (colloq) se ressaisir

to get with it — (colloq) se mettre dans le coup (colloq)

you've got me there! — alors là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)

tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen

tell somebody the way to the station — jemandem den Weg zum Bahnhof beschreiben

tell somebody the time — jemandem sagen, wie spät es ist; jemandem die Uhrzeit sagen

tell all — auspacken (ugs.)

tell somebody nothing/all about what happened — jemandem nichts davon/alles erzählen, was passiert ist

will you tell him [that] I will come? — sag ihm bitte, dass ich kommen werde

they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...

I'll tell you what I'll do — weißt du, was ich machen werde?

tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]

I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...

I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen

I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...

you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...

you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen

let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen

..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir

you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)

I don't need to tell you [that]... — ich brauche dir wohl nicht extra zu sagen, dass...

so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört

no, don't tell me, let me guess — [nein,] sag's nicht, lass mich raten

don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...

you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?

something tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst

tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)

live or survive to tell the tale — überleben

tell tales [about somebody] — (gossip; reveal secret) [über jemanden] tratschen (ugs. abwertend)

tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen

tell somebody [not] to do something — jemandem sagen, dass er etwas [nicht] tun soll; jemandem sagen, er soll[e] etwas [nicht] tun

do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

do as you are told — tu, was man dir sagt

tell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen

it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]

it's easy to tell whether... — es lässt sich leicht sagen, ob...

you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.

how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?

it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen

how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?

who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

tell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken

tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

to tell tales — petzen (inf)

to tell sb a secret — jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen or (give away) verraten

... or so I've been told —... so hat man es mir jedenfalls gesagt or erzählt

could you tell me the way to the station, please? — könn(t)en Sir mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?

(I'll) tell you what, let's go to the cinema — weißt du was, gehen wir doch ins Kino!

you can't tell whether it's moving — man kann nicht sagen or sehen, ob es sich bewegt

I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen — ich hätte nicht sagen können, ob er in einem Kampf verwickelt oder nur hingefallen war

it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered — es war unmöglich festzustellen, wo die Kugel eingetreten war

to tell sb/sth by sth — jdn/etw an etw (dat) erkennen

= count) to tell one's beads — den Rosenkranz beten

his age told against him (in applying for job) (in competition) character always tells in the end — sein Alter war ein Nachteil für ihn sein Alter machte sich bemerkbar zum Schluss schlägt doch die Veranlagung durch

tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen

tell all — auspacken (ugs.)

they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...

tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]

I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...

I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen

I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...

you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...

you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen

let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen

..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir

you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)

so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört

don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...

you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?

something tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst

tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)

live or survive to tell the tale — überleben

tell tales [about somebody] — (gossip; reveal secret) [über jemanden] tratschen (ugs. abwertend)

tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen

do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

tell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen

it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]

you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.

how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?

it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen

how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?

who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

tell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken

tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

to tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!

to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

can you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?

to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare

as o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire

tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese

time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà

to tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!

to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

can you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?

to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare

as o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire

tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese

time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà

as I was telling you — como te estaba or iba diciendo

could you tell me the way to the station? — ¿me podría decir or indicar cómo se llega a la estación?

tell me when you've finished — dime or avísame cuando hayas terminado

I am pleased to be able to tell you that... — ( Corresp) me complace comunicarle or informarle que...

it's not easy, I can tell you — no es fácil, te lo aseguro or garantizo

you're telling me! — (colloq) me lo vas a decir a mí!

the poem tells how... — el poema cuenta or (frml) narra or relata cómo...

to tell somebody ABOUT somebody/something: she's told me all about you me ha hablado mucho de ti; tell us about Lima — cuéntanos cómo es Lima (or qué tal te fue en Lima etc)

do as o what you're told — haz lo que se te dice

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

promise you won't tell? — ¿prometes que no se lo vas a contar or decir a nadie?

to tell ON somebody (TO somebody) — (colloq) acusar a alguien (a or con alguien)

to tell sb whether/how/why etc — decir a algn si/cómo/por qué etc

I have been told that... — me han dicho que..., se me ha dicho que... frm

I am pleased to tell you that... — frm me complace comunicarle que..., me es grato comunicarle que...

• I told him about the missing money — le dije lo del dinero que faltaba, le informé acerca del dinero que faltaba frm

• tell me another! * — ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! *

• he's no saint, I can tell you! — ¡no es ningún santo, te lo aseguro!

• I cannot tell you how pleased I am — no encuentro palabras para expresarle lo contento que estoy

• I could tell you a thing or two about him — hay cosas de él que yo me sé

• don't tell me you can't do it! — ¡no me vayas a decir or no me digas que no lo puedes hacer!

• to tell sb's fortune, tell sb the future — decir a algn la buenaventura

• to tell a lie — mentir

• you're telling me! * — ¡a quién se lo cuentas!, ¡a mí no me lo vas a contar!

• I told you so! — ¡ya lo decía yo!

• (I) tell you what, let's go now — sabes qué, vámonos ya

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• he won't be told — no acepta consejos de nadie, no quiere hacer caso de nadie

• I told you not to — te dije que no lo hicieras

• I couldn't tell them apart — no sabía distinguirlos

• to tell the difference between A and B — distinguir entre A y B

• to tell right from wrong — distinguir el bien del mal

• you can tell he's a German — se (le) nota que es alemán

• I couldn't tell how it was done — no sabía cómo se hizo

• there is no telling what he will do — es imposible saber qué va a hacer

• "did you love her?" - "more than words can tell" — -¿la amabas? -más de lo que pueda expresar con palabras

• I hear tell that... — dicen que...

please don't tell! — ¡no vayas contándolo or soplándolo * por ahí!

he told on me to my parents — se chivó de mí a mis padres (Sp) *