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1 tell

tell [tel]

(preterite, past participle told)

1. transitive verb

   a. dire

• tell me your name dites-moi votre nom

• I told him what/where/how/why je lui ai dit ce que/où/comment/pourquoi

• I told him the way to the station je lui ai expliqué comment aller à la gare

• he told himself it was only a game il s'est dit que ce n'était qu'un jeu

• something tells me he won't be pleased quelque chose me dit qu'il ne sera pas content

• I won't go, I tell you! puisque je te dis que je n'irai pas !

• I can't tell you how grateful I am je ne saurais vous dire à quel point je suis reconnaissant

• don't tell me you've lost it! ne me dis pas que tu l'as perdu !

• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !

• ... or so I've been told... ou du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit

• you're telling me! (inf) à qui le dis-tu !

• you tell me! je n'en sais rien !

   b. ( = relate) raconter ; [+ a lie, the truth, secret, sb's age] dire ; [+ the future] prédire

• can you tell the time? sais-tu lire l'heure ?

• can you tell time? (US) sais-tu lire l'heure ?

• can you tell me the time? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est) ?

• that tells me all I need to know maintenant je sais tout ce qu'il me faut savoir

• it tells its own story ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire

• his actions tell us a lot about his motives ses actes nous en disent long sur ses motifs

• she was telling him about it elle lui en parlait

• tell me about it raconte-moi ça ; (ironic: inf) ne m'en parle pas

• I told him about what had happened je lui ai dit ce qui était arrivé

   c. ( = know) how can I tell what he'll do? comment puis-je savoir ce qu'il va faire ?

• it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée

• I couldn't tell how it was done je ne pourrais pas dire comment ça a été fait

• you can tell he's clever by the way he talks on voit bien qu'il est intelligent à la façon dont il parle

• you can't tell much from his letter sa lettre n'en dit pas très long

   d. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = know) savoir

• to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal

• I can't tell them apart je ne peux pas les distinguer (l'un de l'autre)

• I can't tell the difference je ne vois pas la différence

   e. ( = command) dire ( sb to do sth à qn de faire qch)

• do as you are told fais ce qu'on te dit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = know) savoir

• how can I tell? comment le saurais-je ?

• I can't tell je n'en sais rien

• you never can tell on ne sait jamais

• you can't tell from his letter on ne peut pas savoir d'après sa lettre

• as far as one can tell pour autant que l'on sache

   b. ( = be talebearer) I won't tell! je ne le répéterai à personne !

• to tell on sb (inf) moucharder (inf) qn

   c. ( = have an effect) se faire sentir

• the pressure is beginning to tell on her elle commence à accuser le stress

• their age and inexperience told against them leur âge et leur manque d'expérience militaient contre eux

► tell off (inf) separable transitive verb

( = reprimand) gronder ( for doing sth pour avoir fait qch)

• to be told off se faire gronder (inf)

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[tel] 1.
(prét, pp told) transitive verb

1) gen [person] dire [lie, truth]; raconter [joke, story]; prédire [future]; [manual, gauge] indiquer

to tell somebody about ou of something — parler de quelque chose à quelqu'un

to tell somebody to do — dire à quelqu'un de faire

to tell somebody not to do — gen dire à quelqu'un de ne pas faire; ( forbid) défendre à quelqu'un de faire

to tell somebody how to do/what to do — expliquer à quelqu'un comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire

to tell the time — [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure; [person] lire l'heure

can you tell me the time please? — peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?

I was told that — on m'a dit que

his behaviour tells us a lot about his character — son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité

I told you so! —

what did I tell you! — je te l'avais bien dit!

you're telling me! — à qui le dis-tu!

it's true, I tell you! — puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!

do as you are told! — fais ce qu'on te dit!

she just won't be told! — elle ne veut pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit

tell me all about it! — racontez-moi tout!

I could tell you a thing or two about her! — je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle!

stress? tell me about it! — le stress? j'en sais quelque chose!

2) ( deduce)

you can tell (that) he's lying — on voit bien qu'il ment

I can tell (that) he's disappointed — je sais qu'il est déçu

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice

3) ( distinguish) distinguer

he can't tell right from wrong — il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal

can you tell the difference? — est-ce que vous voyez la différence?

how can you tell which is which? —

how can you tell them apart? — comment peut-on les distinguer l'un de l'autre?
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promets-moi de ne pas le répéter!

that would be telling! — je ne peux pas le dire!

2) ( be evidence of)

to tell of — témoigner de

3) ( know for certain) savoir

as ou so far as I can tell — pour autant que je sache

how can you tell? — comment le sais-tu?

you never can tell — on ne sait jamais

4) ( produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — elle commence à faire son âge

her inexperience told against her at the interview — son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien
3.
reflexive verb

to tell oneself — se dire ( that que)

Phrasal Verbs:

- tell off

- tell on

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to tell all — tout raconter

tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)

to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un

you tell me! — je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?

to tell it like it is — parler net

time (alone) will tell — (seul) l'avenir le dira

English-French dictionary > tell
2 tell

tell [tel]

dire à ⇒ 1 (a)-(g), 2 (a) expliquer à ⇒ 1 (b) raconter ⇒ 1 (d) annoncer ⇒ 1 (d) distinguer ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 1 (i) savoir ⇒ 1 (i), 2 (b) comprendre ⇒ 1 (i) se faire sentir ⇒ 2 (c)

(pt & pp told [təʊld])

1 transitive verb

(a) (inform) dire à;

∎ to tell sb sth dire qch à qn;

∎ familiar to tell teacher rapporter^□, cafarder;

∎ I told him the answer/what I thought je lui ai dit la réponse/ce que je pensais;

∎ to tell sb about or literary of sth dire qch à qn, parler à qn de qch;

∎ I told her about the new restaurant je lui ai parlé du nouveau restaurant;

∎ have you told them about the fire? leur avez-vous parlé de l'incendie?;

∎ she wrote to tell me of her father's death elle m'a écrit pour m'annoncer la mort de son père;

∎ literary she told me of her woes elle m'a parlé de ses malheurs;

∎ they told me (that) they would be late ils m'ont dit qu'ils seraient en retard;

∎ I'm pleased to tell you you've won j'ai le plaisir de vous informer ou annoncer que vous avez gagné;

∎ are you telling me (that) you spent £50 on THAT? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as payé 50 livres pour ça?;

∎ let me tell you how pleased I am laissez-moi vous dire ou permettez-moi de vous dire à quel point je suis heureux;

∎ it's not so easy, let me tell you! ce n'est pas si facile, je t'assure ou je te le dis!;

∎ we are told that there is little hope on nous dit qu'il y a peu d'espoir;

∎ it's just as I told you c'est exactement ce que je t'avais dit;

∎ I'm told he's coming tomorrow j'ai entendu dire ou on m'a dit qu'il venait demain;

∎ so I've been told c'est ce qu'on m'a dit;

∎ it doesn't tell us much cela ne nous en dit pas très long, cela ne nous apprend pas grand-chose;

∎ can you tell me the time? pouvez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;

∎ can you tell me your name/age? pouvez-vous me dire votre nom/âge?;

∎ I know, Dennis told me je sais, Dennis me l'a dit;

∎ a little bird told me! c'est mon petit doigt qui me l'a dit!

(b) (explain to) expliquer à, dire à;

∎ this brochure tells me all I need to know cette brochure m'explique tout ce que j'ai besoin de savoir;

∎ I told him what to do in case of an emergency je lui ai dit ou expliqué ce qu'il fallait faire en cas d'urgence;

∎ did you tell them how to get here? leur as-tu expliqué comment se rendre ici?;

∎ can you tell me the way to the station/to Oxford? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare/la route d'Oxford?;

∎ do you want me to tell you again? voulez-vous que je vous le redise ou répète?;

∎ who can tell me the best way to make omelettes? qui peut me dire ou m'expliquer la meilleure façon de faire des omelettes?;

∎ I can't tell you how pleased I am je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis content;

∎ if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times! je te l'ai dit cent fois!;

∎ (I'll) tell you what, let's play cards j'ai une idée, on n'a qu'à jouer aux cartes

(c) (instruct, order)

∎ to tell sb to do sth dire à qn de faire qch;

∎ you can't tell me what to do! tu n'as pas à me dire ce que je dois faire!;

∎ do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit;

∎ tell her to wait outside dites-lui d'attendre dehors;

∎ I told them not to interrupt je leur ai dit de ne pas interrompre;

∎ I thought I told you not to run? je croyais t'avoir interdit ou défendu de courir?;

∎ I told you no! je t'ai dit non!;

∎ don't make me tell you twice ne m'oblige pas à te le dire deux fois;

∎ he didn't need to be told twice! il ne s'est pas fait prier!, je n'ai pas eu besoin de lui dire deux fois!

(d) (recount → story, joke) raconter; (→ news) annoncer; (→ secret) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb about sth parler à qn de qch, parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn;

∎ to tell sb about sb parler à qn de qn, parler de qn à qn;

∎ tell them about or of your life as an explorer racontez-leur votre vie d'explorateur;

∎ tell me what you know about it dites-moi ce que vous en savez;

∎ I'll tell you what happened je vais vous raconter ce qui est arrivé;

∎ could you tell me a little about yourself? pourriez-vous me parler un peu de vous-même?;

∎ what does this tell us about his character? qu'est-ce que cela nous apprend sur son caractère?;

∎ I told myself it didn't matter je me suis dit que cela n'avait pas d'importance;

∎ I could tell you a thing or two about his role in it je pourrais vous en dire long sur son rôle dans tout cela;

∎ don't tell me you got lost! ne me dites pas que vous vous êtes perdu!;

∎ don't tell me, let me guess! ne me dites rien, laissez-moi deviner!;

∎ familiar tell it like it is! n'ayez pas peur de dire la vérité!^□ ;

∎ familiar tell that to the marines!, tell me another! à d'autres!, mon œil!;

∎ to hear tell that… entendre dire que… + indicative

(e) (recite)

∎ to tell one's beads dire ou égrener son chapelet

(f) (utter → truth, lie) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb the truth dire la vérité à qn;

∎ to tell lies mentir, dire des mensonges;

∎ figurative I tell a lie! je me trompe!

(g) (assure) dire à, assurer;

∎ didn't I tell you?, I told you so!, what did I tell you! je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ let me tell you! (believe me) je vous assure!, croyez-moi!; (as threat) tenez-vous-le pour dit!;

∎ I can tell you! c'est moi qui vous le dis!;

∎ familiar you're telling me!, tell me about it! à qui le dis-tu!

(h) (distinguish) distinguer;

∎ to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ you can hardly tell the difference between them on voit ou distingue à peine la différence entre eux;

∎ how can you tell one from another? comment les distinguez-vous l'un de l'autre?;

∎ you can tell him by his voice on le reconnaît à sa voix;

∎ she can't tell the time elle ne sait pas lire l'heure

(i) (see) voir; (know) savoir; (understand) comprendre;

∎ you could tell he was disappointed on voyait bien qu'il était déçu;

∎ how can you tell when it's ready? à quoi voit-on ou comment peut-on savoir que c'est prêt?;

∎ no one could tell whether the good weather would last personne ne pouvait dire si le beau temps allait durer;

∎ I can tell it from the look in your eyes ça se lit dans tes yeux;

∎ there's no telling what he might do next/how he'll react (il est) impossible de dire ce qu'il est susceptible de faire ensuite/comment il réagira

2 intransitive verb

(a) (reveal)

∎ that would be telling! ce serait trahir un secret!;

∎ I won't tell je ne dirai rien à personne;

∎ time will tell qui vivra verra, le temps nous le dira;

∎ more than words can tell plus que les mots ne peuvent dire

(b) (know) savoir;

∎ how can I tell? comment le saurais-je?;

∎ who can tell? qui peut savoir?, qui sait?;

∎ you never can tell on ne sait jamais;

∎ it's difficult or hard to tell c'est difficile à dire;

∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer

(c) (have effect) se faire sentir, avoir de l'influence;

∎ British proverb breeding tells bon sang ne saurait mentir;

∎ her age is beginning to tell elle commence à accuser son âge;

∎ the strain is beginning to tell la tension commence à se faire sentir;

∎ her aristocratic roots told against her ses origines aristocratiques lui nuisaient

(d) literary (story, book)

∎ to tell of sth raconter qch;

∎ the first volume tells of the postwar period le premier volume raconte la période d'après-guerre;

∎ I've heard tell of phantom ships j'ai entendu parler de navires fantômes

(e) literary (bear witness)

∎ to tell of témoigner de;

∎ the scars told of his reckless life ses cicatrices témoignaient de sa vie mouvementée;

∎ the stones told of battles of times past les pierres portaient les traces de batailles des temps passés

➲ tell apart separable transitive verb

distinguer (entre);

∎ I couldn't tell the twins apart je ne pouvais pas distinguer les jumeaux l'un de l'autre

➲ tell off separable transitive verb

(a) (scold) réprimander, gronder;

∎ to tell sb off for doing sth gronder ou réprimander qn pour avoir fait qch

(b) (select) affecter, désigner

➲ tell on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (denounce) dénoncer;

∎ don't tell on me ne me dénonce pas

(b) (have effect on) se faire sentir sur, produire un effet sur;

∎ her age is telling on her elle accuse son âge;

∎ the strain soon began to tell on her health la tension ne tarda pas à avoir un effet néfaste sur sa santé

✾ Poem 'Tell me the Truth about Love' Auden 'Dis-moi la vérité sur l'amour'

✾ Book 'Go tell it on the Mountain' Baldwin 'Va le clamer sur la montagne'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > tell
3 tell

verb

(past and past participle told)

1) рассказывать; to tell a lie (или a falsehood) говорить неправду; this fact tells its own tale (или story) этот факт говорит сам за себя

2) говорить, сказать; I am told мне сказали, я слышал; to tell goodbye amer. прощаться

3) указывать, показывать; свидетельствовать; to tell the time показывать время (о часах)

4) уверять; заверять

5) сообщать, выдавать (тайну), выбалтывать

6) приказывать; tell the driver to wait for me пусть шофер меня подождет; I was told to show my passport у меня потребовали паспорт

7) отличать, различать; he can be told by his dress его можно отличить или узнать по одежде; to tell apart понимать разницу, различать; to tell one thing from another отличать одну вещь от другой

8) выделяться; her voice tells remarkably in the choir ее голос удивительно выделяется в хоре

9) сказываться, отзываться (on); the strain begins to tell on her напряжение начинает сказываться на ней

10) делать сообщение, докладывать (of)

11) obsolete считать; подсчитывать; пересчитывать; to tell one's beads читать молитвы, перебирая четки; all told в общей сложности, в общем; включая всех или все

tell off

tell on

tell over

don't (или never) tell me не рассказывайте сказок

to tell smb. where to get off amer. поставить кого-л. на место, осадить кого-л.; дать нагоняй кому-л.

to tell the world collocation категорически утверждать

do tell! amer. вот те на!, не может быть!

I'll tell you what collocation знаете что

you never can tell всякое бывает; почем знать?

you're telling me! кому вы рассказываете?, я сам знаю!

Syn:

convey, impart, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report

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(v) отличать; отличить; рассказать; рассказывать

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сказать, говорить

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[ tel] v. рассказывать, говорить, сказать; сообщать, делать сообщение, докладывать; выбалтывать, выдавать; доносить; отличать, различать; выделяться; указывать, приказывать; считать, пересчитывать, подсчитывать
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выбалтывать

выдавать

выделяться

говорить

докладывать

заверять

отбирать

отделать

отзываться

отличать

передать

пересчитывать

повествовать

подсчитывать

показывать

предписать

предписывать

приказать

приказывать

различать

распознавать

распознать

расскажите

рассказать

рассказывать

свидетельствовать

скажите

сказать

сказывать

сказываться

сообщать

уверять

указывать

фискалить

ябедничать

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1) а) говорить б) рассказывать 2) а) сообщать, выдавать (тайну), выбалтывать; доносить (на кого-л.) б) вербализовать, выражать словами; говорить вслух 3) а) делать сообщение, докладывать (о чем-л. - of smth.) б) указывать, показывать, свидетельствовать, сказываться 4) приказывать; настоятельно просить (о чем-л.)

Новый англо-русский словарь > tell
4 tell

verb transitive and intransitive
പറയുക, സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക, കാണപ്പെടുക, വെളിവാകുക, വര്‍ണ്ണിക്കുക, വിവരിക്കുക, ആഖ്യാനിക്കുക

English-Malayalam new dictionary > tell
5 tell

1. v рассказывать

to tell a story — рассказать историю

to tell the truth — сказать правду

he told us his adventures — он рассказал нам о своих приключениях

tell me something about yourself — расскажите мне что-нибудь о себе

to tell blue stories — рассказывать неприличные анекдоты

tell us another — рассказывайте это кому-нибудь другому

to tell the tale — рассказывать о несчастьях

to tell the full of smth. — рассказывать всё

tell stories — рассказывать небылицы

2. v говориться, рассказываться

as the story tells — как говорится в этой истории

3. v говорить; сообщать

to tell the time — сказать, который час

tell me your name — как вас зовут?

they all tell the same story — они все говорят одно и то же

4. v разглашать, рассказывать, выбалтывать; выдавать

to tell a secret — разглашать тайну

promise not to tell — обещайте, что никому не расскажете

tell it to the Jews! — рассказывай!;

5. v разг. ябедничать, наговаривать; жаловаться

I was going to tell father on him — я собиралась пожаловаться на него отцу

6. v заверять, уверять; утверждать

7. v определять; узнавать; отличать, различать

to tell the difference — установить разницу

to tell two things apart — различать две вещи

to tell one thing from another — отличать одну вещь от другой

you can always tell him by his gait — его всегда можно узнать по походке

one can tell that she is intelligent — она умница, это видно

tell from — отличать

tell apart — различать

to tell time — определять время по часам

8. v отличаться, выделяться

the two colour spots tell in the picture — эти два цветовых пятна резко выделяются на картине

9. v обнаруживать, указывать, показывать

to tell the time — показывать время; показывать, который час

10. v свидетельствовать

it tells of his desire to come back — это говорит о его желании вернуться

11. v отзываться, сказываться

every blow tells — ни один удар не проходит бесследно

tell on — сказываться на

tell upon — сказываться на

blood will tell — происхождение сказывается

12. v велеть, приказывать

tell him to wait — вели ему подождать

13. v уст. считать, пересчитывать; подсчитывать

to tell the House — подсчитывать число голосов

14. v уст. отсчитывать; платить

15. v уст. насчитывать

he tells seventy years — ему уже 70 лет

to tell fortunes — гадать

to tell tother from which — отличать друг от друга

to tell it like it is — говорить правду; выложить всё начистоту; не кривить душой

time will tell — поживём — увидим

do tell! — вот те на!, не может быть!

16. n курган, искусственный холм

Синонимический ряд:

1. announce (verb) announce; proclaim; publicise; publicize; publish; ventilate

2. command (verb) bid; charge; command; direct; enjoin; instruct; order; require; urge; warn

3. count (verb) count; enumerate; number; numerate; tale; tally

4. deduce (verb) ascertain; calculate; compute; deduce; differentiate; discern; discriminate; distinguish; identify; know; reckon; recognize; separate

5. inform (verb) acquaint; advise; apprise; clew; clue; educate; enlighten; explain; fill in; inform; make known; notify; post; teach; wise up

6. narrate (verb) describe; detail; narrate; recount; relate

7. report (verb) break; carry; communicate; convey; disclose; get across; impart; pass; report; transmit

8. reveal (verb) acknowledge; betray; blab; blab out; confess; discover; divulge; expose; give away; let on; let out; own; reveal; spill; unbosom; unclose; uncover; uncurtain; unveil

9. say (verb) bring out; chime in; come out with; declare; deliver; say; throw out

10. speak (verb) express; mention; mouth; speak; utter; word

11. state (verb) articulate; enunciate; state; vent; vocalise; voice

12. weigh (verb) militate; weigh

Антонимический ряд:

conceal; listen; persuade

English-Russian base dictionary > tell
6 tell

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -ambia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Word] amba V

[English Example] Tell me/ how do you endure/ the pain of being separated / from your fellow human beings?; There's no one who was brave enough to be able to tell his companion.

[Swahili Example] Niambie,/ wavumulia vipi/maumivu ya kutenganishwa/ na binadamu wenzako? [Alamin Mazrui "Barua ya Mpenzi"49] hakuna aliyekuwa na ujasiri wa kuweza kumwambia mwenziwe [Kez]

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -arifu

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -hadithi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -hubiri

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] habari, mhubiri

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -sema

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] rare

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[English Word] tell

[Swahili Word] -taja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell (a story)

[Swahili Word] -simulia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell (a story)

[Swahili Word] -sumulia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] msimulizi N

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[English Word] tell (news)

[Swahili Word] -dokolea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell a story

[Swahili Word] -fanyia hadithi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] kusimulia hadithi

[English Example] Use of pictures to tell a story

[Swahili Example] Matumizi ya picha kwa kufanyia hadithi [Masomo 194]

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[English Word] tell a story

[Swahili Word] -pa hadithi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] eleza habari za mambo yaliyotukia; eleza kisa, ngano, masimulizi, riwaya

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[English Word] tell fortunes

[Swahili Word] -tabiri

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] tell frankly (informal)

[Swahili Word] -toboa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Padri leo katoboa! [Kez]

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[English Word] tell over and over again

[Swahili Word] -sisitiza

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > tell
7 tell

tel
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) decir, mandar

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) decir, contar

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) ver (la diferencia), distinguir, reconocer

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar, revelar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) notarse, hacerse notar

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

tell vb

1. contar

tell me a story cuéntame un cuento

she told us about the accident nos contó lo del accidente

2. decir

they told me there were no rooms at the hotel me dijeron que no quedaban habitaciones en el hotel

I told you so ¿no te lo dije?

to tell tales contar cuentos

El pasado y participio pasado de tell es told

tell

tr[tel]

transitive verb (pt & pp told tr[təʊld])

1 (gen) decir

■ tell me your name dime tu nombre

■ tell me (that) you love me dime que me quieres

■ why didn't you tell me? ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

■ he told me (that) he'd seen you me dijo que te había visto

■ could you tell me where the station is, please? ¿me podría indicar dónde está la estación, por favor?

2 (story, joke) contar; (truth, lies, secret) decir

■ tell us a joke, Fred cuéntanos un chiste, Fred

■ telling lies is bad mentir es malo, decir mentiras es malo

3 (talk about) hablar de

■ tell me all about your family háblame de tu familia

■ he told us of his travels in China nos habló de sus viajes por la China

4 formal use comunicar, informar

■ we regret to tell you that... lamentamos comunicarle que...

5 (assure) asegurar, garantizar

■ it's true, I tell you es verdad, te lo aseguro

6 (order) decir, mandar

■ he told us to go away nos dijo que nos marcháramos

■ the boss told me to shut up el jefe me mandó callar

■ he told me not to be late me dijo que no llegara tarde

■ you'll do as you're told! ¡harás lo que yo te digo!

7 (show) indicar; (in writing) explicar

■ this light tells you when it's on esta luz te indica cuándo está en marcha

■ this book tells you how to grow orchids este libro te explica cómo cultivar orquídeas

8 (distinguish) distinguir

■ the teacher can't tell Peter from Paul el profesor no puede distinguir a Peter de Paul

■ children can't tell right from wrong los niños no saben distinguir el bien del mal

■ can you tell the difference between Gruyère and Emmental? ¿sabes distinguir entre el gruyere y el emmental?

9 (know) saber, notarse

■ it's difficult to tell what is happening es difícil saber lo que está pasando

■ you can tell by his voice that he's angry se le nota en la voz que está enfadado

10 (count - votes) escrutar; (- rosary beads) pasar

intransitive verb

1 (reveal secret) hablar, soplar

■ promise you won't tell? ¿me prometes que no lo dirás?

■ no matter what you do to me, I'll never tell podéis hacerme lo que queráis, porque no hablaré

2 (have effect) notarse, hacerse notar

■ Induráin's experience began to tell la experiencia de Induráin se hizo notar

■ the strain is telling on her la tensión empieza a afectarle

3 (know) saber

■ who can tell? ¿quién sabe?

■ you can never tell nunca se sabe

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as I can tell que yo sepa, por lo que yo sé

I'll tell you what escucha lo que digo

I told you so ya te lo dije, ya lo decía yo

tell me another! ¡anda ya!, ¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!

there's no telling no se sabe, vete a saber

time will tell el tiempo lo dirá

to tell somebody where to get off cantarle las cuarenta a alguien, decirle cuatro cosas a alguien

to tell the time saber decir la hora

you can never tell nunca se sabe

you're telling me a mí me lo dices, ni que lo digas

tell ['tɛl] v, told ['to:ld] ; telling vt

1) count: contar, enumerar

all told: en total

2) instruct: decir

he told me how to fix it: me dijo cómo arreglarlo

they told her to wait: le dijeron que esperara

3) relate: contar, relatar, narrar

to tell a story: contar una historia

4) divulge, reveal: revelar, divulgar

he told me everything about her: me contó todo acerca de ella

5) discern: discernir, notar

I can't tell the difference: no noto la diferencia

tell vi

1) say: decir

I won't tell: no voy a decírselo a nadie

2) know: saber

you never can tell: nunca se sabe

3) show: notarse, hacerse sentir

the strain is beginning to tell: la tensión se empieza a notar

tell

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told) = contar (Decir) v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• desembuchar v.

• hablar v.

• narrar v.

• relatar v.

tel
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (inform, reveal) decir*

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

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

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!

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

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)

3) (instruct, warn) decir*

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

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

b) ( distinguish)

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

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

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

a) ( reveal)

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

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

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

b) ( relate) (liter)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

[tel] (pt, pp told)
1. VT

1) [+ story, experiences] contar; [+ truth] decir; [+ secret] contar, divulgar frm; (formally) comunicar, informar

to tell sb sth — decir algo a algn

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

to tell sb that... — decir a algn que...

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 tell you it isn't! — ¡te digo que no!

let me tell you, I didn't enjoy it — si te digo la verdad, no me gustó nada

there were three, I tell you, three — había tres, ¿me oyes?, tres

I tell myself it can't be true — digo para mí que no puede ser verdad

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

tell me all about it — cuéntame todo

I'll tell you all about it — te (lo) diré todo

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

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

so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — pasaron tantas cosas no sé por dónde empezar a contarte

• 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!

didn't I tell you so? — ¿no te lo dije ya?

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

I tell you what! — ¡se me ocurre una idea!
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2) (=order)

to tell sb to do sth — decir a algn que haga algo, mandar a algn a hacer algo

• 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

3) (=indicate) [sign, dial, clock] indicar

to tell sb sth — indicar algo a algn

there was a sign telling us which way to go — una señal nos indicaba el camino

the clock tells the quarter hours — el reloj da los cuartos de hora

4) (=distinguish) distinguir

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

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

I can't tell the difference — no veo la diferencia

• to tell right from wrong — distinguir el bien del mal
time 1., 5)
5) (=know, be certain) saber

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

you can tell a horse's age by its teeth — la edad de un caballo se sabe por los dientes

how can I tell what she will do? — ¿cómo voy a saber lo que ella hará?

you can't tell much from his letter — su carta nos dice bien poco

• 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

6) (=count)

to tell one's beads — rezar el rosario

400 all told — 400 en total

2. VI

1) (=speak)

to tell (of) — hablar de

the ruins told of a sad history — las ruinas hablaban de una triste historia

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

it hurt more than words can tell — dolió una barbaridad, dolió lo indecible

• I hear tell that... — dicen que...

I hear tell of a disaster — he oído que ha ocurrido una catástrofe

I have never heard tell of it — no he oído nunca hablar de eso

2) * (=sneak, tell secrets)

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) *

that would be telling! — ¡es un secreto!

3) (=know, be certain) saber

how can I tell? — ¿cómo lo voy a saber?, ¿yo qué sé?

I can't tell — (me) es imposible saberlo, no le puedo decir, no sabría decirle

who can tell? — ¿quién sabe?

there is no telling — no se puede saber

you never can tell — nunca se sabe
time 1., 1)
4) (=have an effect)

every blow told — cada golpe tuvo su efecto

stamina tells in the long run — a la larga importa or vale más la resistencia

blood will tell — la sangre cuenta

• to tell against sb — obrar en contra de algn

• the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión está empezando a afectarle

- tell off

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[tel]
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (inform, reveal) decir*

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

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

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!

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

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)

3) (instruct, warn) decir*

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

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

b) ( distinguish)

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

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

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

a) ( reveal)

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

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

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

b) ( relate) (liter)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

English-spanish dictionary > tell
8 tell

1. transitive verb,
told

1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]

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 [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen

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,...

..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich 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

let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...

..., 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...

be told something by somebody — etwas von jemandem erfahren

I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...

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

... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre

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...?

2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählen

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

3) (instruct) sagen

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

tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll

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

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

4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagen

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.

5) (distinguish) unterscheiden

6) (utter) sagen

7)

all told — insgesamt
2. intransitive verb,
told

1) (determine)

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?

as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...

you never can tell — man kann nie wissen

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

2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

3) (reveal secret) es verraten

time [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen

4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzen

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112844/tell_apart">tell apart

- tell off

- tell on

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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) erzählen

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) befehlen

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) sagen

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) unterscheiden

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) verraten

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sich auswirken

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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tell

[tel]

I. vt

<told, told>

1. (say, communicate)

▪ to \tell sth etw sagen

to \tell a lie lügen

to \tell the truth die Wahrheit sagen

to \tell it like it is ( fam) es [ganz] offen sagen

▪ to \tell sb sth jdm etw sagen; (relate, explain) jdm etw erzählen

to \tell [you] the truth... ehrlich gesagt...

can you \tell me the way to the station? können Sie mir sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?

“I'm leaving you”, she told him „ich verlasse dich“, sagte sie [zu ihm]

don't \tell me! I want it to be a surprise sag es mir nicht! es soll eine Überraschung sein

to \tell sb a secret (confide) jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen; (give away) jdm ein Geheimnis verraten

▪ to \tell sb that... jdm sagen, dass...; (relate also) jdm erzählen, dass

did you \tell anyone [that] you were coming to see me? hast du irgendjemandem erzählt [o gesagt], dass du mich besuchen wolltest?

2. (assure)

▪ to \tell sb sth jdm etw sagen

what did I \tell you? ( fam) das hab' ich doch gleich gesagt! fam

didn't I \tell you? habe ich es dir nicht gleich gesagt?

I told you so ( fam) ich habe es [dir] ja gleich gesagt

you're \telling me! ( fam) wem sagst du das!

I won't go, I \tell you! ich sage [o versichere] dir, ich werde nicht gehen!

the suitcase was heavy, I can \tell you ( fam) ich kann dir sagen, der Koffer war vielleicht schwer!

let me \tell you [that] it wasn't easy lass dir von mir gesagt sein [o ich kann dir sagen], es war nicht leicht!

I cannot \tell you how much I love you! ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich dich liebe!

3. (narrate, relate)

▪ to \tell sth etw erzählen

to \tell an anecdote eine Anekdote wiedergeben

to \tell a joke einen Witz erzählen

▪ to \tell sth to sb jdm etw erzählen

4. (give account)

▪ to \tell sb about [or ( form) of] sth/about sb jdm von etw/jdm erzählen

don't you want to \tell me about what happened? möchtest du mir nicht erzählen, was passiert ist?

she's told me a lot/everything about her time in Berlin sie hat mir viel/alles über ihre Zeit in Berlin erzählt

I am sure she's told you a lot about me ich bin sicher, sie hat dir schon viel über mich erzählt

5. (command, instruct)

▪ to \tell sb to do sth jdm sagen, dass er/sie etw tun soll

\tell him to leave me alone sag ihm, er soll mich in Ruhe lassen fam

I was told not to talk to strangers ich soll nicht mit Fremden reden

do as you're told! ( fam) mach, was man dir sagt! fam

I won't \tell you again - go to bed! ich sag's nicht noch mal - ab ins Bett!

he wouldn't be told er wollte sich nichts sagen lassen

6. (discern)

▪ to \tell sth/sb etw/jdn erkennen; (notice)

▪ to \tell sth etw [be]merken

▪ to \tell sth (know) etw wissen; (determine) etw feststellen

I could \tell [that] you were unhappy ich habe gemerkt, dass du unglücklich warst

I couldn't \tell much from her words ihren Worten war nicht viel zu entnehmen

it was too dark for me to \tell what it said on the sign in der Dunkelheit konnte ich nicht erkennen, was auf dem Schild stand

it's easy to \tell a non-native speaker einen Nichtmuttersprachler kann man leicht erkennen

it's easy to \tell a blackbird by [or from] its song es ist leicht, eine Amsel an ihrem Gesang zu erkennen

to \tell the difference einen Unterschied feststellen

to \tell sth by ear etw mit dem Gehör feststellen

to \tell the time die Uhr lesen

can your son \tell the time yet? kann dein Sohn schon die Uhr lesen?, kennt dein Sohn schon die Uhr?

▪ to \tell sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden

to \tell right from wrong Recht und Unrecht unterscheiden

I cannot \tell what it is ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, was es ist

so [or as] far as I can \tell she's still in London soweit ich weiß, ist sie noch in London

how could I \tell [that]? woher [o wie] sollte ich das [denn] wissen?

he's Dutch — how can you \tell? er ist Holländer — woher willst du das wissen?

there is no \telling what the future will bring man weiß nie [o wer weiß schon], was die Zukunft bringt

who can \tell? wer weiß das schon?

you can never [or never can] \tell man kann nie wissen

to \tell fortunes wahrsagen

to \tell sb's fortune jds Zukunft vorhersagen

7. (count)

to \tell one's beads den Rosenkranz beten

to \tell the votes die Stimmen auszählen

8.

▶ \tell me another [one] ( fam) wer's glaubt, wird selig fam

▶ to \tell tales [out of school] aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern hum fam

II. vi

<told, told>

1. ( liter: give account, narrate)

▪ to \tell of sb/sth von jdm/etw erzählen

2. ( fig: indicate)

her face told of her anger aus ihrem Gesicht sprach Zorn

3. (inform)

▪ to \tell on sb jdn verraten [o sl verpetzen

4. (have an effect or impact) sich bemerkbar machen; blow, punch, word sitzen

the boxer made every punch \tell bei dem Boxer saß jeder Schlag

▪ to \tell on sb/sth erkennbare Auswirkungen auf jdn/etw haben

age has really told on him er ist ganz schön gealtert

you look tired, these exercises really told on you du siehst müde aus, diese Übungen haben dich sichtlich geschafft fam

all the stress began to \tell on my health der ganze Stress wirkte sich allmählich auf meine Gesundheit aus

5. BRIT ( form: reflect unfavourably on)

▪ to \tell against sb sich nachteilig für jdn auswirken

his reputation as a troublemaker told against him when they decided on who should be promoted sein Ruf als Unruhestifter sprach gegen ihn als es um die Entscheidung ging, wer befördert werden sollte

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[tel] pret, ptp told
1. vt

1) (= relate) story, experiences, adventures erzählen (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw acc); (= inform, say, announce) sagen (sb sth jdm etw acc)

to tell lies — lügen

to tell tales — petzen (inf)

to tell fortunes — wahrsagen

to tell sb's fortune — jdm wahrsagen, jdm die Zukunft deuten

to tell the future — wahrsagen, die Zukunft deuten

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

to tell sb about or of sth — jdm von etw erzählen

I told my friend/boss about what had happened — ich erzählte meinem Freund/berichtete meinem Chef, was geschehen war

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

I can't tell you how pleased I am — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich mich freue

to tell sb the way — jdm den Weg sagen

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

don't let me have to tell you that again — ich will dir das nicht noch einmal sagen müssen

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

don't tell me you can't come! — sagen Sie bloß nicht, dass Sie nicht kommen können!

I won't do it, I tell you! — und ich sage dir, das mache ich nicht!

let me tell you that... —

it was cold, I can tell you — ich kann dir sagen, das war vielleicht kalt!

I told you so — ich habe es (dir) ja gesagt

tell me another! — nicht möglich!, wers glaubt!

that tells me all I need to know — das sagt mir alles

that tells me a lot — das sagt mir allerlei

2) (= distinguish, discern) erkennen

to tell the time — die Uhr kennen

to tell the time by the sun — die Zeit an der Sonne ablesen

to tell the difference — den Unterschied sehen/fühlen/schmecken etc

you can tell that he's clever/getting worried —

we couldn't tell much from his letter — wir konnten aus seinem Brief nicht viel entnehmen

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

I can't tell butter from margarine — ich kann Butter nicht von Margarine unterscheiden

to tell right from wrong — wissen, was Recht und Unrecht ist, Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden

See:

→ apart

3) (= know, be sure) wissen

how can I tell that? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how could I tell that? — wie hätte ich das wissen können?

how can I tell that he will do it? — wie kann ich sicher sein, dass er es tut?

4) (= order) sagen (sb jdm)

we were told to bring sandwiches with us — es wurde uns gesagt, dass wir belegte Brote mitbringen sollten

tell him to stop singing — sagen Sie ihm, er soll aufhören zu singen

don't you tell me what to do! —

I told you not to do that — ich habe dir doch gesagt, du sollst das nicht tun!

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

5) (old

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

2. vi +indir obj
es sagen (+dat)
I won't tell you again — ich sage es dir nicht noch einmal

you know what? – don't tell me, let me guess — weißt du was? – sags mir nicht, lass mich raten

she wouldn't be told — sie hat sich (ja) nichts sagen lassen

you're telling me! — das kann man wohl sagen!, wem sagen Sie das!

3. vi

1) (= discern, be sure) wissen

as or so far as one can tell — soweit man weiß

who can tell? — wer weiß?

how will I be able to tell? — wie kann ich das erkennen or wissen?

no-one can/could tell — niemand kann/konnte das sagen, das weiß/wusste keiner

you never can tell, you can never tell — man kann nie wissen

2) (= talk, tell tales of) sprechen

his face told of his sorrow — aus seinem Gesicht sprach Kummer

that would be telling! — das kann ich nicht verraten

promise you won't tell — du musst versprechen, dass du nichts sagst

3) (= have effect) sich bemerkbar machen

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

a boxer who makes every punch tell — ein Boxer, bei dem jeder Schlag sitzt

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tell [tel] prät und pperf told [təʊld]

A v/t

1. jemandem etwas sagen, erzählen:

without telling anybody ohne es jemandem zu sagen;

you didn’t tell me das hast du mir gar nicht erzählt;

I’ll tell you later das erzähl ich dir später;

I (can) tell you that … ich kann Ihnen versichern, dass …;

I (just) can’t tell you how … ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie …;

I have been told mir ist gesagt worden;

you’re telling me! umg wem sagen Sie das?;

tell the world umg (es) hinausposaunen; → another 2, so¹ A 5 a

2. eine Geschichte etc erzählen

3. mitteilen, berichten, sagen, nennen:

tell one’s name seinen Namen nennen;

tell the reason den Grund angeben;

tell the time die Zeit anzeigen (Uhr);

all told insgesamt, zusammen; → lie¹ A, truth 1

4. mit Worten ausdrücken:

I cannot tell my grief

5. ein Geheimnis etc verraten

6. (mit Bestimmtheit) sagen:

it is difficult to tell es ist schwer zu sagen;

there is no telling what … es lässt sich nicht sagen, was …

7. erkennen (by, from an dat):

I cannot tell who that person is ich kann nicht feststellen oder sagen, wer diese Person ist;

tell by (the) ear mit dem Gehör feststellen, hören

8. unterscheiden ( one from the other eines vom andern):

tell apart, tell the difference between auseinanderhalten

9. sagen, befehlen:

tell sb to do sth jemandem sagen, er solle etwas tun;

do as you are told tu, was ich gesagt habe

10. (ab-)zählen:

tell the votes PARL die Stimmen zählen; → bead A 2

11. tell off

a) MIL abkommandieren ( for zu),

b) umg jemanden rüffeln ( for wegen; for doing sth weil er etwas getan hat)

B v/i

1. berichten, erzählen ( beide:

of von;

about über akk)

2. (of) ein Zeichen oder Beweis sein (für, von), beweisen (akk), verraten (akk)

3. erkennen, wissen:

how can you tell? wie können Sie das wissen oder sagen?;

you never can tell man kann nie wissen

4. umg petzen:

tell on sb jemanden verraten oder verpetzen;

don’t tell! nicht(s) verraten!

5. wirken, sich auswirken ( beide:

on bei, auf akk):

every blow (word) tells jeder Schlag (jedes Wort) sitzt;

the hard work began to tell on him die harte Arbeit hinterließ allmählich ihre Spuren bei ihm oder machte sich bei ihm bemerkbar;

his troubles have told on him seine Sorgen haben ihn sichtlich mitgenommen;

that tells against you das spricht gegen Sie

6. anschlagen (das Gewicht erhöhen) ( with bei)

7. sich (deutlich) abheben ( against gegen, von), (deutlich) hervortreten, zur Geltung kommen

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1. transitive verb,
told

1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]

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 [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen

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,...

..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich 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

let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...

..., 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...

be told something by somebody — etwas von jemandem erfahren

I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...

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

... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre

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...?

2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählen

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

3) (instruct) sagen

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

tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll

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

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

4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagen

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.

5) (distinguish) unterscheiden

6) (utter) sagen

7)

all told — insgesamt
2. intransitive verb,
told

1) (determine)

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?

as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...

you never can tell — man kann nie wissen

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

2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

3) (reveal secret) es verraten

time [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen

4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzen

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

- tell on

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told)

= berichten v.

erzählen v.

sagen v.

English-german dictionary > tell
9 tell

[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) povedati

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) reči

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) govoriti

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) prepoznati

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) izklepetati

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznati se

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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[tel]
1.

transitive verb

povedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti; parliament šteti (glasove)

all told — (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupaj

tell me another! slang tega mi ne boš natvezel!

I was told (so) — rekli so mi (tako)

I'll tell you what — nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal)

I'll tell you the world American o tem sem prepričan

I can tell you — zagotavljam vam

I cannot tell him from his brother — ne razlikujem ga od njegovega brata

to tell s.th. abroad — pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kaj

to tell fortunes from cards — vedeževati iz kart

to tell one's money American šteti svoj denar

to tell one's beads religion moliti rožni venec

to tell one's name — povedati svoje ime

to tell the news — naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novico

to tell a lie ( —ali lies) — lagati

to tell the reason — navesti razlog

to tell the tale colloquially pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)

to tell tales — zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkariti

to tell the truth — povedati resnico

to tell the votes politics šteti glasove

he told him to go — rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj gre

he can be told by his hat — lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku

never tell me! — ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!

the clock tells the time — ura kaže čas

this tells its own tale — to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasno

we were told to get up — rekli so nam, naj vstanemo

you're telling me! slang tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!;

2.

intransitive verb

pripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati ( about o); spoznati, vedeti (by po); imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati; colloquially izdati, ovaditi, zatožiti

for all we can tell — kolikor mi vemo

who can tell — kdo ve

how can you tell? — kako morete to vedeti?

you never can tell — človek nikoli ne ve

every shot tells — vsak strel pogodi

her tears tell of her grief — njene solze izdajajo njeno bolečino

to tell on ( —ali of) s.o. — izdati, zatožiti koga

don't tell on me — ne izdaj(te) me!

the hard work began to tell on her — težko delo je začelo puščati sledove na njej

that tells against you — to govori proti tebi;

English-Slovenian dictionary > tell
10 tell

tel
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) fortelle, si, meddele

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) si til, gi beskjed om

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) si, fortelle

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) se forskjell på, skjelne; avgjøre

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) si (det) bort, fortelle sannheten

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) gjøre seg gjeldende, ha virkning

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

befale
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si

verb ( told - told) \/tel\/

1) fortelle, berette, si, snakke om

• I can't tell you the reason why I left you

jeg kan ikke fortelle hvorfor jeg forlot deg

• tell it like it is

si det som det er

• something tells me he is not coming

noe sier meg at han ikke kommer

• don't tell me you don't know!

kom ikke her og si at du ikke vet noe!

• who told you?

hvem har fortalt deg det?

2) uttrykke (i ord), meddele, formidle

• tell the world

si det til hele verden

3) forsikre

• I can tell you I'll show up tomorrow

jeg kan forsikre deg at jeg møter opp i morgen

4) si til, be, oppfordre, befale

• tell him to sit down

be ham om å sette seg

• he doesn't need to be told twice

han må ikke bes to ganger

5) skille, skjelne, se forskjell, kjenne igjen

• I can't tell them apart

jeg klarer ikke å skille dem fra hverandre

6) vite, avgjøre, fastslå, si

• how do you tell which button to press?

hvordan vet du hvilken knapp du skal trykke på?

• it's hard to tell if he means it

det er vanskelig å si om han mener det

• you can tell by his voice that he's anxious

du kan høre på stemmen hans at han er nervøs

• you never can tell who's going to be next

man kan aldri vite hvem som blir den neste

7) ( gammeldags) telle

• the boy told all his money

gutten talte alle pengene sine

8) vitne, tale

• it tells against him

det taler mot ham

9) sladre

• why did you tell on us?

hvorfor sladret du på oss?

10) ha virkning, hjelpe, treffe, være treffende

• every word told

hvert ord traff (midt i blinken)

all told eller all counted til sammen, sammenlagt, totalt, i alt

• we were fifteen men all told

as far as one can tell så vidt man vet

be\/get told off få sitt pass påskrevet, få skjenn

be told bli fortalt, få ordre, få beskjed

• he was told to leave at once

han fikk beskjed om å dra med én gang

• do as you are told

gjør som du får beskjed om

do tell! (amer., hverdagslig) sier du det?, virkelig?

I can't tell you du aner ikke, jeg kan ikke få sagt

• I can't tell you how glad I am

du aner ikke hvor glad jeg er

I'm telling you! ( hverdagslig) det skal jeg hilse og si!, det skal være visst!

I tell you what vet du hva, skal jeg si deg noe

I told you so eller what did I tell you? hva var det jeg sa?, var det ikke det jeg sa?

tell against tale mot, vitne mot

tell apart se forskjell på

• I can't tell the twins apart

jeg ser ikke forskjell på tvillingene

tell by kjenne igjen på

• I could tell it was you by the way you walked

jeg kjente deg igjen på gangen

tell from skille fra, skjelne mellom

• I can't tell good from bad anymore

jeg kan ikke skjelne mellom godt og ondt lenger

tell it like it is ( hverdagslig) si det som det er

tell its own tale\/story tale sitt tydelige språk

tell me another ( hverdagslig) det skal du få meg til å tro

tell of fortelle om vitne om

tell off (for) utskille (til), velge ut (til), ta ut (til), peke ut (til)

• she told off this dress for the party

hun valgte ut denne kjolen til festen

skjelle ut

• they told him off for being late

de ga ham en skrape fordi han var sen

tell on ( hverdagslig) ta på, slite på

• it tells on my nerves

synes på, bli merkbar for, vises for

• the strain is beginning to tell on him

belastningen begynner å ta på kreftene hans

sladre på

tell over telle over, legge sammen

tell somebody about\/of something fortelle om noe til noen

tell somebody what to do with something eller tell somebody where to put something ( hverdagslig) si noen hva de kan gjøre med noe

• I'll tell you what you can do with your fancy talk and expensive clothes!

du kan dra til helvete med den fine praten og de dyre klærne dine!

tell somebody where to get off ( hverdagslig) be noen ryke og reise, be noen dra pokker i vold

tell the difference between skille mellom, skjelne mellom

tell the time si hva klokken er

• can you tell the time?

kan du klokken?

tell time (amer.) si hva klokken er

that would be telling ( hverdagslig) det ville være å sladre

there is noe telling det er umulig å si, det er umulig å forutsi

to tell (you) the truth oppriktig talt, ærlig talt, for å si det som det er

you're telling me ( hverdagslig) som om jeg ikke vet det!, det kan du skrive opp!

English-Norwegian dictionary > tell
11 tell

[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) fortælle

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) bede om

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) fortælle

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) skelne; afgøre

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) røbe noget

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) virke

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) fortælle

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) bede om

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) fortælle

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) skelne; afgøre

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) røbe noget

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) virke

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

English-Danish dictionary > tell
12 tell on

transitive verb

1) (affect)

tell on somebody/something — sich bei jemandem bemerkbar machen/sich [nachteilig] auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

2) (coll.): (inform against)

tell on somebody — jemanden verpetzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

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1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) sich auswirken

2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) verraten

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vi +prep obj

1) (inf: inform on) verpetzen (inf)

2) (= have a bad effect on) sich bemerkbar machen bei

the pressure is beginning to tell on her — der Druck, der auf ihr lastet, macht sich langsam bemerkbar

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transitive verb

1) (affect)

tell on somebody/something — sich bei jemandem bemerkbar machen/sich [nachteilig] auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

2) (coll.): (inform against)

tell on somebody — jemanden verpetzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

English-german dictionary > tell on
13 tell

[tel] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicare

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!

2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]

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!

3) (deduce)

you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

4) (distinguish) distinguere

he can't tell right from wrong — non sa distinguere il bene dal male

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

how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

5) (order)

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

do as you are told! — fai quello che ti dicono!

he just won't be told! — si rifiuta di obbedire!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling! — non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2) (be evidence)

to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di

3) (know for certain) sapere

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

4) (produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. told)

to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso

- tell off

- tell on

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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

you tell me! — a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is — parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti

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

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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dire, raccontare

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dire

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dire

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguere, riconoscere

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) raccontare

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) (essere efficace), (farsi sentire)

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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[tel] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicare

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!

2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]

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!

3) (deduce)

you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

4) (distinguish) distinguere

he can't tell right from wrong — non sa distinguere il bene dal male

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

how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

5) (order)

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

do as you are told! — fai quello che ti dicono!

he just won't be told! — si rifiuta di obbedire!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling! — non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2) (be evidence)

to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di

3) (know for certain) sapere

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

4) (produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. told)

to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso

- tell off

- tell on

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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

you tell me! — a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is — parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti

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

English-Italian dictionary > tell
14 tell off

transitive verb

(coll.): (scold)

tell somebody off [for something] — jemanden [für od. wegen etwas] ausschimpfen

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to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) Bescheid stoßen

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◆ tell off

vt

1. (reprimand)

▪ to \tell off sb ⇆ off [about [or for] sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ausschimpfen, jdm [wegen einer S. gen] die Leviten lesen [o SCHWEIZ a. die Kappe waschen] fam

2. MIL

to \tell off off soldiers Soldaten abkommandieren

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vt sep

1) (inf: scold) ausschimpfen, schelten (for wegen)

he told me off for being late — er schimpfte (mich aus), weil ich zu spät kam

2) (MIL ETC) abkommandieren ( for zu)

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transitive verb

(coll.): (scold)

tell somebody off [for something] — jemanden [für od. wegen etwas] ausschimpfen

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v.

heimleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > tell off
15 tell

[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso.

English-Portuguese dictionary > tell
16 tell

[tɛl] 1. pt, pp told, vt
( say) mówić (powiedzieć perf); ( relate) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf); ( distinguish)

to tell sth from sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
2. vi
to tell on — ( affect) odbijać się (odbić się perf) na +loc

to tell sb to do sth — kazać (kazać perf) komuś coś zrobić

to tell sb of/about sth — ( inform) mówić (powiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś; ( at length) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś

I couldn't tell what they were thinking — nie miałem pojęcia, co myślą

to be able to tell the time — znać się na zegarze

can you tell me the time? — czy może mi Pan/Pani powiedzieć, która (jest) godzina?

(I) tell you what … — wiesz co, …

I can't tell them apart — nie rozróżniam ich

Phrasal Verbs:

- tell off

- tell on

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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) powiedzieć

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) kazać

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mówić, opowiadać

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) zauważyć, odróżnić

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) wygadać

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sprawdzać się

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- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

English-Polish dictionary > tell
17 tell

[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) vyprávět

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) nařídit; žádat; navrhnout

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) říkat; vykládat

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) rozeznat, (roz)poznat

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) vyžvanit

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznat se

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- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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• vyprávět

• vypravovat

• povědět

• povídat

• říct

• říci

• rozlišovat

• říkat

• tell/told/told

• oznámit

English-Czech dictionary > tell
18 tell

[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif

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- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

English-Icelandic dictionary > tell
19 tell

eredménye van, tud, mond, elbeszél, hatása van
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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) (el)mond

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) utasít

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mond

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) megkülönböztet

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) elárul

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) hat(ása van)

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- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

English-Hungarian dictionary > tell
20 tell

v. söylemek, demek, anlatmak, emretmek, açığa çıkarmak, bildirmek, haber vermek, ayırt etmek

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söyle
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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) söylemek

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) emretmek; söylemek; uyarmak

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) söylemek, anlatmak

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) söylemek, bilmek, ayırt etmek

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) söylemek, açığa vurmak

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) belli olmak, etkisini göstermek

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- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

English-Turkish dictionary > tell

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