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1 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
2 know

1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

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- know of

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[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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know

[nəʊ, AM noʊ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have information/knowledge)

▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!

— don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht

for all I \know soweit ich weiß

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)

you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam

... I \know what... ich weiß was

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl

▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...

▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt

▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können

▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen

to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2. (be certain)

▪ to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3. (be acquainted with)

▪ to \know sb jdn kennen

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam

to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen

to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden

to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4. (have understanding)

▪ to \know sth etw verstehen

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5. (experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6. (recognize)

▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist

▪ to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen

to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7. (be able to differentiate)

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

Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8. passive (well-known)

▪ to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...

to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

9.

▶ to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam

▶ to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen

▶ to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam

▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht

▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!

▶ to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will

▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht

▶ to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam

▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl

▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird

▶ to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam

▶ to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen

▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen

▶ to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

▶ to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam

▶ what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid

where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung

are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht

you never \know man kann nie wissen

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?

who \knows? wer weiß?

how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?

2. ( fam: understand) begreifen

“I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3. (said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß

the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4. ( fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5. (conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

6.

▶ to \know better:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt

▶ to \know better than:

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft

▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen

III. NOUN

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

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[nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

he might even be dead for all I know — vielleicht ist er sogar tot, was weiß ich

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

THAT'S what I'd like to know — das möchte ich wirklich wissen

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

do you know him to speak to? —

we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

he didn't want to know me — er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

3) = recognize erkennen

to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

would you know him again? — würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?

he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

this is the end of the welfare system as we know it — das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems

4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

don't you know your right from your left? — können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?

you wouldn't know him from his brother — Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden

do you know the difference between...? —

to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

he wouldn't know the difference — das merkt er nicht

he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

5) = experience erleben

I've never known it to rain so heavily — so einen starken Regen habe ich noch nie erlebt

I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
wissen
who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

he just didn't want to know — er wollte einfach nicht hören

afterwards they just didn't want to know — nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen

I wouldn't know (inf) — weiß ich (doch) nicht (inf)

don't you know? — weißt du das denn nicht?

how should I know? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how was I to know? — wie sollte ich das wissen?

I'm damned if I know (inf) — ich habe echt keinen Schimmer

the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

3. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.
when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

I don't know how you can say that! — wie kannst du das nur sagen!

you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

I know better than to say something like that —

he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun

you ought to know better at your age — in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen

they don't know any better — sie kennens nicht anders

he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

it's raining, you know —

then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

(if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

to be known (to sb) — (jdm) bekannt sein

it is (well) known that... —

is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

he is known as Mr Smith — man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith

she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

to make oneself known — sich melden (to sb bei jdm)

to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

4. NOUN
__diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)
the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

5. PHRASAL VERBS

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know [nəʊ]

A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]

1. allg wissen:

he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;

I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;

know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;

don’t I know it!

a) und ob ich das weiß!,

b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;

I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;

I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;

he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);

I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;

what do you know! umg na so was!;

and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; → answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew

2. a) können:

he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; → business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc

b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:

do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;

he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;

do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;

he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren

3. kennen:

a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):

do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?

b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:

know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen

c) bekannt sein mit:

I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;

after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; → Adam, get C 2

4. erfahren, erleben:

he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;

I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt

5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):

I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;

before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;

I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde

b) unterscheiden (können):

know apart auseinanderhalten;

know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können

6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen

B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):

I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;

I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;

you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;

know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;

he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;

not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;

do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;

you know wissen Sie;

this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;

he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;

you never know man kann nie wissen;

I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid

C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein

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1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- know about

- know of

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)

= kennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)

wissen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

English-german dictionary > know
3 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vite

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunne

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kjenne

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) kjenne igjen

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

kunne

I
subst. \/nəʊ\/

viten

be in the know vite om, være informert
II
verb ( knew - known) \/nəʊ\/

1) vite, være klar over

• he didn't want to know

han ville ikke vite det \/ han var døv på det øret

• I'm so happy I hardly know where I am

jeg er så lykkelig at jeg knapt vet hvor jeg er

• he would do it if he knew how

han ville gjort det hvis han visste hvordan

2) kunne, forstå, ha greie på

• know a language

kunne et språk \/ beherske et språk

• he knows all about cars

han har peiling på biler

• I know nothing about paintings

jeg forstår meg ikke på malerkunst

• they tried all they knew

de prøvde alt de kunne

3) kjenne, kjenne igjen

• it is impossible to know one from the other

det er umulig å skille mellom dem

• I don't know him

jeg kjenner ham ikke

• when I first knew him

da jeg ble kjent med ham

• she will do it if I know her

om jeg kjenner henne rett vil hun gjøre det

• I knew him by his voice

jeg kjente ham igjen på stemmen

• I knew him for a Frenchman

jeg skjønte at han var fransk

4) vite om, kjenne til

• I have known such things happen

jeg kjenner til at slikt har skjedd

• I have never known anybody to do it before

jeg har aldri hørt om at noen har gjort det før

• it has never been known to happen

det har aldri skjedd før

5) være med på, oppleve

• he knew poverty in his early life

han opplevde fattigdom tidlig i livet

• I have known snow fall in May

jeg har opplevd at det snør i mai

• I have never known him to be late

jeg har aldri opplevd at han har kommet for sent

• she has never been known to tell a lie

ingen har noen gang hørt henne lyve

6) (bibelsk, juridisk, gammeldags) kjenne, ha seksuell omgang med, ha kroppslig omgang med

as far as I know eller for all I know så vidt jeg vet

• he might be dead as far as I know

han kan være død for alt jeg vet

before you know where you are før man vet ordet av det

come\/get to know få vite, erfare

don't I know it ( hverdagslig) det skal være visst, ja visst er det det

• A: it sure is hot today! B: yeah, don't I know it!

A: det er jammen varmt i dag! B: ja, det skal være sikkert!

don't know about that er ikke så sikker på det, vet ikke helt

don't you know vet du, ikke sant

• she is very sweet, don't you know

hun er veldig søt, ikke sant?

give somebody to know la noen få vite, meddele noen

not know somebody to speak to (litterært, gammeldags) ikke kjenne en personlig (men vite hvem det er)

• I don't know him to speak to

jeg kjenner ham ikke personlig, men vet hvem han er

I don't know that I agree with you jeg er ikke så sikker på om jeg er enig med deg

I know (amer., hverdagslig) ja, ikke sant?

I wouldn't know ( hverdagslig) jeg har ingen anelse, jeg vet ikke

know about kjenne til, vite om

• oh yes, I know all about that

jo, det kjenner jeg godt til

få vite om

• I knew about it last week

jeg fikk vite om det forrige uke

know a good thing when one sees it kunne skille mellom bra og dårlig, vite hva som er bra

know how to do something vite hvordan noe skal gjøres

• know how to swim

kunne svømme

know it from oneself vite det av egen erfaring

know no fear ikke vite hva frykt vil si

know of kjenne til, vite om, vite

• I know of a place that would suit you

jeg vet om et sted som passer for deg

• I know of him

jeg kjenner til ham \/ jeg har hørt om ham

know one's business kunne sine ting, vite hva man snakker om

know oneself kjenne seg selv

know one's own mind vite hva man vil, ikke vingle eller vakle

know someone by name kjenne noen ved navn

know someone by sight kjenne noen av utseende

know someone for what he\/she is vite hva noen (egentlig) står for, kjenne noens sanne ansikt

know someone to be a friend vite at en er en venn

know something by heart kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på rams

know what one is about vite hva man gjør

know what's what ( hverdagslig) ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ha god greie på ting

let somebody know si fra, gi noen beskjed

• I'll let you know tomorrow

jeg skal gi deg beskjed i morgen

• let me know when you are ready

si fra når du er klar, gi beskjed når du er klar

not if I know it ( hverdagslig) ikke så lenge jeg har noe jeg skulle ha sagt

one never knows man kan aldri vite

that's all you know about it ( spøkefullt) det er hva du tror, du skulle bare visst du snakker som du har vett til

what do you know about that ( hverdagslig) det må jeg si, ser man det

who knows hvem vet, si det

you know (som) du vet, vet du, skjønner du, forstår du

• he's a bit stupid, you know...

han er litt dum, skjønner du

• I was ill, you know

jeg var jo syk

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4 about

about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

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5 know

know [nəʊ]

connaître ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) savoir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 reconnaître ⇒ 1 (e) distinguer ⇒ 1 (f) discerner ⇒ 1 (f) considérer ⇒ 1 (i)

(pt knew [nju:], pp known [nəʊn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (person) connaître;

∎ to know sb by sight/by reputation connaître qn de vue/de réputation;

∎ we've known each other for years ça fait des années que nous nous connaissons;

∎ I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez pour lui parler;

∎ I know him to say hello to nous nous saluons;

∎ when I first knew her quand j'ai fait sa connaissance;

∎ knowing him, he'll still be in bed tel que je le connais, il sera encore au lit;

∎ you'll like her once you get to know her better elle vous plaira une fois que vous la connaîtrez mieux;

∎ I'd like to get to know him better j'aimerais bien le connaître mieux

(b) (place) connaître;

∎ I know Budapest well je connais bien Budapest

(c) (fact, information)

∎ do you know her phone number? vous connaissez son numéro de téléphone?;

∎ it'll be easier once you get to know the system ce sera plus facile une fois que tu te seras familiarisé avec le système;

∎ civilization as we know it la civilisation telle que nous la connaissons;

∎ how was I to know she wouldn't come? comment aurais-je pu savoir ou deviner qu'elle ne viendrait pas?;

∎ I know for a fact that he's lying je sais pertinemment qu'il ment;

∎ she is known to be a keen photographer on sait qu'elle aime beaucoup la photographie;

∎ he let it be known that he was available il a fait savoir qu'il était disponible;

∎ I don't know that it's the best solution je ne suis pas certain ou sûr que ce soit la meilleure solution;

∎ you don't know or you'll never know how glad I am that it's over tu ne peux pas savoir combien ou à quel point je suis content que ce soit terminé;

∎ she thinks she knows all the answers elle croit tout savoir;

∎ she didn't quite know what to say elle ne savait trop que dire;

∎ I know what I'm talking about je sais de quoi je parle;

∎ I'll let you know how it turns out je te dirai comment ça s'est passé;

∎ any problems, let me know au moindre problème, n'hésitez pas;

∎ do you know anything about him that could help us? est-ce que vous savez quelque chose à son sujet qui pourrait nous aider?;

∎ do you know anything about physics? est-ce que tu connais quelque chose en physique?;

∎ she knows a lot about politics elle s'y connaît en politique;

∎ she doesn't know what fear is elle ne sait pas ce que c'est que d'avoir peur;

∎ there's no knowing how he'll react on ne peut pas savoir comment il réagira;

∎ familiar she knows a thing or two about business elle s'y connaît en affaires^□ ;

∎ she knows her own mind elle sait ce qu'elle veut;

∎ familiar it's not an easy job - don't I know it! ce n'est pas un travail facile - à qui le dis-tu!;

∎ familiar wouldn't you know it! comme par hasard!;

∎ you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar he was just sort of lying there, know what I mean? il était allongé là, tu vois;

∎ familiar well, what do you know! ça alors!, ça par exemple!;

∎ what do YOU know? qu'est-ce que tu en sais?;

∎ very familiar you know what you can do with it! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre!;

∎ familiar God or Heaven knows why! Dieu sait pourquoi!

(d) (language, skill)

∎ he knows French il comprend le français;

∎ I know a few words of Welsh je connais quelques mots de gallois;

∎ she really knows her job/subject elle connaît son boulot/sujet;

∎ to know how to do sth savoir faire qch;

∎ does he know how to cook? sait-il cuisiner?;

∎ they knew how to make cars in those days! en ce temps-là, les voitures, c'était du solide!

(e) (recognize) reconnaître;

∎ I knew her the moment I saw her je l'ai reconnue dès que je l'ai vue;

∎ I'd know him anywhere je le reconnaîtrais n'importe où;

∎ I knew her by her walk je l'ai reconnue à son allure ou à sa démarche;

∎ the town centre has changed so much you wouldn't know it le centre-ville a tellement changé que vous auriez du mal à le reconnaître;

∎ she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait reconnaître une bonne affaire;

∎ he wouldn't know a good novel if it hit him il est tout à fait incapable de reconnaître un bon roman

(f) (distinguish) distinguer, discerner;

∎ she doesn't know right from wrong elle ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal ou faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;

∎ familiar he doesn't know one end of a car from another il n'y connaît absolument rien en voitures^□

(g) (experience) connaître;

∎ I've known poverty/failure j'ai connu la pauvreté/l'échec;

∎ I've never known anything like it je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable;

∎ I have never known him tell a lie à ce que je sache, il n'a jamais menti;

∎ I've never known him (to) be this late je ne l'ai jamais vu être aussi en retard;

∎ it has been known (to happen) c'est une chose qu'on a vue se produire, ça s'est vu;

∎ such coincidences have been known de telles coïncidences se sont déjà vues

(h) (nickname, call)

∎ Ian White, known as "Chalky" Ian White, connu sous le nom de "Chalky";

∎ they're known as June bugs in America on les appelle des "June bugs" en Amérique

(i) (regard) considérer;

∎ she's known as one of our finest singers elle est considérée comme l'une de nos meilleures chanteuses

(j) archaic or Bible (have sex with) connaître

2 intransitive verb

savoir;

∎ who knows? qui sait?;

∎ familiar I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire^□ ;

∎ I don't want to know je ne veux pas le savoir;

∎ when I mentioned that he just didn't want to know quand j'ai mentionné ça, il n'a rien voulu savoir;

∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;

∎ he might or should have known better ce n'était pas très sage de sa part;

∎ he's old enough to know better à son âge, il devrait être plus raisonnable;

∎ you can't blame him, he doesn't know any better on ne peut pas lui en vouloir, il ne se rend pas compte;

∎ he always thinks he knows best il croit toujours avoir raison;

∎ Mother knows best maman sait de quoi elle parle;

∎ to know about sth être au courant de qch;

∎ I've known about it for a week je le sais ou je suis au courant depuis une semaine;

∎ do you know about the new arrangements? est-ce que vous êtes au courant ou avez-vous entendu parler des nouvelles dispositions?;

∎ he knows about cars il s'y connaît en voitures;

∎ I don't know about that (I'm not certain) je n'en suis pas sûr;

∎ I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi, je suis épuisé;

∎ to know of sb/sth avoir entendu parler de qn/qch;

∎ do you know her? - well, I know of her est-ce que tu la connais? - non, mais j'ai entendu parler d'elle;

∎ do you know of a good bookshop? vous connaissez une bonne librairie?;

∎ not that I know (of) pas que je sache;

∎ have they got much money? - not that I know of ont-ils beaucoup d'argent? - pas que je sache;

∎ it's just so difficult - oh, I know c'est tellement difficile - oh, je sais;

∎ it's difficult, I know, but not impossible c'est difficile, je sais, mais pas impossible;

∎ what's his name? - I don't know comment s'appelle-t-il? - je ne sais pas;

∎ are you going to accept? - I don't know tu vas accepter? - je ne sais pas

3 noun

(idiom) familiar

∎ to be in the know être au courant^□

4 as far as I know adverb

(pour) autant que je sache;

∎ not as far as I know pas que je sache;

∎ as far as I know, he lives in London autant que je sache, il vit à Londres

5 you know adverb

(a) (for emphasis)

∎ I was right, you know j'avais raison, tu sais

(b) (indicating hesitancy)

∎ he was just, you know, a bit boring il était juste un peu ennuyeux, si tu vois ce que je veux dire

(c) (to add information)

∎ it was that blonde woman, you know, the one with the dog c'était la femme blonde, tu sais, celle avec le chien

(d) (to introduce a statement)

∎ you know, sometimes I wonder why I do this tu sais, parfois je me demande pourquoi je fais ça

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6 know

1. I
abs

I am not guessing, I know это не догадки, я это точно знаю; as far as I know насколько мне известно /я знаю/; he may be a robber for all I know почем я знаю /откуда мне знать/, он может быть и грабитель; as everyone knows как [всем] известно; how do /should/ I know? откуда мне знать?; let me know дайте мне знать
2. II
know in some manner you know best тебе лучше знать || she knows better than to spend all her money at once она не настолько глупа, чтобы сразу истратить все свой деньги; god [only] knows why одному богу известно почему
3. III
1) know smth. know a foreign language (a lot of English, the facts of the case, one's business, one's profession, etc.) знать иностранный язык и т. д., he knows only English and French он знает только английский и французский, он владеет только английским языком и французским; know literature (poetry, the law, banking, etc.) разбираться в литературе и т. д., know a poem (one's lesson, one's part, smb.'s name, the way, the number, etc.) знать /помнить/ стихотворение и т. д.; know the area (the country, the place, etc.) знать данный район и т. д., ориентироваться в данной местности и т. д., know smb.'s faults (smb.'s habits, smb.'s character, smb.'s peculiarities, one's duties, etc.) знать чьи-л. недостатки и т. д., иметь представление о чьих-л. недостатках и т. д.; he knows more than he says он знает больше, чем говорит; certain things which you cannot but know некоторые обстоятельства, которых вы не можете не знать; he doesn't seem to know the value of time он, по-видимому, не умеет ценить время; he doesn't know his own mind он сам не знает, чего он хочет; don't I know it! мне ли этого не знать!

2) know smth. know fear (misery, poverty and sorrow, life, etc.) испытать /познать/ страх и т. д., he knows no defeat он не знает поражений; he has never known trouble у него никогда не было неприятностей, ему неведомы неприятности; he has known better days он знавал /видел/ лучшие времена; his zeal knows no bounds его усердие не имеет границ

3) know smb. know this man (this actress, the mayor, a very good lawyer, etc.) знать этого человека и т. д., быть знакомым с этим человеком и т. д.; I should like to know Mr. Hill я бы хотел познакомиться с мистером Хиллом; when I first knew him когда я впервые узнал его /познакомился с ним/; you two ought to know one another вы должны подружиться друг с другом

4) know smb., smth. I didn't know you when you came forward я не узнал тебя, когда ты вышел вперед; he knows a good horse (a good drama, a good actor, etc.) он большей знаток лошадей и т. д.; he knows a good thing when he sees it он понимает толк в вещах
4. IV
1) know smth. in some manner know smth. positively (perfectly well, thoroughly, through and through, a little, insufficiently, superficially, officially, personally, intuitively, etc.) знать что-л. определенно и т. д., hardly /scarcely/ know smth. почти не иметь представления о чем-л.; when you get to know it better когда вы с этим получше познакомитесь

2) know smb. in some manner know smb. intimately (personally, slightly, only casually, etc.) близко и т. д. знать кого-л., быть близко и т. д. знакомым с кем-л.; get /come/ to know smb. better узнать кого-л. лучше; it happened that they knew each other well оказалось, что они хорошо знали друг друга; know smb. for (at) some time have you known him long? вы его давно знаете?; вы давно с ним знакомы?

3) know smb., smth. in some manner know smb., smth. easily (with difficulty, etc.) узнавать кого-л., что-л. сразу и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some time know smb., smth. at once (immediately, instantly, again, etc.) узнать кого-л., что-л. тотчас же и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some place you are just like your father, I'd know you anywhere ты очень похож на отца, я узнал бы тебя при встрече
5. VII
know smb. to be smth. know him to be a gentleman (her to be a liar, him to be a poet, this man to be one of their accomplices, etc.) знать его как порядочного человека и т. д., know him to be honest (the judge to be just, herself to be pretty, etc.) знать, что он честен / что он честный человек/ и т. д., know smb. do smth. know educated people make this mistake (a man die of love, etc.) знать случаи, когда и образованные люди делают такую ошибку и т. д.; I have never known him tell a lie я не припомню такого случая, чтобы он соврал; I have never known that man smile я никогда не видел, чтобы этот человек улыбался
6. XI
be known wait until all the facts in the case are known подождите, пока [не] станут известны /[не] выяснятся/ все обстоятельства дела; everything gets known все выходит наружу, утаить ничего нельзя; I don't want it known я не хочу, чтобы это получило огласку; be known in some manner this is well (widely, generally, etc.) known это хорошо и т. д. известно; the name is little known here это имя здесь мало кто знает; be known to smb. he is known to the police он у полиции на заметке; be known as smb. he is known as a successful architect его считают преуспевающим архитектором; be known to be smb. he is known to be a good fellow говорят, что он хороший малый; be known to have some quality he is known to be generous (to be obstinate, etc.) он прославился своей щедростью и т. д.; be known to do smth. he had never been known to laugh никто никогда не видел, чтобы он смеялся, его смеха никто никогда не слышал
7. XIII
know how to do smth. know how to make cakes (how to play chess, how to manage a horse, how to drive a car, how to read, how to write, how to speak, etc.) уметь печь пироги и т. д., do you know how to go there alone? ты один найдешь туда дорогу?; know what (whether) to do I don't know what to say я не знаю, что сказать; I don't know whether to go or not я не знаю know идти или нет
8. XVI
know about /of/ smb., smth. know about the man (of his presence, about the trouble, about the matter, of the engagement, etc.) знать об этом человеке и т. д.; I know about it я в курсе дела; I'll let you know about it later on я тебе сообщу /дам знать/ об этом позже; how did they come to know of it? каким образом это стало им известно?; this is the best method I know of это лучший из известных мне методов; has Smith been ill? - Not that I know of Смит болел? - Насколько я знаю /мне известно/ - нет; know of a good watchmaker ( of any good doctor near here, of any teacher who would suit me, etc.) знать хорошего часовщика и т. д.
9. XVIII
|| make oneself known представиться кому-л.; why don't you make yourself known to him? a) почему бы тебе не познакомиться с ним?; б) почему бы тебе не открыться ему?
10. XXI1
1) know smth. about /of/ smth., smb. know everything ( all, most, a little, etc.) about /of/ smth., smb. знать все и т. д. о чем-л., о ком-л.; I know nothing about him у меня нет никаких сведений о нем; do you know anything about astronomy? вы что-нибудь понимаете в астрономии?; know smth. from /by/ smth. know smth. from history знать что-л. из истории; know smth. by /from/ experience знать что-л. по опыту; know smb. by smth. know smb. by name (by reputation, by his articles, etc.) знать кого-л. по имени и т. д.; do you know him by sight? вы его знаете в лицо?; know smth. against smb. know some facts against him иметь кое-какие факты, говорящие против него || know smth. by heart знать что-л. наизусть; know smth. for a fact знать точно что-л.

2) know smb. by (from, at, etc.) smth. know one's brother by his voice (the man by the scar, him by his walk, a policeman by the clothes he wears, etc.) узнать своего брата по голосу и т. д.; I knew him from the photograph я его узнал по фотографии; she knew him at a distance она узнала /признала/ его издалека; know smb., smth. from smb., smth. know a friend from a foe (a fool from a wise man, the one from the other, the swallow from a house martin, right from wrong, good from evil, one tune from another, etc.) отличать друга от врага и т. д., you wouldn't know him from an Englishman его не отличишь от настоящего англичанина; know smb. for smb. know him for an American (for a German, for a sportsman, etc.) узнавать в нем американца и т. д.; I wonder how you were able to know him for a doctor удивляюсь, как вам удалось определить, что он врач
11. XXIV1
know smb. as smb. know smb. as a great lawyer (as a man of ability, as a poor man, etc.) знать кого-л. как крупного юриста и т. д.
12. XXV
know that... (where..., who..., etc.) know that you were coming today (that you are busy, (that) you would help me if you could, (that) it is going to rain, (that) he was here, where he was, who did it, who Napoleon was, who's who on the screen, what he is talking about, etc.) знать, что вы сегодня приезжаете и т. д.; know what's what знать, что к чему; you know how it is знаешь, как это бывает; I don't know that he understands much about it не думаю /сомневаюсь/, чтобы он в этом что-л. понимал; heaven knows when I shall be back кто его знает, когда я вернусь; let me know if you change your mind если передумаете, дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/; there is no knowing what it may lead to (how she will act, when we shall meet again, etc.) нельзя сказать, к чему это может привести и т. д.
13. XXVI
know smb. since I've known her since I was a child я знаю ее с детства

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7 know

دَرَى \ know: (of facts) to have learnt; have in the mind: He didn’t know my name. He knew who I was. Do you know much English? Do you know how to drive? Did you know about his death?. \ See Also علم (عَلِمَ)‏ \ عَرَفَ (شَخصًا ما)‏ \ know: (of people) to have met sb. and talked to him: We know our neighbours well, of course, be able to tell one from another; recognize I know your son by sight, but we’ve never met. I know all the flowers in this garden.

Arabic-English glossary > know
8 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)

* * *
[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
9 all

all [ɔ:l]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

tout (le), toute (la) tous (les), toutes (les)

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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[ɔːl] 1.
pronoun

1) ( everything) tout

to risk all — tout risquer

all is not lost — tout n'est pas perdu

all was well — tout allait bien

all will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum

will that be all? — ce sera tout?

that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout

500 in all — 500 en tout

all in all — somme toute

after all she's been through — après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be — ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write — tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

2) ( the only thing) tout

that's all I want — c'est tout ce que je veux

she's all I have left — elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that — tout ce que je sais c'est que

that's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!

3) ( everyone) tous

all wish to participate — tous souhaitent participer

thank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’

4) ( the whole amount)

all of our belongings — toutes nos affaires

not all of the time — pas tout le temps

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — nous avons tous l'impression que

it all seems so pointless — tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all — j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
2.
determiner

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

all those who — tous ceux qui

in all three films — dans les trois films

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

all his life — toute sa vie

all year round — toute l'année

you are all the family I have! — tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

3) ( total)

in all honesty — en toute franchise

4) ( any)

beyond all expectations — au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of something — nier avoir connaissance de quelque chose
3.
adverb

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

all alone — tout seul

to be all wet — être tout mouillé

all in white — tout en blanc

all along the canal — tout le long du canal

to be all for something — être tout à fait pour quelque chose

it's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...

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

he's forgotten all about us! — il nous a complètement oubliés!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire

3) Sport

(they are) six all — (il y a) six partout
4.
noun

to give one's all — tout sacrifier
5.
all+ combining form ( completely)

all-concrete — tout en béton

all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique

all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
6.
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours
7.
all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque
8.
all of adverbial phrase

to be all of 50 — avoir au moins 50 ans
9.
all that adverbial phrase

not all that strong — pas si fort que ça

I don't know her all that well — je ne la connais pas si bien que ça
10.
all the adverbial phrase

all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)

to laugh all the more — rire encore plus

all the better! — tant mieux!
11.
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

she saw all too clearly that — elle a parfaitement bien vu que
12.
and all adverbial phrase

1)

they moved books and all — ils ont tout déménagé y compris les livres

2) (colloq) GB

what with the heat and all — avec la chaleur et tout ça
13.
at all adverbial phrase

not at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!

it is not at all certain — ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible — si possible

is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)

nothing at all — rien du tout

if you knew anything at all about — si tu avais la moindre idée de
14.
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

for all that — malgré tout, quand même

2) ( as regards)

for all I know — pour autant que je sache
15.
of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

the easiest of all — le plus facile

first/last of all — pour commencer/finir

2) ( emphatic)

why today of all days? — pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

of all the nerve! — quel culot!

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he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!

it's all one to me — ça m'est égal

it was all I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well —

that's all well and good — tout ça c'est bien beau

English-French dictionary > all
10 tell

tell ( prét, pp told)

A vtr

1 gen ( give information to) [person] dire ; [manual, instruction, gauge etc] indiquer, dire ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb [person] dire qch à qn ; [map, instructions] indiquer qch à qn ; to tell sb how to do/what to do expliquer à qn comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire ; she told him what had happened/where to go elle lui a dit or expliqué ce qui était arrivé/où il fallait aller ; he told me how unhappy he was il m'a dit or il m'a confié combien il était malheureux ; 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? ; something tells me he won't come quelque chose me dit qu'il ne viendra pas, j'ai le pressentiment qu'il ne viendra pas ; his behaviour tells us a lot about his character son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité ; I can't tell you how happy I am to… je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis heureux de… ; I am pleased to tell you that je suis heureux de pouvoir vous dire or annoncer que ; (I'll) tell you what ○ , let's get a video out! tiens, si on louait une vidéo? ; I told you so!, what did I tell you! je te l'avais bien dit! ; you're telling me! à qui le dis-tu! ; don't tell me you've changed your mind! tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as changé d'avis! ; you'll regret this, I can tell you! permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! ; it's true, I tell you! puisque je te dis que c'est vrai! ; I won't stand for it, I tell you! je ne le permettrai pas, je te préviens! ; stress? tell me about it! le stress? j'en sais quelque chose! ;

2 (narrate, recount) dire, raconter [joke, story] ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb dire or raconter qch à qn ; to tell sb about ou of sth parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn ; from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election d'après ce que disent les journaux, ils risquent de perdre les élections ; tell me all about it! racontez-moi tout! ; tell me about it! iron ne m'en parle pas! ; tell me more about yourself parlez-moi encore un peu de vous ; I told her the news je lui ai dit or annoncé la nouvelle ; their victims tell a different story leurs victimes ont une autre version de l'histoire ; he's very handsome-or so I've been told il est très beau-du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit ; ‘my life as a slave girl,’ as told to Celia Irving Journ ‘ma vie d'esclave,’ propos recueillis par Celia Irving ; I could tell you a thing or two about her! je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle! ;

3 (ascertain, deduce) you can/could tell (that) ça se voit/se voyait que ; I/he can tell (that) je sais/il sait que ; who can tell what will happen next? qui peut dire or savoir ce qui va se passer ensuite? ; you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice ; I could tell that he was in love from the look in his eyes je lisais dans ses yeux qu'il était amoureux ;

4 ( distinguish) distinguer ; to tell sb from sb distinguer qn de qn ; to tell sth from sth sentir or voir la différence entre qch et qch ; 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 or sentez 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? ; the dog can tell him from his footsteps le chien le reconnaît à ses pas ;

5 ( order) dire, ordonner ; to tell sb to do dire à qn de faire ; to tell sb not to do défendre à qn de faire ; do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit! ; she just won't be told! elle refuse d'obéir! ; you can't tell me what to do! ce n'est pas toi qui vas me dire ce que je dois faire! ; he didn't need telling twice! GB, he didn't need to be told twice! il n'y a pas eu besoin de le lui dire deux fois!

6 †(count, enumerate) compter, dénombrer [votes] ; to tell one's beads Relig dire or réciter son chapelet.

B vi

1 ( reveal secret) promise me you won't tell! promets-moi de ne pas le répéter ; that would be telling! ce serait rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( be evidence of) to tell of témoigner de ; the lines on his face told of years of hardship son visage buriné témoignait d'années de misère ;

3 ( know for certain) savoir, dire ; as ou so far as I can tell pour autant que je sache ; how can you tell? comment le sais-tu? ; it's very hard to tell c'est très difficile à dire or de savoir ; you never can tell on ne sait jamais ;

4 ( produce an effect) her age is beginning to tell elle commence à sentir or à accuser son âge ; every blow told tous les coups se faisaient sentir or portaient ; her inexperience told against her at the interview son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien.

C v refl to tell oneself se dire (that que).

Idioms

tell me another ○ ! à d'autres ○ ! ; to tell sb where to get off ou where he gets off ○ envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses ○ ; you tell me! je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis? ; to tell it like it is parler net ; to tell the world about sth raconter qch à tout le monde ; don't tell the world about it! ne le crie pas sur les toits! ; more than words can tell plus qu'on ne peut dire ; time (alone) will tell Prov (seul) l'avenir le dira, qui vivra verra ; time will tell which of us is right l'avenir dira qui de nous a raison ; to tell one's love† littér déclarer sa flamme† liter.

Phrasal verbs

■ tell off:

▶ tell [sb] off ( scold) disputer ○, passer un savon ○ à [person] ; she got told off for leaving early/arriving late elle s'est fait disputer ○ or passer un savon ○ parce qu'elle était partie tôt/arrivée en retard.

■ tell on:

▶ tell on [sb]

1 ( reveal information about) dénoncer [person] (to à) ; he's always telling on people! il est toujours en train de rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( have visible effect on) the strain is beginning to tell on him on commence à voir sur lui les effets de la fatigue ; her age is beginning to tell on her elle commence à sentir or accuser son âge.

Big English-French dictionary > tell
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all ⇒ Usage note: all

A pron

1 ( everything) tout ; to risk all tout risquer ; all or nothing tout ou rien ; all is not lost tout n'est pas perdu ; all was well tout allait bien ; all will be revealed hum vous saurez tout hum ; all is orderly and stable tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité ; will that be all? ce sera tout? ; and that's not all et ce n'est pas tout ; that's all ( all contexts) c'est tout ; speed is all l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse ; in all en tout ; 500 in all 500 en tout ; all in all somme toute ; we're doing all (that) we can nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire) ; after all that has happened après tout ce qui s'est passé ; after all she's been through après tout ce qu'elle a vécu ; it's not all (that) it should be [performance, service, efficiency] ça laisse à désirer ; all because he didn't write tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit ; and all for a piece of land! et tout ça pour un lopin de terre! ;

2 ( the only thing) tout ; but that's all mais c'est tout ; that's all I want c'est tout ce que je veux ; that's all we can suggest c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller ; she's all I have left elle est tout ce qui me reste ; all I know is that tout ce que je sais c'est que ; all you need is tout ce qu'il te faut c'est ; that's all we need! iron il ne manquait plus que ça! ;

3 ( everyone) tous ; all wish to remain anonymous tous souhaitent rester anonymes ; all but a few were released ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près ; thank you, one and all merci à (vous) tous ; ‘all welcome’ ‘venez nombreux’ ; all of the employees tous les employés, tout le personnel ; all of us want… nous voulons tous… ; not all of them came ils ne sont pas tous venus ; we want all of them back nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus ;

4 ( the whole amount) all of our belongings toutes nos affaires ; all of this land is ours toutes ces terres sont à nous ; not all of the time pas tout le temps ;

5 ( emphasizing unanimity or entirety) we all feel that nous avons tous l'impression que ; we are all disappointed nous sommes tous déçus ; these are all valid points ce sont des points qui sont tous valables ; it all seems so pointless tout cela paraît si futile ; I ate it all j'ai tout mangé ; what's it all for? ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)? ; who all was there? US qui était là? ; y'all have a good time now! US amusez-vous bien!

B det

1 ( each one of) tous/toutes ; all men are born equal tous les hommes naissent égaux ; all questions must be answered il faut répondre à toutes les questions ; all those people who tous ces gens qui ; all those who tous ceux qui ; as in all good films comme dans tous les bons films ; in all three films dans les trois films ;

2 ( the whole of) tout/toute ; all his life toute sa vie ; all the time tout le temps ; all day/evening toute la journée/soirée ; all year round toute l'année ; all the money we've spent tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé ; in all his glory dans toute sa gloire ; I had all the work! c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail! ; you are all the family I have! tu es toute la famille qui me reste! ; and all that sort of thing et tout ce genre de choses ; oh no! not all that again! ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer! ;

3 ( total) in all honesty/innocence en toute franchise/innocence ;

4 ( any) beyond all expectations au-delà de toute attente ; to deny all knowledge of sth nier avoir connaissance de qch.

C adv

1 (emphatic: completely) tout ; all alone ou on one's own tout seul ; to be all wet être tout mouillé ; dressed all in white habillé tout en blanc ; all around the garden/along the canal tout autour du jardin/le long du canal ; to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch ; to be all for sb doing être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse ; I'm all for women joining the army je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée ; it's all about… c'est l'histoire de… ; tell me all about it! raconte-moi tout! ; he's forgotten all about us! il nous a complètement oubliés! ; she asked all about you elle a demandé de tes nouvelles ;

2 (emphatic: nothing but) to be all legs être tout en jambes ; to be all smiles ( happy) être tout souriant ; ( two-faced) être tout sourire ; to be all sweetness iron être tout sourire ; that stew was all onions! il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût! ;

3 Sport ( for each party) (they are) six all (il y a) six partout ; the final score is 15 all le score final est de 15 partout.

D n to give one's all tout sacrifier (for sth à qch ; for sb pour qn ; to do pour faire).

E all+ (dans composés)

1 ( completely) all-concrete/-glass/-metal tout en béton/verre/métal ; all-digital/-electronic entièrement numérique/électronique ; all-female, all-girl [band, cast, group] composé uniquement de femmes ; all-male/-white [team, production, jury] composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs ; all-union [workforce] entièrement syndiqué ;

2 ( in the highest degree) ⇒ all-consuming, all-embracing, all-important etc.

F all along adv phr depuis le début, toujours ; they knew it all along ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su.

G all but adv phr pratiquement, presque.

H all of adv phr au moins ; he must be all of 50 il doit avoir au moins 50 ans.

I all that adv phr he's not all that strong il n'est pas si fort que ça ; it's not as far as all that! ce n'est pas si loin que ça! ; I don't know her all that well je ne la connais pas si bien que ça.

J all the adv phr all the more d'autant plus ; all the more difficult/effective d'autant plus difficile/efficace ; all the more so because d'autant plus que ; to laugh all the more rire encore plus ; all the better! tant mieux!

K all too adv phr [accurate, easy, widespread] bien trop ; it is all too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; she saw all too clearly that elle a parfaitement bien vu que ; all too often bien trop souvent.

L and all adv phr

1 they moved furniture, books and all ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres ;

2 ○ GB the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça ; it is and all! mais si!

M at all adv phr not at all! ( acknowledging thanks) de rien! ; ( answering query) pas du tout! ; it is not at all certain ce n'est pas du tout certain ; if (it is) at all possible si possible ; is it at all likely that…? y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que…? (+ subj) ; there's nothing at all here il n'y a rien du tout ici ; we know nothing at all ou we don't know anything at all about nous ne savons rien du tout de ; if you knew anything at all about si tu avais la moindre idée de ; anything at all will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire.

N for all prep phr, adv phr ( despite) en dépit de ; ( in as much as) for all I know pour autant que je sache ; for all that malgré tout, quand même ; they could be dead for all the difference it would make! ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

O of all prep phr

1 ( in rank) the easiest of all le plus facile ; first/last of all pour commencer/finir ; ⇒ best, worst ;

2 ( emphatic) why today of all days? pourquoi justement aujourd'hui? ; not now of all times! ce n'est pas le moment! ; of all the nerve! quel culot! ; of all the rotten luck! quel manque de chance or de pot ○ ! ; ⇒ people, place, thing.

Idioms

all' s well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to be as mad/thrilled as all get out ○ US être vachement ○ en colère/excité ; he's not all there ○ il n'a pas toute sa tête ; it's all go ○ here! GB on s'active ○ ici! ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ; it's all up with us ○ GB nous sommes fichus ○ ; it was all I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; that's all very well, that's all well and good tout ça c'est bien beau ; speeches are all very well but c'est bien beau les discours mais ; it's all very well to do c'est bien beau de faire ; it's all very well for them to talk ça leur va bien de parler.

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12 ♦ you

♦ you /ju:, jə/
A pron. pers. 2^a pers. pl. e sing.

1 (sogg. e compl.) voi, ve, vi; tu, te, ti: How are you?, come stai?; come state?; You are my love, il mio amore sei tu; What do you want?, che cosa volete (voi)?; che cosa vuoi (tu)?; The letter is for you, la lettera è per te; I want to help you, voglio aiutarti (o aiutarvi); I'm not going to give it to you, non ve (o te) lo do; I choose you three, scelgo voi tre; You, there! What's your name?, ehi tu! come ti chiami?

2 (form., sogg. e compl.) Lei, Ella, Loro (forme di cortesia di 3^a persona): You're very kind, Sir, Lei è molto gentile, signore; Ladies and gentlemen, you know me quite well, Signori e Signore, Loro mi conoscono benissimo; Could I talk to you, later?, posso parlarle più tardi?

3 (pred.) tu; voi: Was that you?, eri tu? (o eravate voi?)

4 (idiom., escl.) Kiss her, you fool!, baciala, stupido!; You madman!, pazzo!; You darling!, tesoro!; caro!, cara!

5 (colloquiale; unito alla forma in - ing, è idiom.) They don't mind you forgetting to call on them, non ci fan caso se ti sei scordato di passare da loro; I must insist on you paying your debts, devo insistere che tu paghi i tuoi debiti

6 (arc., = yourself, yourselves): Sit you down!, siediti!; sedetevi!

B pron. impers.

si; sé: You never can tell!, non si sa mai!; You soon get used to it, ci si abitua presto; DIALOGO → - Asking about a house- You can see the garden from my room, si vede il giardino dalla mia camera

● ( slang USA) you-all, voi, voialtri (per distinguere da «you» = «tu, Lei») □ ( slang USA) You and who else (o and whose army)?, in quanti siete? ( fatevi sotto, ecc.) □ You asked for it!, te la sei cercata! □ you bet, certo; eccome; naturalmente □ (volg. USA) You bet your ass!, ci puoi scommettere il culo (volg.) □ ( slang) You bet your boots (o your sweet life), puoi scommetterci (o metterci) la testa! □ (pop.) You can say that again!, puoi ben dirlo!; davvero!; altroché! □ (fam.) You got it!, hai indovinato; ( anche) hai ragione; e va bene!, d'accordo! □ ( slang) You hear?, mi hai sentito?; hai capito?; va bene? □ ( slang USA) You heard the man, hai sentito ( quello che ha detto)?; vuoi dunque obbedire? □ (fam.) you-know-what, sai che cosa; quella cosa; il coso, la cosa ( un oggetto che non si vuole menzionare); (eufem.) rapporto sessuale: Petting often leads youngsters to you-know-what, i giovani, a furia di pomiciare, spesso finiscono per fare quella cosa □ (fam.) you-know-where, quel posto ( che non si vuole nominare); tu sai dove; (eufem.) al diavolo, all'inferno: You can just go you-know-where, puoi andare all'inferno! □ (fam.) you-know-who, chi dico io ( e non lo voglio nominare); tu sai chi: If you-know-who is there, I won't come, se c'è sai chi, io non ci vengo! □ If you say so!, se lo dici tu! □ You said it!, l'hai detto!; sono d'accordo!; è proprio vero □ all of you (fam. you all), voi tutti; tutti voi; voialtri; voi ( utile per distinguere «you», voi da «you», tu): You are all welcome, siete (tutti) i benvenuti; I don't want all of you to come, non voglio che veniate tutti; Sit down, all of you!, sedetevi! □ if I were you, se fossi in te □ the rest of you, gli altri: She may come, but the rest of you must stay behind, lei può venire, ma gli altri devono rimanere qui □ Thank you, grazie! □ There you go!, ecco a lei; prego! (quando si porge qc.) □ You see, it's like this, vedi (o capisci), le cose stanno così □ (fam.) You go away! (o Go away, you), vattene! □ (fam.) «You're an ass!» «You're another!», «sei un asino!» «asino sarai tu!» □ ( It's) very kind of you!, (è) molto gentile da parte tua (o da parte vostra)!
NOTA D'USO: - you o one?-

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13 ♦ about

♦ about /əˈbaʊt/
A prep.

1 riguardo a; circa; su; di; intorno a; sul conto di: Tell me about your holidays, raccontami delle tue vacanze; I've found out about their movements, ho scoperto quali sono stati i loro movimenti; I don't know anything about him, non so nulla di lui (o sul suo conto); a book about Japan, un libro sul Giappone; what I like about him, quello che mi piace di lui; I'm ringing about my TV set, telefono per sapere del mio televisore; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- What are you going to do about it?, cosa pensi di fare al riguardo?; Do something about it!, fa' qualcosa ( per risolvere il problema)!; There's nothing I can do about it, non posso farci niente; I feel guilty about the whole thing, mi sento in colpa per tutta la faccenda; to be about st., riguardare qc.; avere a che fare con qc.; (di libro, film, ecc.) parlare di qc., trattare di qc.: Teaching is about transferring knowledge and skills, l'insegnamento riguarda il trasferimento di conoscenze e abilità; This book is about organic food, questo libro parla di cibi biologici NOTA D'USO: - to speak o to be about?-

2 (in giro) per; intorno a: Newspapers were strewn about the floor, c'erano giornali sparsi per pavimento

3 addosso a; su; con: I haven't any money about me, non ho denaro con me; about one's person, su di sé; addosso

4 in: There is something odd about that man, c'è qualcosa di strano in quell'uomo; quell'uomo ha un che di strano; something unpleasant about her voice, una nota sgradevole nella sua voce

B avv.

1 intorno; attorno; in giro; qua e là: to look about, guardarsi attorno; Don't leave your things lying about, non lasciare le tue cose in giro; There was nobody about, non c'era nessuno; il posto era deserto; There's a lot of flu about, c'è in giro (o circola) un sacco di influenza; to find one's way about, sapere dove andare; sapersi orizzontare

2 nei pressi; vicino: in giro: somewhere about here, qui intorno; qui in giro; qui da qualche parte

3 nella direzione opposta: to face (o to turn) about, girarsi; fare dietrofront

4 (naut.) con le mure opposte: to put a ship about, virare di bordo; cambiare le mure; Ready about!, pronti a virare!

5 quasi; circa; all'incirca; pressappoco: It's about two o'clock, sono le due circa; sono circa le due; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Give me a call about five, fammi uno squillo verso le cinque; about twenty, circa venti; una ventina; They're about the same age, hanno all'incirca la stessa età; That looks about right, direi che va bene; dovrebbe andar bene; ha l'aria di essere giusto

6 (nei verbi frasali) V. sotto il verbo NOTA D'USO: - around, round, o about?-

C a.

1 in moto; in attività: At 6 she's already up and about, alle sei è già alzata e in attività

2 prossimo (a); sul punto (di): about to start, che sta per comunciare; He is about to leave, sta per partire

● About ship!, pronti a virare! □ How about…? ► how □ just about ► just □ What about…? ► what □ while you are about it, già che ci sei □ to be about one's business, essere occupato dalla proprie faccende □ (fam. USA) not to be about to, non avere intenzione di; non intendere, non essere intenzionato a: He's not about to give up, non ha intenzione di (o non intende) rinunciare □ That's about it, è tutto; e questo è quanto.

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14 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!
marine
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

* * *
[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
15 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
16 all

1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) ganz

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) alle
2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) ganz

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) um so

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all

[ɒ:l, AM also ɑ:l]

I. adj attr, inv

1. + pl n (the whole number of, every one of) alle

are those \all the documents you can find? sind das alle Papiere, die du finden kannst?

\all my glasses are broken alle meine [o meine ganzen] Gläser sind kaputt, meine Gläser sind alle [o fam allesamt] kaputt

\all children should have a right to education alle Kinder sollten ein Recht auf Bildung haben

\all her children go to public school alle ihre Kinder besuchen eine Privatschule, ihre Kinder besuchen alle [o fam allesamt] ein Privatschule

20% of \all items sold had been reduced 20 % aller verkauften Artikel waren reduziert

\all six [of the] men are electricians alle sechs [Männer] sind Elektriker

I had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbieten

I've locked myself out — of \all the stupid things to do! ich habe mich ausgeschlossen! — wie kann man nur so blöd sein!

on \all fours auf allen vieren

from \all directions aus allen Richtungen

\all the people alle [Leute]

why did the take him, of \all people? warum haben sie ausgerechnet ihn genommen?

\all the others alle anderen

2. + sing n (the whole of) der/die/das ganze...

they lost \all their money sie haben ihr ganzes Geld verloren

\all day [long] den ganzen Tag [lang]

\all her life ihr ganzes Leben

for \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes

\all the time die ganze Zeit

he was unemployed for \all that time er war all die Zeit [o die ganze Zeit über] [o während der ganzen Zeit] arbeitslos

\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg

\all week/year die ganze Woche/das ganze Jahr

3. + sing n (every type of) jede(r, s)

\all wood should be treated jedes Holz sollte [o alle Holzarten sollten] behandelt werden

4. (the greatest possible) all

with \all haste [or speed] [or dispatch] ( form) so schnell wie möglich

in \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlich

with \all due respect,... bei allem Respekt,..., mit Verlaub,... geh

with \all speed so schnell wie möglich

in \all probability aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

5. (any whatever) jegliche(r, s)

she denied \all knowledge of the matter sie stritt ab, irgendetwas über die Sache zu wissen

beyond \all doubt jenseits allen Zweifels

6.

▶ for \all trotz + gen

for \all her money she is not happy trotz ihres ganzen Geldes ist sie nicht glücklich

▶ \all good things must come to an end ( prov) alles hat ein Ende

▶ ... and \all that jazz [or (pej!) rubbish]... und das ganze Zeug pej fam

▶ not as... as \all that:

he's not as rich as \all that so reich ist er nun auch wieder nicht

II. pron

1. (the total, everybody, every one) alle

the best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allen

we saw \all of them wir haben [sie] alle gesehen

\all of them [or they \all] liked the film der Film hat ihnen allen [o allen von ihnen] gefallen

the house has four bedrooms, \all with balconies das Haus hat vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkon

her last novel was [the] best of \all ihr letzter Roman war der beste von allen

\all but one of the pupils came to the outing bis auf einen Schüler nahmen alle am Ausflug teil

\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Welt

one and \all alle

let's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen!

\all but... alle außer..., bis auf...

2. (everything) alles

it was \all very strange es war alles sehr seltsam

\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verloren

tell me \all about it erzähl mir alles darüber

he's eaten \all of it [or eaten it \all] er hat alles aufgegessen

have you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?

first of \all zuerst; (most importantly) vor allem

most of \all am meisten

there are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter

\all in one alles in einem

a corkscrew and bottle-opener \all in one ein Korkenzieher und Flaschenöffner in einem

to give [or put] one's \all alles [o sein Letztes] geben

and \all ( fam) und all dem

what with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight ( fam) bei dem Nebel und so möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren fam

3. + relative clause (the only thing) alles

it was \all that he had es war alles, was er hatte

it's \all [that] I can do for you mehr kann ich nicht für dich tun

\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werden

the remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen

\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glück

that's \all I need right now ( iron) das hat mir jetzt gerade noch gefehlt pej

for \all...:

for \all I care,.... von mir aus...

for \all I know,... (as far as I know) soviel [o soweit] ich weiß...; (I don't know) was weiß ich,...

are the married? — for \all I know they could be sind sie verheiratet? — was weiß ich, schon möglich!

where is she? — for \all I know she could be on holidays wo ist sie? — was weiß ich, vielleicht [ist sie] im Urlaub!

4. (for emphasis)

at \all überhaupt

do you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?

if at \all wenn überhaupt

nothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichts

not at \all überhaupt nicht

thanks very much for your help — not at \all, it was a pleasure vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe — keine Ursache [o nichts zu danken], es war mir ein Vergnügen

5.

▶ and \all ( fam: as well) auch

I'm cold — yeah, me and \all mir ist kalt — ja, mir auch

get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen

▶ \all for one, and one for \all ( saying) alle für einen, einer für alle

▶ in \all insgesamt

that's £20 in \all das macht alles zusammen 20 Pfund

▶ \all in \all alles in allem

▶ \all of... (at least) mindestens...; (as much as) gut...; (as little as) ganze...

it's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollar

the book has sold \all of 200/400,000 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200/gut 400.000 Exemplare verkauft worden

▶ to be \all one to sb jdm egal [o gleich] sein

▶ \all told insgesamt

they tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal

▶ \all's well that ends well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

III. adv inv

1. (entirely) ganz, völlig

it's \all about money these days heutzutage geht es nur ums Geld

she's been \all round the world sie war schon überall auf der Welt

to be \all in favour of sth ganz [o völlig] begeistert von etw dat sein

\all in green ganz in Grün

to be \all in one piece heil [o unbeschädigt] sein

to be \all of a piece with sth mit etw dat völlig übereinstimmen

to spill sth \all over the place/floor etw überall/über den gesamten Boden verschütten

the baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sich sein ganzes Lätzchen vollgekleckert

to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam) überall sein

to be not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich sein

\all alone ganz allein

\all along die ganze Zeit

she's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuscht

to be \all over aus und vorbei sein

to be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tun

my son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringen

2. (totally, only)

the newspaper was \all advertisements die Zeitung bestand fast nur aus Anzeigen

I was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hatte

he was \all smiles er strahlte über das ganze Gesicht

he's \all talk [or ( fam) mouth] er ist nur ein Schwätzer pej, er schwingt nur große Worte

to be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielenlassen

to be \all ears ganz Ohr sein

to be \all eyes gespannt zusehen

to be \all a flutter ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

to be \all silk/wool aus reiner Seide/Wolle sein

3.

▪ \all the... (even) umso...; (much) viel...

\all the better [for that]! umso besser!

now that he's a star he'll be \all the more difficult to work with jetzt wo er ein Star ist, wird die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm umso schwieriger sein

I feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser

4. (for emphasis) äußerst, ausgesprochen

she was \all excited sie war ganz aufgeregt

now don't get \all upset about it nun reg dich doch nicht so [furchtbar] darüber auf

your proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...

\all too... nur zu...

I'm \all too aware of the problems die Probleme sind mir nur zu gegenwärtig

the end of the holiday came \all too soon der Urlaub war nur viel zu schnell zu Ende

5. SPORT (to both sides)

the score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide

6.

to not do sth \all that well (not really) etw nicht gerade toll tun fam

she doesn't sing \all that well sie kann nicht besonders toll singen fam

to not be \all that... (not as much as thought) so... nun auch wieder nicht sein

he's not \all that important so wichtig ist er nun auch wieder nicht

7. (nearly)

\all but fast

the party was \all but over when we arrived die Party war schon fast vorbei, als wir ankamen

it was \all but impossible to read his writing es war nahezu unmöglich, seine Handschrift zu entziffern

8.

▶ to go \all out for sth alles für etw akk tun

▶ \all in (exhausted)

he felt \all in er war völlig erledigt; BRIT (including everything) alles inklusive

the holiday cost £600 \all in alles inklusive hat der Urlaub hat 600 Pfund gekostet

▶ to be \all over sb ( pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; ( fam: harass) jdn total anmachen fam, über jdn herfallen ÖSTERR fam

▶ that's sb \all over das sieht jdm ähnlich

he invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money — that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen, und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte — typisch Bill!

▶ to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam: badly organised) [völlig] chaotisch sein; (confused) völlig von der Rolle [o ÖSTERR daneben] sein fam

▶ \all round [or around] AM (in every way) rundum; (for each person) für alle

that was a success/good performance \all round das war ein voller Erfolg/eine rundum gelungene Vorstellung

he bought drinks \all round er gab eine Runde Getränke aus

▶ to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein fam, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fig fam

▶ to be \all up with sb ( fam)

it looks as though it's \all up with us now es sieht so aus, als seien wir nun endgültig am Ende fam

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[ɔːl]
1. ADJECTIVE
with nouns plural alle; (singular) ganze(r, s), alle(r, s)When alle is used to translate all the it is not followed by the German article.
we have considered all the possibilities — wir haben alle Möglichkeiten in Betracht gezogen

she brought all the children — sie brachte alle Kinder mit

all the problems have been solved — alle or sämtliche Probleme wurden gelöst

all kinds or sorts of people — alle möglichen Leute

all the tobacco —

all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst

all you boys can come with me — ihr Jungen könnt alle mit mir kommen

the money was all there — alles Geld or das ganze Geld war da

where's all that water coming from? — wo kommt das ganze or all das Wasser her?

all the time — die ganze Zeit

all day ( long) — den ganzen Tag (lang)

all Spain — ganz Spanien

to dislike all sport — jeglichen Sport ablehnen

in all respects — in jeder Hinsicht

all my strength — meine ganze Kraft

all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde

all my life — mein ganzes Leben (lang)

they all came —

we all sat down — wir setzten uns alle

I invited them all — ich habe sie alle eingeladen Note that it all is usually translated by alles alone:

he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben

it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell

he's seen/done it all — für ihn gibt es nichts Neues mehr, ihn kann nichts mehr erschüttern (inf)

I don't understand all that — ich verstehe das alles nicht

what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?

what's all this/that? — was ist denn das?; (annoyed) was soll denn das!

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — was höre ich da! Sie wollen gehen?

with all possible speed — so schnell wie möglich

with all due care — mit angemessener Sorgfalt

with all due speed — in angemessenem Tempo

they will take all possible precautions — sie werden alle möglichen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen treffen

2. PRONOUN

1) = everything alles

all is well — alles ist gut

I'm just curious, that's all — ich bin nur neugierig, das ist alles

that's all that matters — darauf allein kommt es an

that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt

that is all (that) I can tell you — mehr kann ich Ihnen nicht sagen

it was all I could do not to laugh — ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu lachen

all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus

all of it — alles

I don't need all of it — ich brauche nicht alles

all of 5 kms/£5 —

it took him all of three hours — er brauchte ganze drei Stunden

2) = everybody alle pl

all who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten

all of them — (sie) alle

the score was two all — es stand zwei zu zwei

3. ADVERB
(= quite, entirely) ganz
dressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)

all woman — ganz Frau

all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc

that's all very fine or well — das ist alles ganz schön und gut

all wool — reine Wolle

an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle

it was red all over — es war ganz rot

that's Dave all over — das ist typisch Dave

all down the front of her dress — überall vorn auf ihrem Kleid

all along the road — die ganze Straße entlang

there were chairs all around the room — rundum im Zimmer standen Stühle

he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —

what's the film all about? — wovon handelt der Film überhaupt?

I'll tell you all about it — ich erzähl dir alles

it was all about a little girl — es handelte von einem kleinen Mädchen

4. NOUN
__diams; one's all alles
he staked his all on this race/deal — er setzte alles auf dieses Rennen/Unternehmen

the horses were giving their all — die Pferde gaben ihr Letztes

5. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; all along (= from the start) von Anfang an, die ganze Zeit (über)
I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet

he all but died —

he all but lost it — er hätte es fast verloren

the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen

I'm all for it! — ich bin ganz dafür __diams; all found insgesamt, alles in allem __diams; all in ( inf

to be or feel all in — total erledigt sein (inf) __diams; all in all alles in allem

it's all one to me — das ist mir (ganz) egal or einerlei

all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc

all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...

or vacation (US) — jetzt, wo ich Urlaub gemacht habe, gehts mir viel besser

all the more so since... —

all the better to see you with — damit ich dich besser sehen kann

all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade

it's all the same to me —

if it's all the same to you — wenn es Ihnen egal ist

he's all there/not all there — er ist voll da/nicht ganz da (inf) __diams; all too + adjective/adverb

all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell

he ate the orange, peel and all — er hat die ganze Orange gegessen, samt der Schale

the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel

what with the snow and all (inf) — mit dem ganzen Schnee und so (inf)

nothing at all — überhaupt or gar nichts

did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?

I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher

I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc

it's not bad at all — das ist gar nicht schlecht

I don't know at all — ich weiß es überhaupt nicht

if at all possible — wenn irgend möglich

for all his wealth — trotz (all) seines Reichtums

for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem

for all I know she could be ill —

is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!

ten people in all — insgesamt zehn Personen __diams; all that ( US inf ) einfach super (inf)

it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht

it isn't all THAT expensive! — so teuer ist es nun wieder auch nicht

of all the idiots! — so ein Idiot!

of all the stupid things to do! — so was Dummes!

why me of all people? — warum ausgerechnet ich?

happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —

that would be best of all — das wäre am besten

I like him best of all — von allen mag ich ihn am liebsten

most of all —

most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...

the best car of all — das allerbeste Auto __diams; to be all things to all men (person) sich mit jedem gutstellen; (thing, invention, new software etc) das Ideale sein

a party which claims to be all things to all men — eine Partei, die behauptet, allen etwas zu bieten __diams; you all ( US inf ) ihr (alle); (to two people) ihr (beide)

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all [ɔːl]

A adj

1. all, sämtlich, gesamt, vollständig, ganz:

all one’s courage seinen ganzen Mut;

all mistakes alle oder sämtliche Fehler;

all my friends alle meine Freunde;

all night (long) die ganze Nacht (hindurch);

all (the) day, all day long den ganzen Tag, den lieben langen Tag;

all day and every day tagelang; tagaus, tagein;

open all day ganztägig geöffnet;

all the time

a) die ganze Zeit (über),

b) ständig, immer;

at all times zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

all the town die ganze Stadt, jedermann; → day 6

2. jeder, jede, jedes, alle pl:

at all hours zu jeder Stunde;

beyond all question ohne Frage, fraglos;

in all respects in jeder Hinsicht;

deny all responsibility jede Verantwortung ablehnen; → sundry

3. vollkommen, völlig, total, ganz, rein:

all nonsense reiner Unsinn;

all wool US reine Wolle; → leg Bes Redew

B adv

1. ganz (u. gar), gänzlich, völlig:

all alone ganz allein;

all the um so …;

all the better um so besser;

she was all gratitude sie war voll(er) Dankbarkeit;

she is all kindness sie ist die Güte selber;

all one einerlei, gleichgültig;

he is all for it er ist unbedingt dafür;

all important äußerst wichtig, entscheidend;

all mad völlig verrückt;

all wrong ganz falsch; → same C

2. für jede Seite, beide:

the score was two all das Spiel stand zwei zu zwei

3. poet gerade, eben

C pron alles:

all of it alles, das Ganze;

all of us wir alle;

good night, all gute Nacht allerseits!;

all of a year ein ganzes Jahr;

it took me all of two days ich brauchte zwei volle oder ganze zwei Tage ( to do zu tun);

that’s all das ist oder wäre alles;

that’s all there is to it das ist die ganze Geschichte;

all or nothing alles oder nichts;

it’s all or nothing for es geht um alles oder nichts für;

it all began die ganze Sache begann;

and all that und dergleichen;

when all is said and done letzten Endes, schließlich; → end B 1

D s

1. alles:

his all

a) sein Hab und Gut,

b) auch his all and all sein Ein und Alles

2. oft All PHIL (Welt)All nBesondere Redewendungen: all along die ganze Zeit (über);

all around

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg all in alles inklusive;

be ( oder feel) all in umg total fertig oder erledigt sein;

all in all alles in allem;

his wife is all in all to him seine Frau bedeutet ihm alles;

all out umg

a) total fertig oder erledigt,

b) auf dem Holzweg (im Irrtum),

c) mit aller Macht ( for sth auf etwas aus), mit restlosem Einsatz,

d) vollständig ( → all-out) go all out umg

a) alles daransetzen, aufs Ganze gehen,

b) besonders SPORT das Letzte aus sich herausholen all over

a) umg ganz und gar,

b) überall,

c) überallhin, in ganz England etc herum, im ganzen Haus etc herum,

d) auch all over one’s body am ganzen Körper, überall that is Doug all over das ist ganz oder typisch Doug, das sieht Doug ähnlich;

news from all over Nachrichten von überall her;

be all over sb umg an jemandem einen Narren gefressen haben;

all right

a) ganz recht oder richtig,

b) schon gut,

c) in Ordnung (auch Person), engS. unbeschädigt,

d) na schön!,

e) umg mit Sicherheit, ohne Zweifel,

f) erlaubt I’m all right bei mir ist alles in Ornung;

he’s all right ihm ist nichts passiert;

I’m all right, Jack umg Hauptsache, mir geht’s gut;

be all right for

a) geeignet sein oder passen für,

b) annehmbar sein für it’s all right for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

I’m all right for money umg bei mir stimmt die Kasse;

are you all right in that chair? sitzt du gut in dem Sessel?;

is it all right if I’ …? darf ich …?;

it’s all right with ( oder by) me von mir aus, ich habe nichts dagegen;

he arrived all right er ist gut angekommen;

all round

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg taken all round umg alles in allem;

all there gewitzt, gescheit, auf Draht umg;

he is not all there er ist nicht ganz bei Trost;

all up umg total fertig oder erledigt;

it’s all up with him mit ihm ists aus;

he of all people came ausgerechnet er kam;

I thought you of all people would understand ich dachte, gerade du würdest das verstehen; (siehe weitere Verbindungen unter den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

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1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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adj.

all adj.

ganz adj.

jeder adj.

sämtlich adj.

English-german dictionary > all
17 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
18 all

o:l
1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos

2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) completamente, totalmente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto, aún

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- all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all

all¹ adj todo

all the students todos los estudiantes

all week toda la semana

all² adv

1. completamente / totalmente

you're all alone estás completamente solo

the little boy was all dirty el niño estaba todo sucio

2. empatados / iguales

the score was three all empataron a tres / el partido terminó con un empate a tres

all³ pron

1. todo

that's all eso es todo

we did all we could hicimos todo lo que pudimos

2. lo único / sólo

all you need is a bit of luck lo único que necesitas es un poco de suerte

3. todos / todo el mundo

he is the fastest of all él es el más rápido de todos

all of them were very excited estaban todos muy emocionados

all

tr[ɔːl]

adjective

1 (singular) todo,-a; (plural) todos,-as

■ all the money todo el dinero

■ all the ink toda la tinta

■ all the books todos los libros

■ all the chairs todas las sillas

■ all kinds of knives toda clase de cuchillos

■ all day/month/year todo el día/mes/año

■ all morning/afternoon/night/week toda la mañana/tarde/noche/semana

pronoun

1 (everything) todo, la totalidad nombre femenino

■ all was lost in the fire se perdió todo en el incendio

■ best of all were the acrobats lo mejor de todo fueron los acróbatas

2 (everybody) todos nombre masculino plural, todo el mundo

■ a good time was had by all todos se lo pasaron bien

■ all of them helped/they all helped ayudaron todos

adverb

1 completamente, totalmente

■ you're all dirty! ¡estás todo sucio!

■ she was dressed all in leather iba vestida toda de cuero

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

after all (despite everything) después de todo 2 (it must be remembered) no hay que olvidarlo

all along desde el principio

all but casi

all in (tired) agotado,-a, hecho,-a polvo 2 (included) todo incluido

■ after the race I was all in después de la carrera estaba hecho polvo

■ it's £235 all in son £235 todo incluido

all in all en conjunto

all or nothing todo o nada

all over en todas partes

■ he's been all over ha estado en todas partes

■ I ache all over me duele todo el cuerpo

■ I spilt wine all over my shirt me manché toda la camisa de vino

■ that's Fred all over eso es típico de Fred

to be all over acabar

■ in ten minutes it was all over en diez minutos todo había acabado

all right (acceptable) bien, bueno,-a, satisfactorio,-a

■ the film's all right, but I've seen better ones la película no está mal, pero las he visto mejores 2 (well, safe) bien

■ are you all right? ¿estás bien? 3 (accepting suggestion) vale, bueno

■ are you coming? --all right ¿te vienes? --vale 4 (calming, silencing) vale

■ all right, that's enough! ¡vale, basta ya! 4 (definitely) seguro

■ it was the thin one all right era el flaco, estoy seguro

all that tan

■ he's not all that fast no es tan rápido

all the «+ comp» tanto + adj/adv, aún + adj/adv

■ all the better tanto mejor

■ this makes the situation all the more dangerous esto hace que la situación sea más peligrosa aún

all the same igualmente, a pesar de todo

to be all the same to somebody dar lo mismo a alguien

all the time todo el rato, siempre

all told en total

all too «+ adj/adv» demasiado + adj/adv

■ it happens all too frequently pasa con demasiada frecuencia

at all en absoluto

■ I didn't like it at all no me gustó en absoluto

■ nothing at all nada de nada

at all times siempre

in all en total

not at all no hay de qué

All Fools' Day el día 1 de abril (≈ día de los Santos Inocentes)

All Saints' Day día nombre masculino de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day día nombre masculino los Fieles Difuntos

all ['ɔl] adv

1) completely: todo, completamente

2) : igual

the score is 14 all: es 14 iguales, están empatados a 14

3)

all the better : tanto mejor

4)

all the more : aún más, todavía más

all adj

: todo

all the children: todos los niños

in all likelihood: con toda probabilidad, con la mayor probabilidad

all pron

1) : todo, -da

they ate it all: lo comieron todo

that's all: eso es todo

enough for all: suficiente para todos

2)

all in all : en general

3)

not at all (in negative constructions) : en absoluto, para nada

all

adj.

• todo, -a adj.

• todos adj.

adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

n.

• todo s.m.

pron.

• todo (s) pron.

I ɔːl
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

[ɔːl] When all is part of a set combination, eg in all seriousness/probability, look up the noun. Note that all right has an entry to itself.
1. ADJECTIVE

1) todo

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

• it would have to rain today, of all days! — ¡tenía que llover hoy justamente!

• for all their efforts, they didn't manage to score — a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos, no lograron marcar un tanto

• they chose him, of all people! — lo eligieron a él, como si no hubiera otros

• all those who disobey will be punished — todos aquellos que desobedezcan serán castigados
all that
it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa
and all that y cosas así, y otras cosas por el estilo
he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas
of all the...
of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!
best, four 2., 2)
2) (=any)

• it has been proved beyond all doubt — se ha probado sin que quepa la menor duda

• the town had changed beyond all recognition — la ciudad había cambiado hasta hacerse irreconocible

2. PRONOUN

1) (singular)

a) (=everything) todo

it's all done — está todo hecho

• we did all we could to stop him — hicimos todo lo posible para detenerlo

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

• all is not lost — liter or hum aún quedan esperanzas

• all of it — todo

I didn't read all of it — no lo leí todo or entero

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

you can't see all of Madrid in a day — no puedes ver todo Madrid or Madrid entero en un día

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

it took him all of three hours — (=at least) le llevó tres horas enteras; iro (=only) le llevó ni más ni menos que tres horas

she must be all of 16 — iro debe de tener al menos 16 años

• is that all?, will that be all? — ¿es eso todo?, ¿nada más?

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

• all is well — todo está bien

- when all is said and done

- all's well that ends well
best, once 1., 1)
b) (=the only thing)

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

• all that matters is that you're safe — lo único que importa es que estás a salvo

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

2) (plural) todos mpl, todas fpl

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

• this concerns all of you — esto os afecta a todos (vosotros)

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

• they all say that — todos dicen lo mismo

• all who knew him loved him — todos los que le conocieron le querían

3) (in scores)

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

it's 30 all — (Tennis) treinta iguales

4) (in set structures)
above all sobre todo after all después de todo all but
all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte
all for nothing
I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada
all in all en general
all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea
all told en total and all
what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida
for all I care
you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo
for all I know
for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé
if (...) at all
I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán
in all
50 men in all — 50 hombres en total
it all
he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz
it's all or nothing es todo o nada most of all sobre todo, más que nada no... at all
I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual
not... at all
I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

I'm not at all tired — no estoy cansado en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?
not at all! (answer to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!
"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

3. ADVERB

1) (=entirely) todo
Make todo agree with the person or thing described:
she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

• the children were all alone — los niños estaban completamente solos

• there were insects all around us — había insectos por todas partes

• I did it all by myself — lo hice completamente solo

• she was dressed all in black — iba vestida completamente de negro

• we shook hands all round — nos estrechamos todos las manos

2) (in set structures)
all along
all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

this is what I feared all along — esto es lo que estaba temiendo desde el primer momento or el principio
all but (=nearly) casi
he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda
all for sth
to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

I'm all for giving children their independence — estoy completamente a favor de or apoyo completamente la idea de dar independencia a los niños
all in (=all inclusive) (Brit) todo incluido; (=exhausted) * hecho polvo *
the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

after a day's skiing I was all in — después de un día esquiando, estaba hecho polvo * or rendido

you look all in — se te ve rendido, ¡vaya cara de estar hecho polvo! *
all out
to go all out — (=spare no expense) tirar la casa por la ventana; (Sport) emplearse a fondo

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo
all over
all over the world you'll find... — en or por todo el mundo encontrarás...

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

they were all over him * — le recibieron con el mayor entusiasmo

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

I looked all over for you — te busqué por or en todas partes

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

that's him all over * — eso es muy típico de él
all the more...
considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla
all too...
it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido
all up with
it's all up with him — está acabado
all very...
• that's all very well but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
not all there
he isn't all there * — no tiene todos los tornillos bien *, le falta algún tornillo *
not all that...
it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil
all-out, better I, 2.
4.

NOUN (=utmost)

• he had given her his all — (=affection) se había entregado completamente a ella; (=possessions) le había dado todo lo que tenía

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

• he puts his all into every game — se da completamente en cada partido, siempre da todo lo que puede de sí en cada partido

5.

COMPOUNDS

the all clear N — (=signal) el cese de la alarma, el fin de la alarma; (fig) el visto bueno, luz verde

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

to be given the all clear — (to do sth) recibir el visto bueno, recibir luz verde; (by doctor) recibir el alta médica or definitiva

All Fools' Day N — ≈ día m de los (Santos) Inocentes

All Hallows' (Day) N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Saints' Day N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day N — día m de (los) Difuntos (Sp), día m de (los) Muertos (LAm)

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I [ɔːl]
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

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19 about

1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

* * *

adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
20 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

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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!

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