-
1 tell
v. berätta; veta; urskilja, känna igen; befalla* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) tala om, berätta2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) säga till (åt)3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) säga, tala, berätta4) (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.) skilja, känna [], veta, avgöra5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) tala om6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) göra verkan, ge resultat•- 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 -
2 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) tära (ta, fresta) på2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) skvallra på -
3 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) tala om hur mycket klockan är -
4 tell apart
(usually with can, cannot etc) (to recognize the difference between; to distinguish: I cannot tell the twins apart.) skilja på, hålla isär -
5 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) läxa upp, skälla ut -
6 tell tales
springa med skvaller; berätta historier* * *(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) springa med skvaller -
7 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) -
8 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) -
9 tell the truth
säga sanningen* * *(to confess or make a true statement.) tala sanning, säga sanningen -
10 tell a lie
ljuga, säga en lögn -
11 tell a story
berätta en historia, berätta en saga -
12 tell against
tala emot, vittna emot -
13 tell fortunes
spå, sia, läsa framtiden -
14 tell it to the marines
det går jag inte på! det kan du försöka inbilla mig! -
15 tell its own tale
tala för sig själv -
16 tell lies
ljuga -
17 tell me about it
vad säger du! -
18 tell one thing from another
skilja mellan dem -
19 tell tales out of school
skvallra ur skolan -
20 tell to one's face
säga rent ut, säga direkt till någon
См. также в других словарях:
tell — tell … Dictionnaire des rimes
tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tell Me — may refer to:In music: * Tell Me (Diddy song), with Christina Aguilera * Tell Me (Hide song) * Tell Me (Melanie B song) * Tell Me (Billie Myers song) * Tell Me (Bobby Valentino song) * Tell Me (White Lion song) * Tell Me (Wonder Girls song) *… … Wikipedia
Tell — (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[ a]hlen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak, t[ae]lle to count … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tell Me — Single par Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera extrait de l’album Press Play Sortie 7 novembre, 2006 (U.S.) 14 novembre, 2006 (Allemagne) 11 décembre 2006 (Royaume Uni) Enregistrement 2006 Durée … Wikipédia en Français
Tell Me — «Tell Me» Сингл Diddy при участии Кристи … Википедия
tell — [ tɛl ] n. m. • 1866; mot ar. « colline » ♦ Archéol. Colline artificielle, tertre ou tumulus formé par des ruines. « les premières cités édifiées sur les “tells” surhaussés par la ruine des villages précédents » (Leroi Gourhan). ⊗ HOM. Tel. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tell me — «Tell Me» Sencillo de Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera del álbum Press Play Formato Descarga digital, CD single Género(s) Hip hop, R B Duración 4:05 … Wikipedia Español
tell — tell1 [tel] vt. told, telling [ME tellen < OE tellan, lit., to calculate, reckon < Gmc * taljan > Ger zahl, number: see TALE] 1. to enumerate; count; reckon [to tell time] 2. to give an account of (a story, etc.) in speech or writing 3.… … English World dictionary
Tell — bezeichnet: Tell (Poker), bestimmte körpersprachliche und unbewusste Signale beim Poker Tell (Tunesien), der östliche Ausläufer des algerischen Saharaatlas in Tunesien Tell Qeni, der Gipfel des Dschebel ad Duruz im Hauran Gebiet in Syrien Tell… … Deutsch Wikipedia