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1 tell him what is what
tell him what is whatmostre-lhe que apito estão tocando. -
2 tell me another!
tell me another!sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! -
3 tell me
tell mediga-me. -
4 tell that to the marines
tell that to the marinesfig coll conte isso a quem quiser. -
5 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (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.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir•- 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* * *[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
6 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) mandar3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (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.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer efeito•- 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 -
7 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) afectar2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) denunciar -
8 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?) dizer as horas -
9 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) cansar2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) denunciar -
10 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?) dizer a hora -
11 tell apart
(usually with can, cannot etc) (to recognize the difference between; to distinguish: I cannot tell the twins apart.) distinguir -
12 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) repreender -
13 tell tales
(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) mexericar -
14 tell apart
(usually with can, cannot etc) (to recognize the difference between; to distinguish: I cannot tell the twins apart.) distinguir -
15 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) repreender -
16 tell tales
(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) fazer revelações -
17 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) ler a sina -
18 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) ler a sina -
19 tell the truth
(to confess or make a true statement.) dizer a verdade -
20 tell-tale
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