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1 tell
• pakista• rupatella• neuvoa• ilmaista• ilmoittaa• jaaritella• juoruta• jutella• jutustella• turista• tuntea• esittää• erottaa• vaikuttaa• puhua• puhella• pyytää• tiedottaa• kehottaa• keskustella• kertoa• kannella• haastaa• haastella• sanoa• selostaa• mainita• tarinoida• käskeä• kuuluttaa• kuvata• laskea• lausuamilitary• komentaa• lukea* * *tel1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) kertoa2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) käskeä3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) kertoa4) (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.) erottaa5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) kieliä6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) näkyä•- 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 tales
• juoruta• kieliä• kannella* * *(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) kannella -
3 keep a secret
(not to tell (something secret) to anyone else: You can't trust her to keep a secret.) pitää salaisuus -
4 breathe
• hönkiä• hengähtää• hiiskua• henkiä• henkäistä• hengittää• huokua• huohottaa• huoahtaa• vetää henkeä• antaa levätä• puhaltaa• puhkua• puuskuttaa• levähtää• läähättää• lausua* * *bri:ð1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) hengittää2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) hiiskua•- breather -
5 wink
• räpytys• räpyttää• tuikkia• iskeä silmää• vilkuttaa• vilkkua• silmänvilkutus• silmänisku* * *wiŋk 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') iskeä silmää2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) lepattaa2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) silmänisku -
6 swear
• noitua• vakuuttaa• vannoa vala• vannoa• vannottaa• vannoutua• väittää• kiroilla• kirota• kirous• sadatella• manailla• manata* * *sweəpast tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) vannoa2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) kiroilla•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to
См. также в других словарях:
tell a secret — index confide (divulge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tell on — tell a secret, tell about a crime, squeal Will Robbie tell on us? What if he tells the police we did it? … English idioms
secret */*/*/ — I UK [ˈsiːkrət] / US [ˈsɪkrət] noun [countable] Word forms secret : singular secret plural secrets 1) a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people, and is deliberately not told to other people He was accused of selling… … English dictionary
secret — 1 / si:krit/ adjective 1 known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others: secret passage/hideout/hiding place etc: Rosie took them to a secret hideout in the woods. | secret diplomacy/negotiations/meetings etc: She s had secret… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — (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
Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album) — Secret Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki Released November 29, 2006 … Wikipedia
Secret of the Runes — Secret of the Runes … Википедия
tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS … Dictionary of American idioms
tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS … Dictionary of American idioms
