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21 tell off
transitive verb(coll.): (scold)tell somebody off [for something] — jemanden [für od. wegen etwas] ausschimpfen
* * *to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) Bescheid stoßen* * *◆ tell offvt1. (reprimand)▪ to \tell off sb ⇆ off [about [or for] sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ausschimpfen, jdm [wegen einer S. gen] die Leviten lesen [o SCHWEIZ a. die Kappe waschen] fam2. MILto \tell off off soldiers Soldaten abkommandieren* * *vt sep1) (inf: scold) ausschimpfen, schelten (for wegen)he told me off for being late — er schimpfte (mich aus), weil ich zu spät kam
2) (MIL ETC) abkommandieren ( for zu)* * *transitive verb(coll.): (scold)tell somebody off [for something] — jemanden [für od. wegen etwas] ausschimpfen
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22 tell
vt.1 decir (say) ; contar (story, joke, secret)2 ver, saber (discern) (attitude, mood)3 distinguir (distinguish) ( from de)4 (dar una orden o mandato a otro; disponer, ordenar)to tell somebody to do something mandar a alguien hacer algo, decir a alguien que haga algodo as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen o mandan!I'm not asking you, I'm telling you! no es una petición o pedido, ¡es una orden! (Am)she wouldn't be told no hacía caso de lo que le decían5 escrutar (política) (count)6 descubrir, revelar o decir algún secreto.7 decir a, avisar, informar, hacer saber.8 pedir.9 narrar, tejer.10 decir que, deducir que.vi.1 (decir, hablar)please don't tell! ¡no te chives!that would be telling! ¡eso sería contar demasiado!it's difficult o hard to tell es difícil de saberit's too early to tell es demasiado pronto para saberloyou never can tell nunca se sabe3 hacerse notar (have effect)(pt & pp told) -
23 tell off
v.to tell somebody off (for) echar una reprimenda o bronca a alguien (por), dar (español de España) una jalada o (español de México) un rezongo a alguien (por) (RP)2 regañar furiosamente, decir de todo, decir unas cuatro verdades a, abroncar. -
24 tell on
transitive verb1) (affect)tell on somebody/something — sich bei jemandem bemerkbar machen/sich [nachteilig] auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken
2) (coll.): (inform against)tell on somebody — jemanden verpetzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)
* * *1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) sich auswirken2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) verraten* * *vi +prep obj1) (inf: inform on) verpetzen (inf)2) (= have a bad effect on) sich bemerkbar machen beithe pressure is beginning to tell on her — der Druck, der auf ihr lastet, macht sich langsam bemerkbar
* * *transitive verb1) (affect)tell on somebody/something — sich bei jemandem bemerkbar machen/sich [nachteilig] auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken
2) (coll.): (inform against)tell on somebody — jemanden verpetzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)
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25 somebody
noun & pronounbe somebody — jemand od. etwas sein
* * *pronoun (someone.) jemand* * *some·body[ˈsʌmbədi, AM -ˌbɑ:di]2. (one person) jemandwe'll need a software engineer or \somebody on the project team ( fam) wir brauchen einen Informatiker oder so in unserem Projektteamwe need \somebody English to check our translation wir brauchen jemand Englischsprachigen, der unsere Übersetzung prüft\somebody else jemand anders\somebody or other jemand anders3. (unnamed, unknown person) jemandthere's \somebody at the door da ist jemand an der Tür\somebody or other irgendjemand, irgendwer fam\somebody or other called for you while you were out als du fort warst, hat irgendwer angerufen4. (some non-specified person of a group) einerI wish \somebody would finally tell the boss what an idiot he was! ich wünschte, einer würde dem Chef endlich mal sagen, was für ein Idiot er ist!II. n<pl -dies>(important person) wichtige Personto be [a] \somebody jemand sein, etwas darstellen* * *['sʌmbədɪ]1. pronjemand; (dir obj) jemand(en); (indir obj) jemandemsomebody knocked at the door — es klopfte jemand an die Tür
everybody needs somebody to talk to — jeder braucht einen, mit dem er sprechen kann
2. nto be (a) somebody — etwas vorstellen, wer (inf) or jemand sein
he thinks he's somebody now — er bildet sich (dat) ein, er wäre jetzt jemand or wer (inf)
* * *A pron (irgend)jemand, irgendeinerB s bedeutende Persönlichkeit:he thinks he is somebody er bildet sich ein, er sei jemand* * *noun & pronounsomebody or other — irgendjemand; (important person)
be somebody — jemand od. etwas sein
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1) ( anyone) jemand;if \somebody should find out what we're doing, we'd get in a lot of trouble wenn jemand draufkommt, was wir machen, bekommen wir ganz schöne Schwierigkeiten2) ( one person) irgendwer;\somebody must have seen what happened irgendwer muss gesehen haben, was geschehen ist;surely \somebody knows where the documents are sicher weiß jemand, wo die Dokumente sind;\somebody from the audience shouted out jemand aus dem Publikum schrie heraus ( fam);we'll need a software engineer or \somebody on the project team wir brauchen einen Informatiker oder so in unserem Projektteam;we need \somebody English to check our translation wir brauchen jemand Englischsprachigen, der die Übersetzung prüft3) (unnamed, unknown person) jemand;\somebody told me that you were moving jemand hat mir erzählt, dass ihr umzieht;there's \somebody at the door jemand ist an der Tür;\somebody or other irgendwer;\somebody or other called for you while you were out and wouldn't leave a name irgendwer hat angerufen, als du fort warst, und den Namen nicht hinterlassen4) ( some non-specified person of a group) irgendwer;\somebody should take care of that - it looks terrible jemand sollte sich darum kümmern - es sieht schrecklich aus;I wish \somebody would finally tell the boss what an idiot he was! ich wünschte, irgendwer würde dem Chef endlich sagen, was für ein Idiot er ist!;\somebody else jemand anders;\somebody or other jemand anders5) ( important person)to be \somebody jemand sein;I'd like to be \somebody ich möchte jemand werden n <pl - dies> ( important person) wichtige Person;nobodies who want to become somebodies Nobodys, die wichtig werden wollen -
27 tell on somebody
1) Общая лексика: (or something) сказаться (на ком-л. или чем-л.)2) Разговорное выражение: капать -
28 tell on somebody (or something)
Общая лексика: сказаться (на ком-л. или чем-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tell on somebody (or something)
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29 tell on somebody
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30 to warn somebody off
(tell to go away) advertir a alguien para que se vaya 2 (tell to stop) advertir a alguien para que deje de hacer algo -
31 dob (somebody) in
Австралийский сленг: inform on somebody (hence dobber, a tell-tale) -
32 inform on somebody
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > inform on somebody
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33 to give somebody an earful
familiar (bore) pegarle un rollo a alguien 2 (tell off) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien, decirle a alguien cuatro verdades -
34 to put somebody out of their misery
no hacer esperar más a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put somebody out of their misery
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35 make somebody's hair stand on end
make somebody's hair stand (up) on end волосы дыбом становятсяWhy, I could tell you things that would make your hair stand on end.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > make somebody's hair stand on end
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36 make somebody's hair stand up on end
make somebody's hair stand (up) on end волосы дыбом становятсяWhy, I could tell you things that would make your hair stand on end.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > make somebody's hair stand up on end
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37 Dob (somebody) in
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38 Dob (somebody) in
inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale -
39 cut somebody short
оборвать на полуслове; перебитьI introduced myself again but he cut me short with a kindly “of course”.
When Dick began to tell about his summer vacations, the teacher cut him short, saying “Tell us about that another time.”
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cut somebody short
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40 back somebody up
поддерживатьI’d never complain to the boss unless I was sure my colleagues would back me up.
Will you back me up when I tell the story to the police?
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > back somebody up
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tell somebody where to put something — tell sb where to ˈput/ˈstick sth | tell sb what they can ˈdo with sth idiom (informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody where to stick something — tell sb where to ˈput/ˈstick sth | tell sb what they can ˈdo with sth idiom (informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody what they can do with something — tell sb where to ˈput/ˈstick sth | tell sb what they can ˈdo with sth idiom (informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody off (for something doing something) — ˌtell sbˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong Syn: ↑scold • I told the boys off for making so much noise. • Did you get told off? … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody off (for for doing something) — ˌtell sbˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong Syn: ↑scold • I told the boys off for making so much noise. • Did you get told off? … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody where to get off they can get off — tell sb where to get ˈoff/where they can get ˈoff idiom (BrE, informal) to make it clear to sb that you will no longer accept their bad behaviour Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody where to get where they can get off — tell sb where to get ˈoff/where they can get ˈoff idiom (BrE, informal) to make it clear to sb that you will no longer accept their bad behaviour Main entry: ↑tellidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody a thing or two (about somebody) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell somebody a thing or two (about something) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom … Useful english dictionary
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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