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1 whole
həul
1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) entero, íntegro, todo2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) entero
2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) todo2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) totalidad, todo•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole
whole1 adj entero / todohave you told me the whole truth? ¿me has dicho toda la verdad?whole2 n todoon the whole, I agree with you en general, estoy de acuerdo contigotr[həʊl]1 (entire, all (the), the full amount of) entero,-a, íntegro,-a, todo,-a2 (intact, not broken) intacto,-a, sano,-a; (in one piece, complete) entero,-a1 conjunto, todo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa whole lot mucho,-a, muchos,-as, un montón de■ a whole lot of things un montón de cosas, muchas cosasas a whole en conjunto, en su totalidadon the whole en generalthe whole caboodle absolutamente todo, todo el tingladothe whole of la totalidad de, todo,-ato make somebody whole curar a alguienwhole number número enterowhole ['ho:l] adj1) unhurt: ileso2) intact: intacto, sano3) entire: entero, íntegrothe whole island: toda la islawhole milk: leche entera4)a whole lot : muchísimowhole n1) : todo m2)as a whole : en conjunto3)on the whole : en generaladj.• completo, -a adj.• entero, -a adj.• intacto, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• todo, -a adj.• total adj.n.• colectividad s.f.• conjunto s.m.• todo s.m.• total s.m.• totalidad s.f.
I həʊl1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
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a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)[hǝʊl]as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
1.N (=complete unit) todo mthe whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts — el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes
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four quarters make a whole — cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad•
as a whole, the estate is to be sold as a whole — la propiedad va a venderse como una unidadtaken as a whole, the project is a success — si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito
is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? — ¿es ese el caso solo en la India o en todo el mundo?
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the whole of — todothe whole of Europe — toda Europa, Europa entera
the whole of the morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera
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on the whole — en general2. ADJ1) (=entire) todowe spent the whole summer in Italy — pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia
a whole hour — toda una hora, una hora entera
a whole lot better/worse * — muchísimo mejor/peor
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the whole point was to avoid that happening — el propósito era evitar que eso pasara•
let's forget the whole thing — olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo•
the whole world — todo el mundo, el mundo entero- go the whole hog2) (=intact) entero•
he swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero3.CPDwhole grains NPL — cereales mpl integrales
whole milk N — leche f entera
whole note N — (US) (Mus) semibreve f
whole number N — número m entero
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I [həʊl]1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
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a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
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2 tell
tel1) (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.) decir, mandar3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) decir, contar4) (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, reconocer5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar, revelar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) notarse, hacerse notar•- 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 vb1. contar2. decirI told you so ¿no te lo dije?tr[tel]1 (gen) decir■ why didn't you tell me? ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?■ 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 malo3 (talk about) hablar de4 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 aseguro6 (order) decir, mandar■ you'll do as you're told! ¡harás lo que yo te digo!7 (show) indicar; (in writing) explicar8 (distinguish) distinguir■ can you tell the difference between Gruyère and Emmental? ¿sabes distinguir entre el gruyere y el emmental?9 (know) saber, notarse10 (count - votes) escrutar; (- rosary beads) pasar1 (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 hablaré2 (have effect) notarse, hacerse notar3 (know) saber■ who can tell? ¿quién sabe?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas far as I can tell que yo sepa, por lo que yo séI'll tell you what escucha lo que digoI told you so ya te lo dije, ya lo decía yotell me another! ¡anda ya!, ¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!there's no telling no se sabe, vete a sabertime will tell el tiempo lo diráto tell somebody where to get off cantarle las cuarenta a alguien, decirle cuatro cosas a alguiento tell the time saber decir la horayou can never tell nunca se sabeyou're telling me a mí me lo dices, ni que lo digas1) count: contar, enumerarall told: en total2) instruct: decirhe told me how to fix it: me dijo cómo arreglarlothey told her to wait: le dijeron que esperara3) relate: contar, relatar, narrarto tell a story: contar una historia4) divulge, reveal: revelar, divulgarhe told me everything about her: me contó todo acerca de ella5) discern: discernir, notarI can't tell the difference: no noto la diferenciatell vi1) say: decirI won't tell: no voy a decírselo a nadie2) know: saberyou never can tell: nunca se sabe3) show: notarse, hacerse sentirthe strain is beginning to tell: la tensión se empieza a notarv.(§ p.,p.p.: told) = contar (Decir) v.• decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)• desembuchar v.• hablar v.• narrar v.• relatar v.tel
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(past & past p told) transitive verb1) (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?
2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*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)
4)a) (ascertain, know)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)
I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia
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vi1)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)2) ( know) saber*3) (count, have an effect)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
•Phrasal Verbs:- tell off[tel] (pt, pp told)1. VT1) [+ story, experiences] contar; [+ truth] decir; [+ secret] contar, divulgar frm; (formally) comunicar, informarto 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
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I told him about the missing money — le dije lo del dinero que faltaba, le informé acerca del dinero que faltaba frm•
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
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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!•
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?
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(I) tell you what, let's go now — sabes qué, vámonos yamarineI tell you what! — ¡se me ocurre una idea!
2) (=order)to tell sb to do sth — decir a algn que haga algo, mandar a algn a hacer algo
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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 hicieras3) (=indicate) [sign, dial, clock] indicar4) (=distinguish) distinguir•
to tell the difference between A and B — distinguir entre A y Btime 1., 5)•
to tell right from wrong — distinguir el bien del mal5) (=know, be certain) saber•
you can tell he's a German — se (le) nota que es alemánhow can I tell what she will do? — ¿cómo voy a saber lo que ella hará?
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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 hacer6) (=count)2. VI1) (=speak)•
"did you love her?" - "more than words can tell" — -¿la amabas? -más de lo que pueda expresar con palabrasit hurt more than words can tell — dolió una barbaridad, dolió lo indecible
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I hear tell that... — dicen que...2) * (=sneak, tell secrets)please don't tell! — ¡no vayas contándolo or soplándolo * por ahí!
that would be telling! — ¡es un secreto!
3) (=know, be certain) saberhow 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
time 1., 1)who can tell? — ¿quién sabe?
4) (=have an effect)stamina tells in the long run — a la larga importa or vale más la resistencia
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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]
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(past & past p told) transitive verb1) (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?
2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*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)
4)a) (ascertain, know)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)
I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia
5) ( count)
2.
vi1)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)2) ( know) saber*3) (count, have an effect)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
•Phrasal Verbs:- tell off
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