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1 storyteller story·teller n
['stɔːrɪˌtɛlə(r)]2) (fam: liar) bugiardo (-a) -
2 teller
['telə(r)]1) (in bank) cassiere m. (-a), sportellista m. e f.2) (in election) scrutatore m. (-trice)3) (anche story-teller) narratore m. (-trice)* * *1) (a person who receives or pays out money over the counter at a bank.) cassiere2) (a person who tells (stories): a story-teller.) raccontatore, narratore* * *teller /ˈtɛlə(r)/n.1 narratore; raccontatore● teller in, cassiere allo sportello dei versamenti □ teller out, cassiere allo sportello dei pagamenti □ automated teller (o automatic teller machine), sportello automatico.* * *['telə(r)]1) (in bank) cassiere m. (-a), sportellista m. e f.2) (in election) scrutatore m. (-trice)3) (anche story-teller) narratore m. (-trice) -
3 story
= storey* * *I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.)2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!)•- a tall story II see storey* * *= storey -
4 teller tell·er n
['tɛlə(r)]1) (of story) narratore (-trice)2) (person: in bank) cassiere (-a), (at election) scrutatore (-trice) -
5 tell
[tel] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dire, raccontare2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dire3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dire4) (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.) distinguere, riconoscere5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) raccontare6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) (essere efficace), (farsi sentire)•- 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] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
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