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1 I'll tell you what happened

Общая лексика: я расскажу тебе, что произошло

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I'll tell you what happened
2 you couldn't help but tell him what happened

Общая лексика: было просто невозможно не рассказать ему, что произошло

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you couldn't help but tell him what happened
3 you must on no condition tell him what happened

Общая лексика: вы ни в коем случае не должны говорить ему, что случилось

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you must on no condition tell him what happened
4 to tell smb what happened

рассказать кому-либо то, что случилось

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to tell smb what happened
5 stop giving me circular explanations and tell me what really happened

Макаров: перестань толочься вокруг да около и скажи мне, что случилось

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > stop giving me circular explanations and tell me what really happened
6 tell

tell [tel]

dire à ⇒ 1 (a)-(g), 2 (a) expliquer à ⇒ 1 (b) raconter ⇒ 1 (d) annoncer ⇒ 1 (d) distinguer ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 1 (i) savoir ⇒ 1 (i), 2 (b) comprendre ⇒ 1 (i) se faire sentir ⇒ 2 (c)

(pt & pp told [təʊld])

1 transitive verb

(a) (inform) dire à;

∎ to tell sb sth dire qch à qn;

∎ familiar to tell teacher rapporter^□, cafarder;

∎ I told him the answer/what I thought je lui ai dit la réponse/ce que je pensais;

∎ to tell sb about or literary of sth dire qch à qn, parler à qn de qch;

∎ I told her about the new restaurant je lui ai parlé du nouveau restaurant;

∎ have you told them about the fire? leur avez-vous parlé de l'incendie?;

∎ she wrote to tell me of her father's death elle m'a écrit pour m'annoncer la mort de son père;

∎ literary she told me of her woes elle m'a parlé de ses malheurs;

∎ they told me (that) they would be late ils m'ont dit qu'ils seraient en retard;

∎ I'm pleased to tell you you've won j'ai le plaisir de vous informer ou annoncer que vous avez gagné;

∎ are you telling me (that) you spent £50 on THAT? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as payé 50 livres pour ça?;

∎ let me tell you how pleased I am laissez-moi vous dire ou permettez-moi de vous dire à quel point je suis heureux;

∎ it's not so easy, let me tell you! ce n'est pas si facile, je t'assure ou je te le dis!;

∎ we are told that there is little hope on nous dit qu'il y a peu d'espoir;

∎ it's just as I told you c'est exactement ce que je t'avais dit;

∎ I'm told he's coming tomorrow j'ai entendu dire ou on m'a dit qu'il venait demain;

∎ so I've been told c'est ce qu'on m'a dit;

∎ it doesn't tell us much cela ne nous en dit pas très long, cela ne nous apprend pas grand-chose;

∎ can you tell me the time? pouvez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;

∎ can you tell me your name/age? pouvez-vous me dire votre nom/âge?;

∎ I know, Dennis told me je sais, Dennis me l'a dit;

∎ a little bird told me! c'est mon petit doigt qui me l'a dit!

(b) (explain to) expliquer à, dire à;

∎ this brochure tells me all I need to know cette brochure m'explique tout ce que j'ai besoin de savoir;

∎ I told him what to do in case of an emergency je lui ai dit ou expliqué ce qu'il fallait faire en cas d'urgence;

∎ did you tell them how to get here? leur as-tu expliqué comment se rendre ici?;

∎ can you tell me the way to the station/to Oxford? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare/la route d'Oxford?;

∎ do you want me to tell you again? voulez-vous que je vous le redise ou répète?;

∎ who can tell me the best way to make omelettes? qui peut me dire ou m'expliquer la meilleure façon de faire des omelettes?;

∎ I can't tell you how pleased I am je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis content;

∎ if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times! je te l'ai dit cent fois!;

∎ (I'll) tell you what, let's play cards j'ai une idée, on n'a qu'à jouer aux cartes

(c) (instruct, order)

∎ to tell sb to do sth dire à qn de faire qch;

∎ you can't tell me what to do! tu n'as pas à me dire ce que je dois faire!;

∎ do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit;

∎ tell her to wait outside dites-lui d'attendre dehors;

∎ I told them not to interrupt je leur ai dit de ne pas interrompre;

∎ I thought I told you not to run? je croyais t'avoir interdit ou défendu de courir?;

∎ I told you no! je t'ai dit non!;

∎ don't make me tell you twice ne m'oblige pas à te le dire deux fois;

∎ he didn't need to be told twice! il ne s'est pas fait prier!, je n'ai pas eu besoin de lui dire deux fois!

(d) (recount → story, joke) raconter; (→ news) annoncer; (→ secret) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb about sth parler à qn de qch, parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn;

∎ to tell sb about sb parler à qn de qn, parler de qn à qn;

∎ tell them about or of your life as an explorer racontez-leur votre vie d'explorateur;

∎ tell me what you know about it dites-moi ce que vous en savez;

∎ I'll tell you what happened je vais vous raconter ce qui est arrivé;

∎ could you tell me a little about yourself? pourriez-vous me parler un peu de vous-même?;

∎ what does this tell us about his character? qu'est-ce que cela nous apprend sur son caractère?;

∎ I told myself it didn't matter je me suis dit que cela n'avait pas d'importance;

∎ I could tell you a thing or two about his role in it je pourrais vous en dire long sur son rôle dans tout cela;

∎ don't tell me you got lost! ne me dites pas que vous vous êtes perdu!;

∎ don't tell me, let me guess! ne me dites rien, laissez-moi deviner!;

∎ familiar tell it like it is! n'ayez pas peur de dire la vérité!^□ ;

∎ familiar tell that to the marines!, tell me another! à d'autres!, mon œil!;

∎ to hear tell that… entendre dire que… + indicative

(e) (recite)

∎ to tell one's beads dire ou égrener son chapelet

(f) (utter → truth, lie) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb the truth dire la vérité à qn;

∎ to tell lies mentir, dire des mensonges;

∎ figurative I tell a lie! je me trompe!

(g) (assure) dire à, assurer;

∎ didn't I tell you?, I told you so!, what did I tell you! je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ let me tell you! (believe me) je vous assure!, croyez-moi!; (as threat) tenez-vous-le pour dit!;

∎ I can tell you! c'est moi qui vous le dis!;

∎ familiar you're telling me!, tell me about it! à qui le dis-tu!

(h) (distinguish) distinguer;

∎ to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ you can hardly tell the difference between them on voit ou distingue à peine la différence entre eux;

∎ how can you tell one from another? comment les distinguez-vous l'un de l'autre?;

∎ you can tell him by his voice on le reconnaît à sa voix;

∎ she can't tell the time elle ne sait pas lire l'heure

(i) (see) voir; (know) savoir; (understand) comprendre;

∎ you could tell he was disappointed on voyait bien qu'il était déçu;

∎ how can you tell when it's ready? à quoi voit-on ou comment peut-on savoir que c'est prêt?;

∎ no one could tell whether the good weather would last personne ne pouvait dire si le beau temps allait durer;

∎ I can tell it from the look in your eyes ça se lit dans tes yeux;

∎ there's no telling what he might do next/how he'll react (il est) impossible de dire ce qu'il est susceptible de faire ensuite/comment il réagira

2 intransitive verb

(a) (reveal)

∎ that would be telling! ce serait trahir un secret!;

∎ I won't tell je ne dirai rien à personne;

∎ time will tell qui vivra verra, le temps nous le dira;

∎ more than words can tell plus que les mots ne peuvent dire

(b) (know) savoir;

∎ how can I tell? comment le saurais-je?;

∎ who can tell? qui peut savoir?, qui sait?;

∎ you never can tell on ne sait jamais;

∎ it's difficult or hard to tell c'est difficile à dire;

∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer

(c) (have effect) se faire sentir, avoir de l'influence;

∎ British proverb breeding tells bon sang ne saurait mentir;

∎ her age is beginning to tell elle commence à accuser son âge;

∎ the strain is beginning to tell la tension commence à se faire sentir;

∎ her aristocratic roots told against her ses origines aristocratiques lui nuisaient

(d) literary (story, book)

∎ to tell of sth raconter qch;

∎ the first volume tells of the postwar period le premier volume raconte la période d'après-guerre;

∎ I've heard tell of phantom ships j'ai entendu parler de navires fantômes

(e) literary (bear witness)

∎ to tell of témoigner de;

∎ the scars told of his reckless life ses cicatrices témoignaient de sa vie mouvementée;

∎ the stones told of battles of times past les pierres portaient les traces de batailles des temps passés

➲ tell apart separable transitive verb

distinguer (entre);

∎ I couldn't tell the twins apart je ne pouvais pas distinguer les jumeaux l'un de l'autre

➲ tell off separable transitive verb

(a) (scold) réprimander, gronder;

∎ to tell sb off for doing sth gronder ou réprimander qn pour avoir fait qch

(b) (select) affecter, désigner

➲ tell on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (denounce) dénoncer;

∎ don't tell on me ne me dénonce pas

(b) (have effect on) se faire sentir sur, produire un effet sur;

∎ her age is telling on her elle accuse son âge;

∎ the strain soon began to tell on her health la tension ne tarda pas à avoir un effet néfaste sur sa santé

✾ Poem 'Tell me the Truth about Love' Auden 'Dis-moi la vérité sur l'amour'

✾ Book 'Go tell it on the Mountain' Baldwin 'Va le clamer sur la montagne'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > tell
7 what

what [wɒt]

qu'est-ce qui ⇒ 1 (a) que ⇒ 1 (a) qu'est-ce que ⇒ 1 (a) quoi ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f) ce qui ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f) ce que ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (g) comment ⇒ 1 (c) combien ⇒ 1 (e) quel ⇒ 2 (a), 3

1 pronoun

(a) (in direct questions → as subject) qu'est-ce qui, que; (→ as object) (qu'est-ce) que, quoi; (→ after preposition) quoi;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que tu veux?, que veux-tu?;

∎ what's happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe?, que se passe-t-il?;

∎ what's new? quoi de neuf?;

∎ familiar what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's that for? à quoi cela sert-il?, à quoi ça sert?;

∎ what's the matter?, what is it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?;

∎ familiar what's it to you? qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?; (what did you say) quoi?;

∎ what's that building? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bâtiment?;

∎ what's your phone number? quel est votre numéro de téléphone?;

∎ what's her name? comment s'appelle-t-elle?;

∎ what's the Spanish for "light"? comment dit-on "light" en espagnol?;

∎ what's the boss like? comment est le patron?;

∎ what is life without friends? que vaut la vie sans amis?;

∎ familiar what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a?^□ ;

∎ what did I tell you? (gen) qu'est-ce que je vous ai dit?; (I told you so) je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ she must be, what, 50? elle doit avoir, quoi, 50 ans?;

∎ Mum? - what? - can I go out? Maman? - quoi? - est-ce que je peux sortir?;

∎ what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous?;

∎ what did he die of? de quoi est-il mort?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ what could be more beautiful? quoi de plus beau?;

∎ formal or humorous to what do I owe this honour? qu'est-ce qui me vaut cet honneur?

(b) (in indirect questions → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ tell us what happened dites-nous ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I wonder what she was thinking about! je me demande ce qui lui est passé par la tête!;

∎ I asked what it was all about j'ai demandé de quoi il était question;

∎ he didn't understand what I said il n'a pas compris ce que j'ai dit;

∎ I don't know what to do je ne sais pas quoi faire;

∎ I don't know what to do to help him je ne sais pas quoi faire pour l'aider;

∎ I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce qu'est ce bâtiment

(c) (asking someone to repeat something) comment;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que tu dis?;

∎ they bought what? quoi, qu'est-ce qu'ils ont acheté?

(d) (expressing surprise) quoi;

∎ what, another new dress? quoi, encore une nouvelle robe?;

∎ what, no coffee! comment ou quoi? pas de café?;

∎ he's going into the circus - what! il va travailler dans un cirque - quoi?;

∎ I found $350 - you what! j'ai trouvé 350 dollars - quoi?;

∎ I told her to leave - you did what! je lui ai dit de partir - tu lui as dit quoi?

(e) (how much)

∎ what's 17 minus 4? combien ou que fait 17 moins 4?;

∎ what does it cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte?;

∎ what do I owe you? combien vous dois-je?;

∎ do you know what he was asking for it? savez-vous combien il en demandait?

(f) (that which → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ what you need is a hot bath ce qu'il vous faut, c'est un bon bain chaud;

∎ they spent what amounted to a week's salary ils ont dépensé l'équivalent d'une semaine de salaire;

∎ she has what it takes to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ that's what life is all about! c'est ça la vie!;

∎ education is not what it used to be l'enseignement n'est plus ce qu'il était;

∎ what is most remarkable is that… ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable c'est que…;

∎ it was pretty much what we expected c'était plus ou moins ce qu'on avait imaginé;

∎ what's done cannot be undone ce qui est fait est fait;

∎ and what is worse… et ce qui est pire…

(g) (whatever, everything that)

∎ they rescued what they could ils ont sauvé ce qu'ils ont pu;

∎ say what you will vous pouvez dire ou vous direz tout ce que vous voudrez;

∎ say what you will, I don't believe you racontez tout ce que vous voulez, je ne vous crois pas;

∎ come what may advienne que pourra

(h) British familiar old-fashioned (inviting agreement) n'est-ce pas^□ ;

∎ an interesting book, what? un livre intéressant, n'est-ce pas ou pas vrai?

(i) (idioms)

∎ I'll tell you what… écoute!;

∎ you know what…? tu sais quoi…?;

∎ I know what j'ai une idée;

∎ you'll never guess what tu ne devineras jamais (quoi);

∎ familiar documents, reports and what have you or and what not des documents, des rapports et je ne sais quoi encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and I don't know what et que sais-je encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and God knows what et Dieu sait quoi;

∎ have you got a flat, rooms or what? vous avez un appartement, une chambre ou quoi?;

∎ look, do you want to come or what? alors, tu veux venir ou quoi?;

∎ a trip to Turkey? - what next! un voyage en Turquie? - et puis quoi encore!;

∎ what have we here? mais que vois-je?;

∎ what then? et après?;

∎ old-fashioned what ho! eh! ho!; (as greeting) salut!;

∎ familiar we need to find out what's what il faut qu'on sache où en sont les choses;

∎ familiar she told me what was what elle m'a mis au courant;

∎ familiar they know what's what in art ils s'y connaissent en art^□ ;

∎ familiar I'll show him what's what! je vais lui montrer de quel bois je me chauffe!

2 adjective

(a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);

∎ what books did you buy? quels livres avez-vous achetés?;

∎ what colour/size is it? de quelle couleur/taille c'est?;

∎ (at) what time will you be arriving? à quelle heure arriverez-vous?;

∎ what day is it? quel jour sommes-nous?;

∎ what good or use is this? à quoi ça sert?

(b) (as many as, as much as)

∎ I gave her what money I had je lui ai donné le peu d'argent que j'avais;

∎ he gathered what strength he had il a rassemblé le peu de forces qui lui restaient;

∎ what time we had left was spent (in) packing on a passé le peu de temps qui nous restait à faire les valises;

∎ they stole what little money she had ils lui ont volé le peu d'argent qu'elle avait;

∎ I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai consolée autant que j'ai pu

3 predeterminer

∎ (expressing an opinion or a reaction) what a suggestion! quelle idée!;

∎ what a strange thing! comme c'est bizarre!;

∎ what a pity! comme c'est ou quel dommage!;

∎ what an idiot he is! comme il est bête!, qu'il est bête!;

∎ what lovely children you have! quels charmants enfants vous avez!;

∎ what a lot of people! que de gens!, que de monde!;

∎ you can't imagine what a time we had getting here vous ne pouvez pas vous imaginer le mal qu'on a eu à venir jusqu'ici

4 adverb

∎ (in rhetorical questions) what do I care? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire?;

∎ what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;

∎ well, what of it? et bien?, et après?

5 what about adverb

∎ what about lunch? et si on déjeunait?;

∎ when shall we go? - what about Monday? quand est-ce qu'on y va? - (et si on disait) lundi?;

∎ what about your promise? - what about my promise? et ta promesse? - ben quoi, ma promesse?;

∎ familiar what about it? et alors?;

∎ do you remember Lauryn? - what about her? tu te souviens de Lauryn? - oui, et alors?;

∎ and what about you? et vous donc?

6 what for adverb

(why) pourquoi?;

∎ what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela?;

∎ I'm leaving town - what for? je quitte la ville - pourquoi?

7 what if conjunction

∎ what if we went to the beach? et si on allait à la plage?;

∎ he won't come - and what if he doesn't? (supposing) il ne va pas venir - et alors?

8 what with conjunction

∎ what with work and the children I don't get much sleep entre le travail et les enfants, je ne dors pas beaucoup;

∎ what with paying for dinner and the cab he was left with no cash après avoir payé le dîner et le taxi, il n'avait plus d'argent;

∎ what with one thing and another I never got there pour un tas de raisons je n'y suis jamais allé

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > what
8 what

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que sea

what¹ adj

1. qué

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?

what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?

2. qué

what a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!

what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?

what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?

what² pron

1. qué

I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

2. lo que

what I want is a cup of coffee lo que necesito es una taza de café

did you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

what

tr[wɒt]

adjective

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?

■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

3 (exclamations) qué

■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!

■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!

■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!

■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!

4 (all the) todo,-a

■ what oil we have is here todo el aceite que tenemos está aquí

■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia

pronoun

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what is it? ¿qué es?

■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?

■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?

■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ he didn't know what to say no sabía qué decir

3 lo que

■ that's what he told me eso es lo que me dijo

■ what you need is a nice hot bath lo que necesitas es un baño caliente

■ show me what you did at school today enséñame lo que has hecho en el colegio hoy

■ it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería

■ what worries me is how we're going to get home lo que me preocupa es cómo llegaremos a casa

interjection

1 ¡cómo!

■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and what not y tal, cosas por el estilo

guess what? ¿sabes qué?

or what? ¿o qué?

to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecido

to know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tanto

what about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?

■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?

■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?

■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?

■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?

what for? (why) ¿por qué? 2 (for what purpose) ¿para qué?

what have you y tal

what if...? ¿y si...?

■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?

what is it? (what's wrong?) ¿qué pasa? 2 (definition) ¿qué es?

what of it? ¿y qué?

what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...

■ what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todo

what's more y además

what ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv

1) how: cómo, cúanto

what he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!

2)

what with : entre

what with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otra

what adj

1) (used in questions) : qué

what more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?

what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?

2) (used in exclamations) : qué

what an idea!: ¡qué idea!

3) any, whatever: cualquier

give what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedas

what pron

1) (used in direct questions) : qué

what happened?: ¿qué pasó?

what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?

2) (used in indirect statements) : lo que, que

I don't know what to do: no sé que hacer

do what I tell you: haz lo que te digo

3)

what for why: porqué

4)

what if : y si

what if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?

what

adj.

• cuál adj.

pron.

• cuál pron.

• que pron.

• qué pron.

I hwɑːt, wɒt
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

[wɒt]
1. PRONOUN

1) (in direct questions)

a)
In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: qué
what do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?

what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?

what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?

what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?

what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?

what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?

what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?

what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?

what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?

what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?

b) (=how much) cuánto

what will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?

what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?

what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?

c) (=what did you say) cómo, qué

what? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso

what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)

d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdad

it's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?

2) (in indirect questions)

a)
In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que
• he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello

I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
Use [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:
she asked me what my hobbies were — me preguntó cuáles eran mis hobbys

• please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que vio

can you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?

he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era

• do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?

I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando

• tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió

b) (=how much) cuánto

he asked her what she had paid for it — le preguntó cuánto había pagado por ello

3) (before an infinitive) qué

I don't know what to do — no sé qué hacer

4) (relative use) lo que

what I want is a cup of tea — lo que quiero es una taza de té

it wasn't what I was expecting — no era lo que yo me esperaba

do what you like — haz lo que quieras

business isn't what it was — los negocios ya no son lo que eran

I've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto

I saw what happened — vi lo que pasó

she told him what she thought of it — le dijo lo que pensaba de ello

5) (in exclamations)

what it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!

- what's done is done

6) (in set expressions)
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know what
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más

you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?

I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?

are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?

I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?

is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?

so what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what about
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?

what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?

"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?

what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?

what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?

what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?

what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if...? ¿y si...?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?

what if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
what of
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?

what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's...
what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?

what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?

what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?
what's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what's worse
and what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with
what with one thing and another — entre una cosa y otra

what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (in direct and indirect questions) qué

what dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?

what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?

• she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir

• he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan

• what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?

• do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?

• did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?

2) (relative)

what savings we had are now gone — los ahorros que teníamos ya han desaparecido

I will give you what information we have — te daré la información que tenemos

I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía

I gave her what comfort I could — la consolé en lo que pude

they packed what few belongings they had — hicieron la maleta con las pocas pertenencias que tenían

what little I had — lo poco que tenía

3) (in exclamations)
Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!

what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!

what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!

what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!

what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!

3.

EXCLAMATION ¡qué!

what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!

what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?

what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?

you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?

"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?

I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!

* * *

I [hwɑːt, wɒt]
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

English-spanish dictionary > what
9 tell

I [tel] v (told)
1. 1) рассказывать

to tell a story /a tale/ - рассказать историю

to tell the tale of smth. - рассказать историю о чём-л.

to tell one's own tale - красноречиво свидетельствовать; не нуждаться в пояснениях; говорить за себя

to tell (smb.) the truth [a lie, falsehood] - сказать (кому-л.) правду [ложь, неправду]

he told us his adventures [how he came to be a writer] - он рассказал нам о своих приключениях [о том, как он стал писателем]

I'll tell you everything - я всё тебе расскажу

I'll tell you what happened - я расскажу тебе, что произошло

to tell smb. about /of/ smth. - рассказать кому-л. о чём-л.

tell me something about yourself - расскажите мне что-нибудь о себе

to tell of an incident - рассказать о случившемся

I am told, I hear it told - говорят, рассказывают; я слышал

2) говориться, рассказываться

as the story tells - как говорится в этой истории

the story tells beautifully - эта история словно создана для пересказа

2. говорить; сообщать

to tell smb. smth. - говорить кому-л. что-л.

to tell the time - сказать, который час [см. тж. 6, 1)]

to tell smb. the facts [the news], to tell the facts [the news] to smb. - сообщить кому-л. факты [новости]

to tell smb. the shortest way - указать кому-л. кратчайшую дорогу

to tell smb. good-bye - амер. попрощаться с кем-л.

tell me your name - как вас зовут?

I tell you no! - я сказал нет!

you told me (that) you loved music - ты сказал мне, что любишь музыку

to tell smb. when [where] to come - сказать кому-л., когда [куда] прийти

I can't tell you how happy I am - не могу сказать вам, как я счастлив

you can't tell me anything about that - я и без вас знаю

he wrote to tell me of his father's death - он сообщил мне письмом о смерти своего отца

I shan't tell you again! - не заставляй меня повторять!; ≅ в следующий раз пеняй на себя!

I told you so, didn't I tell you! - я же вам говорил!

3. 1) разглашать, рассказывать, выбалтывать; выдавать

to tell a secret - разглашать тайну

promise not to tell (this) - обещайте, что никому не расскажете (об этом)

that would be telling! - это мой секрет!, этого я никому не скажу!

a gentleman never tell - джентльмен никогда не разглашает чужих тайн

2) (on) разг. ябедничать, наговаривать; жаловаться

to tell on one's sister - наябедничать на сестру

I was going to tell father on him - я собиралась пожаловаться на него отцу

4. заверять, уверять; утверждать

I can tell you, let me tell you, I'm telling you - уверяю вас, смею вас уверить, поверьте мне; будьте спокойны

5. 1) определять; узнавать; отличать, различать

to tell the difference [the cause] - установить разницу [причину]

to tell two things apart - различать две вещи

to tell one thing from another - отличать одну вещь от другой

you can always tell him by his gait [by his voice] - его всегда можно узнать по походке [по голосу]

it's difficult to tell how it's done - трудно сказать, как это делается

one can tell that she is intelligent - она умница, это (сразу) видно

I can tell it from the look in your eyes - это видно по вашим глазам

how can I tell that he'll do it? - откуда мне знать, сделает он это или нет?

one can tell if an animal is happy in captivity - можно определить, хорошо ли животное чувствует себя в неволе

2) отличаться, выделяться

the two colour spots tell in the picture - эти два цветовых пятна резко выделяются на картине

6. 1) обнаруживать, указывать, показывать

to tell the time - показывать время; показывать, который час ( о часах) [см. тж. 2]

the bell was telling the hour - ≅ били часы, отмеряя время

2) свидетельствовать

it tells of his desire to come back - это говорит о его желании вернуться

it tells somewhat against him - это говорит не в его пользу

7. ( часто on, upon) отзываться, сказываться

every blow tells - ни один удар не проходит бесследно /даром/

age begins to tell (on him) - годы начинают сказываться (на нём); ≅ годы берут своё

breeding will tell - хорошее воспитание не скроешь

8. велеть, приказывать

to tell smb. to do smth. - велеть кому-л. сделать что-л.

tell him to wait - вели ему подождать

you must do as you are told /as I tell you/ - делайте /поступайте/, как вам говорят /как я говорю/

9. уст.

1) считать, пересчитывать; подсчитывать

to tell one's money - считать деньги

to tell the House - подсчитывать число голосов

2) отсчитывать ( деньги); платить

3) насчитывать

he tells seventy years - ему уже 70 лет

♢ all told - и общей сложности

to tell one's beads - перебирать чётки, читать молитвы

to tell the world - амер. а) рассказывать всему свету, трезвонить на всех перекрёстках; б) решительно утверждать

to tell fortunes - гадать

to tell smb. his own - сказать кому-л. правду в глаза; ≅ резать правду-матку

to tell tother from which - отличать друг от друга

to tell smb. where to get off - поставить кого-л. на место, осадить кого-л.

to tell it like it is - сл. говорить правду; выложить всё начистоту; не кривить душой

time will tell - поживём - увидим

do tell! - амер. вот те на!, не может быть!

never tell me!, don't tell me! - что вы говорите!, не может быть!, не сочиняйте!

tell me /us/ another - не рассказывайте сказок /басен/; ≅ ври больше

you're telling me! - можете не рассказывать!, кому вы это рассказываете?, без вас знаю!

I'll tell you what - знаете что; послушайте меня

you /one/ never can tell, nobody can tell, there is no telling, who can tell? - кто знает?, почём знать?

tell it not in Gath - а) библ. не рассказывайте в Гефе; б) скрывайте своё горе, чтобы у врагов не было повода торжествовать
II [tel] n
курган, искусственный холм

НБАРС > tell
10 what

[wɔt]
prn

1) что

What do you think his position in the bank is? — Как вы думаете, каково его положение в банке?

- what is that?

- what else?

- what is he?
- what next?
- what if... a
2) какой, что за

What kind of books do you like? — Какого рода книги вы любите?

What's your name? — Как вас зовут?

- what film ?
- what colour is it?
- what time is it?

3) то, что

Give him what you have prepared as a present. — Дайте ему то, что вы приготовили ему в подарок.

- tell smb what happened

4) (восклицание) что за

What a nice person he is! — Какой он хороший человек!

- what fine weather!

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USAGE:

(1.) Вопросительные предложения в форме Indefinite, в которых what - что? и what с последующим существительным - какой? являются подлежащими и образуются без помощи вспомогательного глагола do: What happened there? Что случилось? What books interest you? Какие книги вас интересуют? (2.) Русские какой, какие соответствуют конструкциям what 2. + существительное без артикля и what kind of + существительное без артикля. Вопросительное предложение с конструкцией what 2. + существительное без артикля предполагает в ответе название предмета: What street do you live in? - In Oxford street. What station did we pass? - Victory station. Вопросительное предложение с конструкцией what kind of + существительное предполагает в ответе характеристику предмета: What kind of books do you like? Какие книги вы любите читать? - I like adventure books. Я люблю приключенческие книги. (3.) Вопросительное what 1. по отношению к человеку подразумевает вопрос о профессии, роде занятий этого человека: What is she? - She is a singer. Кто она? (Чем она занимается?) - Она певица. Это же значение может быть передано выражениями What does she do? или What is her job? (4.) See kind, n

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > what
11 ♦ what

♦ what /wɒt, wət/
A pron. interr.

che cosa; che; cosa: DIALOGO → - DVD- What is it?, cos'è?; What did you say?, che cosa hai detto?; What can I do for you?, che cosa posso fare per te?; in che posso servirLa?; mi dica!; DIALOGO → - How was your day?- What happened?, cos'è successo?; What happened then?, che cosa accadde dopo?; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- What's wrong?, cosa c'è che non va?; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- What's your table number?, qual è il numero del suo tavolo?; What does your father do?, che cosa fa (o che mestiere fa) tuo padre?; Tell me what you need, dimmi cosa ti occorre; I don't know what to do, non so che fare NOTA D'USO: - chi- NOTA D'USO: - how o what?-

B a. interr.

quale, quali; che: What films have you seen lately?, quali film hai visto di recente?; By what train are you leaving?, con che treno parti?; What news?, che novità?; che notizie ci sono?; What kind of man is he?, che tipo di uomo è?

C pron. escl.

quanto; come: What he has suffered!, quanto ha sofferto!

D a. escl.

quale; che; come: What nonsense!, che sciocchezze!; What a man, che uomo!; What a fool you are!, che stupido sei!; come sei stupido!; What an idea!, che idea!; What a mind she has!, che mente!; What impudence!, che sfacciataggine!

E pron. relat.

ciò che; quello che; tutto quello che: I heard what he said, sentii quello che disse; Tell me what he said, dimmi che cosa ha detto; Do what you will, fa' ciò che vuoi; What he likes is music, quel che ama è la musica; What's done is done, ciò che è fatto è fatto

F a. relat.

quello che; quelli che; il (la, gli, le)… che: Give me what money you have, dammi il denaro che hai ( poco o molto che sia); Wear what shoes you like best, metti pure le scarpe che preferisci

G inter.

come?; che cosa?; ma come!: What! no dinner?, come? niente cena?; What, here already?, ma come! (siete) già qui?

● what about (o what of), che ne è (che ne è stato) di; che ne dici (diresti) di: What about the others?, che ne è degli altri?; What about an ice-cream?, che ne diresti di (prendere) un gelato?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 1- What about some pasta?, che ne dici di un po' di pasta? □ «And your friend?» «What about him?», «E il tuo amico?» «Cosa c'entra lui?» □ what-d'you-call-him (- her, -it, etc.), (rif. a cosa) affare, aggeggio, coso; (rif. a persona) coso (cosa), tizio, vattelapesca: Pass me the what-d'you-call-it, passami quell'aggeggio! □ what else, che altro; che cos'altro: What else did he want?, che altro voleva? □ what ever, che cosa mai; che diamine: What can he ever mean by that?, che diamine vuol mai dire con ciò? □ what for, a che cosa; a che; perché: What is that used for?, a che serve (quell'aggeggio)?; What's this button for?, a che serve questo pulsante?; What are you locking the door for?, perché chiudi a chiave la porta? □ (fam.) what-for, punizione; castigo; bòtte; legnate: I'll give him what-for, gli darò io quel che si merita! □ what for?, perché mai?; per che fare?; a che pro? □ (fam.) what have you, eccetera; e simili; e cose del genere: He's got his screwdriver, hammer, wrench and what have you, ha il suo cacciavite, il martello, la chiave inglese e cose del genere □ what if, che importa se; e se; e (anche) se: What if they don't come?, e se non vengono?; What if it's true?, e anche se è vero? □ what … like, come; che tipo: What was the weather like?, com'era il tempo?; What is he like?, che tipo d'uomo è?; com'è? NOTA D'USO: - come- □ what's more, quel che più conta; per di più; inoltre □ (arc.) what though, che importa se; e se: What though I am alone?, e se sono solo, che importa? □ what's what, lo stato delle cose; la situazione □ what with… and ( what with), un po' per… un po' per; tra… e: What with hunger and ( what with) tiredness, he could hardly walk along, un po' per la fame e un po' per la stanchezza, non riusciva quasi più a camminare; DIALOGO → - At the museum- The museum's packed today what with this bad weather, oggi il museo è pieno per via di questo brutto tempo □ and what have you, e simili; e così via □ and what not, eccetera eccetera; e altro ancora □ (lett.) but what, che non: There wasn't a day but what it rained, non c'era giorno che non piovesse □ come what may, qualunque cosa accada; comunque vada a finire □ to know what's what, saperla lunga □ What?, che cosa?; come?; che hai detto? □ What's it to you?, e a te che ne importa?; che te ne frega? □ What's yours?, che cosa bevi?; che cosa prendi? □ What good (o What use) is it?, a che serve?; a che pro? □ What ho!, ehi!; salve! □ DIALOGO → - Before an exam- What's the matter?, che c'è che non va? □ What next?, e poi?; e adesso che succederà?; ( anche) che c'è ancora? □ What next!, che roba!; cosa mi tocca di sentire! □ What of it?, e allora?; e con ciò? □ I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to know what's what, avere le idee chiare; sapere il fatto proprio □ I'll tell you what, te lo dico io (che cosa fare); stammi a sentire □ (fam.) Tell you what, e allora: Tell you what: let's have a break!, e allora, facciamo una pausa! □ (fam.) So what?, e allora; e con ciò? □ Well, what of it?, be', e con ciò? □ to tell sb. what's what, dirne quattro a q.; fare una scenata a q. □ (prov.) What goes around, comes around, la ruota gira; oggi a te domani a me; chi semina raccoglie.
NOTA D'USO: - what about?-

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12 tell

tell ( prét, pp told)

A vtr

1 gen ( give information to) [person] dire ; [manual, instruction, gauge etc] indiquer, dire ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb [person] dire qch à qn ; [map, instructions] indiquer qch à qn ; to tell sb how to do/what to do expliquer à qn comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire ; she told him what had happened/where to go elle lui a dit or expliqué ce qui était arrivé/où il fallait aller ; he told me how unhappy he was il m'a dit or il m'a confié combien il était malheureux ; to tell the time [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure ; [person] lire l'heure ; can you tell me the time please? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît? ; something tells me he won't come quelque chose me dit qu'il ne viendra pas, j'ai le pressentiment qu'il ne viendra pas ; his behaviour tells us a lot about his character son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité ; I can't tell you how happy I am to… je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis heureux de… ; I am pleased to tell you that je suis heureux de pouvoir vous dire or annoncer que ; (I'll) tell you what ○ , let's get a video out! tiens, si on louait une vidéo? ; I told you so!, what did I tell you! je te l'avais bien dit! ; you're telling me! à qui le dis-tu! ; don't tell me you've changed your mind! tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as changé d'avis! ; you'll regret this, I can tell you! permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! ; it's true, I tell you! puisque je te dis que c'est vrai! ; I won't stand for it, I tell you! je ne le permettrai pas, je te préviens! ; stress? tell me about it! le stress? j'en sais quelque chose! ;

2 (narrate, recount) dire, raconter [joke, story] ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb dire or raconter qch à qn ; to tell sb about ou of sth parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn ; from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election d'après ce que disent les journaux, ils risquent de perdre les élections ; tell me all about it! racontez-moi tout! ; tell me about it! iron ne m'en parle pas! ; tell me more about yourself parlez-moi encore un peu de vous ; I told her the news je lui ai dit or annoncé la nouvelle ; their victims tell a different story leurs victimes ont une autre version de l'histoire ; he's very handsome-or so I've been told il est très beau-du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit ; ‘my life as a slave girl,’ as told to Celia Irving Journ ‘ma vie d'esclave,’ propos recueillis par Celia Irving ; I could tell you a thing or two about her! je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle! ;

3 (ascertain, deduce) you can/could tell (that) ça se voit/se voyait que ; I/he can tell (that) je sais/il sait que ; who can tell what will happen next? qui peut dire or savoir ce qui va se passer ensuite? ; you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice ; I could tell that he was in love from the look in his eyes je lisais dans ses yeux qu'il était amoureux ;

4 ( distinguish) distinguer ; to tell sb from sb distinguer qn de qn ; to tell sth from sth sentir or voir la différence entre qch et qch ; he can't tell right from wrong il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal ; can you tell the difference? est-ce-que vous voyez or sentez la différence? ; how can you tell which is which?, how can you tell them apart? comment peut-on les distinguer l'un de l'autre? ; the dog can tell him from his footsteps le chien le reconnaît à ses pas ;

5 ( order) dire, ordonner ; to tell sb to do dire à qn de faire ; to tell sb not to do défendre à qn de faire ; do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit! ; she just won't be told! elle refuse d'obéir! ; you can't tell me what to do! ce n'est pas toi qui vas me dire ce que je dois faire! ; he didn't need telling twice! GB, he didn't need to be told twice! il n'y a pas eu besoin de le lui dire deux fois!

6 †(count, enumerate) compter, dénombrer [votes] ; to tell one's beads Relig dire or réciter son chapelet.

B vi

1 ( reveal secret) promise me you won't tell! promets-moi de ne pas le répéter ; that would be telling! ce serait rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( be evidence of) to tell of témoigner de ; the lines on his face told of years of hardship son visage buriné témoignait d'années de misère ;

3 ( know for certain) savoir, dire ; as ou so far as I can tell pour autant que je sache ; how can you tell? comment le sais-tu? ; it's very hard to tell c'est très difficile à dire or de savoir ; you never can tell on ne sait jamais ;

4 ( produce an effect) her age is beginning to tell elle commence à sentir or à accuser son âge ; every blow told tous les coups se faisaient sentir or portaient ; her inexperience told against her at the interview son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien.

C v refl to tell oneself se dire (that que).

Idioms

tell me another ○ ! à d'autres ○ ! ; to tell sb where to get off ou where he gets off ○ envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses ○ ; you tell me! je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis? ; to tell it like it is parler net ; to tell the world about sth raconter qch à tout le monde ; don't tell the world about it! ne le crie pas sur les toits! ; more than words can tell plus qu'on ne peut dire ; time (alone) will tell Prov (seul) l'avenir le dira, qui vivra verra ; time will tell which of us is right l'avenir dira qui de nous a raison ; to tell one's love† littér déclarer sa flamme† liter.

Phrasal verbs

■ tell off:

▶ tell [sb] off ( scold) disputer ○, passer un savon ○ à [person] ; she got told off for leaving early/arriving late elle s'est fait disputer ○ or passer un savon ○ parce qu'elle était partie tôt/arrivée en retard.

■ tell on:

▶ tell on [sb]

1 ( reveal information about) dénoncer [person] (to à) ; he's always telling on people! il est toujours en train de rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( have visible effect on) the strain is beginning to tell on him on commence à voir sur lui les effets de la fatigue ; her age is beginning to tell on her elle commence à sentir or accuser son âge.

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13 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

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[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

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I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

English-French dictionary > what
14 tell

1. transitive verb,
told

1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]

tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen

tell somebody the way to the station — jemandem den Weg zum Bahnhof beschreiben

tell somebody the time — jemandem sagen, wie spät es ist; jemandem die Uhrzeit sagen

tell all — auspacken (ugs.)

tell somebody [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen

tell somebody nothing/all about what happened — jemandem nichts davon/alles erzählen, was passiert ist

will you tell him [that] I will come? — sag ihm bitte, dass ich kommen werde

they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...

I'll tell you what I'll do — weißt du, was ich machen werde?

tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]

I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...

I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen

I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...

..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich dir sagen

you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...

you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen

let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen

let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...

..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir

you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)

I don't need to tell you [that]... — ich brauche dir wohl nicht extra zu sagen, dass...

be told something by somebody — etwas von jemandem erfahren

I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...

so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört

... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre

no, don't tell me, let me guess — [nein,] sag's nicht, lass mich raten

don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...

you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?

2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählen

something tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst

tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)

live or survive to tell the tale — überleben

tell tales [about somebody] — (gossip; reveal secret) [über jemanden] tratschen (ugs. abwertend)

tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen

3) (instruct) sagen

tell somebody [not] to do something — jemandem sagen, dass er etwas [nicht] tun soll; jemandem sagen, er soll[e] etwas [nicht] tun

tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll

do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

do as you are told — tu, was man dir sagt

4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagen

tell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen

it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]

it's easy to tell whether... — es lässt sich leicht sagen, ob...

you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.

5) (distinguish) unterscheiden

6) (utter) sagen

7)

all told — insgesamt
2. intransitive verb,
told

1) (determine)

how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?

it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen

how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?

as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...

you never can tell — man kann nie wissen

who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?

2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

3) (reveal secret) es verraten

time [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen

4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzen

tell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken

tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112844/tell_apart">tell apart

- tell off

- tell on

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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) erzählen

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) befehlen

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) sagen

4) (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.) unterscheiden

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) verraten

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sich auswirken

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- 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
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tell

[tel]

I. vt

<told, told>

1. (say, communicate)

▪ to \tell sth etw sagen

to \tell a lie lügen

to \tell the truth die Wahrheit sagen

to \tell it like it is ( fam) es [ganz] offen sagen

▪ to \tell sb sth jdm etw sagen; (relate, explain) jdm etw erzählen

to \tell [you] the truth... ehrlich gesagt...

can you \tell me the way to the station? können Sie mir sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?

“I'm leaving you”, she told him „ich verlasse dich“, sagte sie [zu ihm]

don't \tell me! I want it to be a surprise sag es mir nicht! es soll eine Überraschung sein

to \tell sb a secret (confide) jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen; (give away) jdm ein Geheimnis verraten

▪ to \tell sb that... jdm sagen, dass...; (relate also) jdm erzählen, dass

did you \tell anyone [that] you were coming to see me? hast du irgendjemandem erzählt [o gesagt], dass du mich besuchen wolltest?

2. (assure)

▪ to \tell sb sth jdm etw sagen

what did I \tell you? ( fam) das hab' ich doch gleich gesagt! fam

didn't I \tell you? habe ich es dir nicht gleich gesagt?

I told you so ( fam) ich habe es [dir] ja gleich gesagt

you're \telling me! ( fam) wem sagst du das!

I won't go, I \tell you! ich sage [o versichere] dir, ich werde nicht gehen!

the suitcase was heavy, I can \tell you ( fam) ich kann dir sagen, der Koffer war vielleicht schwer!

let me \tell you [that] it wasn't easy lass dir von mir gesagt sein [o ich kann dir sagen], es war nicht leicht!

I cannot \tell you how much I love you! ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich dich liebe!

3. (narrate, relate)

▪ to \tell sth etw erzählen

to \tell an anecdote eine Anekdote wiedergeben

to \tell a joke einen Witz erzählen

▪ to \tell sth to sb jdm etw erzählen

4. (give account)

▪ to \tell sb about [or ( form) of] sth/about sb jdm von etw/jdm erzählen

don't you want to \tell me about what happened? möchtest du mir nicht erzählen, was passiert ist?

she's told me a lot/everything about her time in Berlin sie hat mir viel/alles über ihre Zeit in Berlin erzählt

I am sure she's told you a lot about me ich bin sicher, sie hat dir schon viel über mich erzählt

5. (command, instruct)

▪ to \tell sb to do sth jdm sagen, dass er/sie etw tun soll

\tell him to leave me alone sag ihm, er soll mich in Ruhe lassen fam

I was told not to talk to strangers ich soll nicht mit Fremden reden

do as you're told! ( fam) mach, was man dir sagt! fam

I won't \tell you again - go to bed! ich sag's nicht noch mal - ab ins Bett!

he wouldn't be told er wollte sich nichts sagen lassen

6. (discern)

▪ to \tell sth/sb etw/jdn erkennen; (notice)

▪ to \tell sth etw [be]merken

▪ to \tell sth (know) etw wissen; (determine) etw feststellen

I could \tell [that] you were unhappy ich habe gemerkt, dass du unglücklich warst

I couldn't \tell much from her words ihren Worten war nicht viel zu entnehmen

it was too dark for me to \tell what it said on the sign in der Dunkelheit konnte ich nicht erkennen, was auf dem Schild stand

it's easy to \tell a non-native speaker einen Nichtmuttersprachler kann man leicht erkennen

it's easy to \tell a blackbird by [or from] its song es ist leicht, eine Amsel an ihrem Gesang zu erkennen

to \tell the difference einen Unterschied feststellen

to \tell sth by ear etw mit dem Gehör feststellen

to \tell the time die Uhr lesen

can your son \tell the time yet? kann dein Sohn schon die Uhr lesen?, kennt dein Sohn schon die Uhr?

▪ to \tell sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden

to \tell right from wrong Recht und Unrecht unterscheiden

I cannot \tell what it is ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, was es ist

so [or as] far as I can \tell she's still in London soweit ich weiß, ist sie noch in London

how could I \tell [that]? woher [o wie] sollte ich das [denn] wissen?

he's Dutch — how can you \tell? er ist Holländer — woher willst du das wissen?

there is no \telling what the future will bring man weiß nie [o wer weiß schon], was die Zukunft bringt

who can \tell? wer weiß das schon?

you can never [or never can] \tell man kann nie wissen

to \tell fortunes wahrsagen

to \tell sb's fortune jds Zukunft vorhersagen

7. (count)

to \tell one's beads den Rosenkranz beten

to \tell the votes die Stimmen auszählen

8.

▶ \tell me another [one] ( fam) wer's glaubt, wird selig fam

▶ to \tell tales [out of school] aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern hum fam

II. vi

<told, told>

1. ( liter: give account, narrate)

▪ to \tell of sb/sth von jdm/etw erzählen

2. ( fig: indicate)

her face told of her anger aus ihrem Gesicht sprach Zorn

3. (inform)

▪ to \tell on sb jdn verraten [o sl verpetzen

4. (have an effect or impact) sich bemerkbar machen; blow, punch, word sitzen

the boxer made every punch \tell bei dem Boxer saß jeder Schlag

▪ to \tell on sb/sth erkennbare Auswirkungen auf jdn/etw haben

age has really told on him er ist ganz schön gealtert

you look tired, these exercises really told on you du siehst müde aus, diese Übungen haben dich sichtlich geschafft fam

all the stress began to \tell on my health der ganze Stress wirkte sich allmählich auf meine Gesundheit aus

5. BRIT ( form: reflect unfavourably on)

▪ to \tell against sb sich nachteilig für jdn auswirken

his reputation as a troublemaker told against him when they decided on who should be promoted sein Ruf als Unruhestifter sprach gegen ihn als es um die Entscheidung ging, wer befördert werden sollte

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[tel] pret, ptp told
1. vt

1) (= relate) story, experiences, adventures erzählen (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw acc); (= inform, say, announce) sagen (sb sth jdm etw acc)

to tell lies — lügen

to tell tales — petzen (inf)

to tell fortunes — wahrsagen

to tell sb's fortune — jdm wahrsagen, jdm die Zukunft deuten

to tell the future — wahrsagen, die Zukunft deuten

to tell sb a secret — jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen or (give away) verraten

to tell sb about or of sth — jdm von etw erzählen

I told my friend/boss about what had happened — ich erzählte meinem Freund/berichtete meinem Chef, was geschehen war

... or so I've been told —... so hat man es mir jedenfalls gesagt or erzählt

I can't tell you how pleased I am — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich mich freue

to tell sb the way — jdm den Weg sagen

could you tell me the way to the station, please? — könn(t)en Sir mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?

don't let me have to tell you that again — ich will dir das nicht noch einmal sagen müssen

(I'll) tell you what, let's go to the cinema — weißt du was, gehen wir doch ins Kino!

don't tell me you can't come! — sagen Sie bloß nicht, dass Sie nicht kommen können!

I won't do it, I tell you! — und ich sage dir, das mache ich nicht!

let me tell you that... —

it was cold, I can tell you — ich kann dir sagen, das war vielleicht kalt!

I told you so — ich habe es (dir) ja gesagt

tell me another! — nicht möglich!, wers glaubt!

that tells me all I need to know — das sagt mir alles

that tells me a lot — das sagt mir allerlei

2) (= distinguish, discern) erkennen

to tell the time — die Uhr kennen

to tell the time by the sun — die Zeit an der Sonne ablesen

to tell the difference — den Unterschied sehen/fühlen/schmecken etc

you can tell that he's clever/getting worried —

we couldn't tell much from his letter — wir konnten aus seinem Brief nicht viel entnehmen

you can't tell whether it's moving — man kann nicht sagen or sehen, ob es sich bewegt

I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen — ich hätte nicht sagen können, ob er in einem Kampf verwickelt oder nur hingefallen war

it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered — es war unmöglich festzustellen, wo die Kugel eingetreten war

to tell sb/sth by sth — jdn/etw an etw (dat) erkennen

I can't tell butter from margarine — ich kann Butter nicht von Margarine unterscheiden

to tell right from wrong — wissen, was Recht und Unrecht ist, Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden

See:

→ apart

3) (= know, be sure) wissen

how can I tell that? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how could I tell that? — wie hätte ich das wissen können?

how can I tell that he will do it? — wie kann ich sicher sein, dass er es tut?

4) (= order) sagen (sb jdm)

we were told to bring sandwiches with us — es wurde uns gesagt, dass wir belegte Brote mitbringen sollten

tell him to stop singing — sagen Sie ihm, er soll aufhören zu singen

don't you tell me what to do! —

I told you not to do that — ich habe dir doch gesagt, du sollst das nicht tun!

do as or what you are told! — tu, was man dir sagt!

5) (old

= count) to tell one's beads — den Rosenkranz beten

2. vi +indir obj
es sagen (+dat)
I won't tell you again — ich sage es dir nicht noch einmal

you know what? – don't tell me, let me guess — weißt du was? – sags mir nicht, lass mich raten

she wouldn't be told — sie hat sich (ja) nichts sagen lassen

you're telling me! — das kann man wohl sagen!, wem sagen Sie das!

3. vi

1) (= discern, be sure) wissen

as or so far as one can tell — soweit man weiß

who can tell? — wer weiß?

how will I be able to tell? — wie kann ich das erkennen or wissen?

no-one can/could tell — niemand kann/konnte das sagen, das weiß/wusste keiner

you never can tell, you can never tell — man kann nie wissen

2) (= talk, tell tales of) sprechen

his face told of his sorrow — aus seinem Gesicht sprach Kummer

that would be telling! — das kann ich nicht verraten

promise you won't tell — du musst versprechen, dass du nichts sagst

3) (= have effect) sich bemerkbar machen

his age told against him (in applying for job) (in competition) character always tells in the end — sein Alter war ein Nachteil für ihn sein Alter machte sich bemerkbar zum Schluss schlägt doch die Veranlagung durch

a boxer who makes every punch tell — ein Boxer, bei dem jeder Schlag sitzt

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tell [tel] prät und pperf told [təʊld]

A v/t

1. jemandem etwas sagen, erzählen:

without telling anybody ohne es jemandem zu sagen;

you didn’t tell me das hast du mir gar nicht erzählt;

I’ll tell you later das erzähl ich dir später;

I (can) tell you that … ich kann Ihnen versichern, dass …;

I (just) can’t tell you how … ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie …;

I have been told mir ist gesagt worden;

you’re telling me! umg wem sagen Sie das?;

tell the world umg (es) hinausposaunen; → another 2, so¹ A 5 a

2. eine Geschichte etc erzählen

3. mitteilen, berichten, sagen, nennen:

tell one’s name seinen Namen nennen;

tell the reason den Grund angeben;

tell the time die Zeit anzeigen (Uhr);

all told insgesamt, zusammen; → lie¹ A, truth 1

4. mit Worten ausdrücken:

I cannot tell my grief

5. ein Geheimnis etc verraten

6. (mit Bestimmtheit) sagen:

it is difficult to tell es ist schwer zu sagen;

there is no telling what … es lässt sich nicht sagen, was …

7. erkennen (by, from an dat):

I cannot tell who that person is ich kann nicht feststellen oder sagen, wer diese Person ist;

tell by (the) ear mit dem Gehör feststellen, hören

8. unterscheiden ( one from the other eines vom andern):

tell apart, tell the difference between auseinanderhalten

9. sagen, befehlen:

tell sb to do sth jemandem sagen, er solle etwas tun;

do as you are told tu, was ich gesagt habe

10. (ab-)zählen:

tell the votes PARL die Stimmen zählen; → bead A 2

11. tell off

a) MIL abkommandieren ( for zu),

b) umg jemanden rüffeln ( for wegen; for doing sth weil er etwas getan hat)

B v/i

1. berichten, erzählen ( beide:

of von;

about über akk)

2. (of) ein Zeichen oder Beweis sein (für, von), beweisen (akk), verraten (akk)

3. erkennen, wissen:

how can you tell? wie können Sie das wissen oder sagen?;

you never can tell man kann nie wissen

4. umg petzen:

tell on sb jemanden verraten oder verpetzen;

don’t tell! nicht(s) verraten!

5. wirken, sich auswirken ( beide:

on bei, auf akk):

every blow (word) tells jeder Schlag (jedes Wort) sitzt;

the hard work began to tell on him die harte Arbeit hinterließ allmählich ihre Spuren bei ihm oder machte sich bei ihm bemerkbar;

his troubles have told on him seine Sorgen haben ihn sichtlich mitgenommen;

that tells against you das spricht gegen Sie

6. anschlagen (das Gewicht erhöhen) ( with bei)

7. sich (deutlich) abheben ( against gegen, von), (deutlich) hervortreten, zur Geltung kommen

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1. transitive verb,
told

1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]

tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen

tell somebody the way to the station — jemandem den Weg zum Bahnhof beschreiben

tell somebody the time — jemandem sagen, wie spät es ist; jemandem die Uhrzeit sagen

tell all — auspacken (ugs.)

tell somebody [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen

tell somebody nothing/all about what happened — jemandem nichts davon/alles erzählen, was passiert ist

will you tell him [that] I will come? — sag ihm bitte, dass ich kommen werde

they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...

I'll tell you what I'll do — weißt du, was ich machen werde?

tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]

I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...

I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen

I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...

..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich dir sagen

you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...

you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen

let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen

let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...

..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir

you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)

I don't need to tell you [that]... — ich brauche dir wohl nicht extra zu sagen, dass...

be told something by somebody — etwas von jemandem erfahren

I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...

so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört

... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre

no, don't tell me, let me guess — [nein,] sag's nicht, lass mich raten

don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...

you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?

2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählen

something tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst

tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)

live or survive to tell the tale — überleben

tell tales [about somebody] — (gossip; reveal secret) [über jemanden] tratschen (ugs. abwertend)

tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)

tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen

3) (instruct) sagen

tell somebody [not] to do something — jemandem sagen, dass er etwas [nicht] tun soll; jemandem sagen, er soll[e] etwas [nicht] tun

tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll

do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

do as you are told — tu, was man dir sagt

4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagen

tell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen

it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]

it's easy to tell whether... — es lässt sich leicht sagen, ob...

you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.

5) (distinguish) unterscheiden

6) (utter) sagen

7)

all told — insgesamt
2. intransitive verb,
told

1) (determine)

how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?

it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen

how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?

as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...

you never can tell — man kann nie wissen

who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?

2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)

tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen

3) (reveal secret) es verraten

time [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen

4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzen

tell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken

tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken

Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

- tell on

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told)

= berichten v.

erzählen v.

sagen v.

English-german dictionary > tell
15 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

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what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
16 tell

tel
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) decir, mandar

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) decir, contar

4) (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, reconocer

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar, revelar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) notarse, hacerse notar

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- 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 vb

1. contar

tell me a story cuéntame un cuento

she told us about the accident nos contó lo del accidente

2. decir

they told me there were no rooms at the hotel me dijeron que no quedaban habitaciones en el hotel

I told you so ¿no te lo dije?

to tell tales contar cuentos

El pasado y participio pasado de tell es told

tell

tr[tel]

transitive verb (pt & pp told tr[təʊld])

1 (gen) decir

■ tell me your name dime tu nombre

■ tell me (that) you love me dime que me quieres

■ why didn't you tell me? ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

■ he told me (that) he'd seen you me dijo que te había visto

■ 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 malo

3 (talk about) hablar de

■ tell me all about your family háblame de tu familia

■ he told us of his travels in China nos habló de sus viajes por la China

4 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 aseguro

6 (order) decir, mandar

■ he told us to go away nos dijo que nos marcháramos

■ the boss told me to shut up el jefe me mandó callar

■ he told me not to be late me dijo que no llegara tarde

■ you'll do as you're told! ¡harás lo que yo te digo!

7 (show) indicar; (in writing) explicar

■ this light tells you when it's on esta luz te indica cuándo está en marcha

■ this book tells you how to grow orchids este libro te explica cómo cultivar orquídeas

8 (distinguish) distinguir

■ the teacher can't tell Peter from Paul el profesor no puede distinguir a Peter de Paul

■ children can't tell right from wrong los niños no saben distinguir el bien del mal

■ can you tell the difference between Gruyère and Emmental? ¿sabes distinguir entre el gruyere y el emmental?

9 (know) saber, notarse

■ it's difficult to tell what is happening es difícil saber lo que está pasando

■ you can tell by his voice that he's angry se le nota en la voz que está enfadado

10 (count - votes) escrutar; (- rosary beads) pasar

intransitive verb

1 (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 hablaré

2 (have effect) notarse, hacerse notar

■ Induráin's experience began to tell la experiencia de Induráin se hizo notar

■ the strain is telling on her la tensión empieza a afectarle

3 (know) saber

■ who can tell? ¿quién sabe?

■ you can never tell nunca se sabe

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as I can tell que yo sepa, por lo que yo sé

I'll tell you what escucha lo que digo

I told you so ya te lo dije, ya lo decía yo

tell me another! ¡anda ya!, ¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!

there's no telling no se sabe, vete a saber

time will tell el tiempo lo dirá

to tell somebody where to get off cantarle las cuarenta a alguien, decirle cuatro cosas a alguien

to tell the time saber decir la hora

you can never tell nunca se sabe

you're telling me a mí me lo dices, ni que lo digas

tell ['tɛl] v, told ['to:ld] ; telling vt

1) count: contar, enumerar

all told: en total

2) instruct: decir

he told me how to fix it: me dijo cómo arreglarlo

they told her to wait: le dijeron que esperara

3) relate: contar, relatar, narrar

to tell a story: contar una historia

4) divulge, reveal: revelar, divulgar

he told me everything about her: me contó todo acerca de ella

5) discern: discernir, notar

I can't tell the difference: no noto la diferencia

tell vi

1) say: decir

I won't tell: no voy a decírselo a nadie

2) know: saber

you never can tell: nunca se sabe

3) show: notarse, hacerse sentir

the strain is beginning to tell: la tensión se empieza a notar

tell

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told) = contar (Decir) v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• desembuchar v.

• hablar v.

• narrar v.

• relatar v.

tel
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (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?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

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)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

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)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

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)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

[tel] (pt, pp told)
1. VT

1) [+ story, experiences] contar; [+ truth] decir; [+ secret] contar, divulgar frm; (formally) comunicar, informar

to tell sb sth — decir algo a algn

to 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

I tell myself it can't be true — digo para mí que no puede ser verdad

• I told him about the missing money — le dije lo del dinero que faltaba, le informé acerca del dinero que faltaba frm

tell me all about it — cuéntame todo

I'll tell you all about it — te (lo) diré todo

• 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

• 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!

• to tell sb's fortune, tell sb the future — decir a algn la buenaventura

• to tell a lie — mentir

• 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?

• (I) tell you what, let's go now — sabes qué, vámonos ya

I tell you what! — ¡se me ocurre una idea!
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2) (=order)

to tell sb to do sth — decir a algn que haga algo, mandar a algn a hacer algo

• 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 hicieras

3) (=indicate) [sign, dial, clock] indicar

to tell sb sth — indicar algo a algn

there was a sign telling us which way to go — una señal nos indicaba el camino

the clock tells the quarter hours — el reloj da los cuartos de hora

4) (=distinguish) distinguir

• I couldn't tell them apart — no sabía distinguirlos

• to tell the difference between A and B — distinguir entre A y B

I can't tell the difference — no veo la diferencia

• to tell right from wrong — distinguir el bien del mal
time 1., 5)
5) (=know, be certain) saber

• you can tell he's a German — se (le) nota que es alemán

you can tell a horse's age by its teeth — la edad de un caballo se sabe por los dientes

how can I tell what she will do? — ¿cómo voy a saber lo que ella hará?

you can't tell much from his letter — su carta nos dice bien poco

• 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 hacer

6) (=count)

to tell one's beads — rezar el rosario

400 all told — 400 en total

2. VI

1) (=speak)

to tell (of) — hablar de

the ruins told of a sad history — las ruinas hablaban de una triste historia

• "did you love her?" - "more than words can tell" — -¿la amabas? -más de lo que pueda expresar con palabras

it hurt more than words can tell — dolió una barbaridad, dolió lo indecible

• I hear tell that... — dicen que...

I hear tell of a disaster — he oído que ha ocurrido una catástrofe

I have never heard tell of it — no he oído nunca hablar de eso

2) * (=sneak, tell secrets)

please don't tell! — ¡no vayas contándolo or soplándolo * por ahí!

he told on me to my parents — se chivó de mí a mis padres (Sp) *

that would be telling! — ¡es un secreto!

3) (=know, be certain) saber

how 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

who can tell? — ¿quién sabe?

there is no telling — no se puede saber

you never can tell — nunca se sabe
time 1., 1)
4) (=have an effect)

every blow told — cada golpe tuvo su efecto

stamina tells in the long run — a la larga importa or vale más la resistencia

blood will tell — la sangre cuenta

• 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]
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (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?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

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)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

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)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

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)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

English-spanish dictionary > tell
17 tell

1. I
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1) promise not to tell обещайте [никому] не рассказывать /не выдавать, не выбалтывать/; time will tell время покажет

2) more than words can tell не выразить словами

3) age begins to tell годы начинают сказываться; every blow tells ни одни удар не проходит бесследно /даром/; every shot tells каждый выстрел попадает в цель; his unselfish work is beginning to tell его бескорыстная работа начинает приносить плоды /давать результаты/; the remark told замечание не пропало даром /впустую/

4) you /one/ never can tell, nobody can tell, there is no telling, who can tell? кто знает?, почем /как/ знать?; how can I tell? откуда мне знать?
2. III
tell in some manner the story tells beautifully эта история словно создана для пересказа /легко пересказывается/

2)

tell at some time good work tells in the end в конце концов хорошая /честная/ работа приносит свои плоды; blood tells in the long run в конечном счете сказывается происхождение
3. III
1) tell smb. don't tell me, let me guess не говорите мне, я хочу догадаться сам; if he asks, tell him если он спросит, скажите /расскажите/ ему; don't tell anyone, keep it a secret не говорите никому, держите это в тайне; do as I tell you делайте /поступайте/, как я [вам] говорю

2) tell smth. tell a story (a tale) рассказать историю (рассказ); tell the truth (a lie, lies, falsehood, etc.) сказать правду и т.д.; tell a secret разглашать тайну; а woman stops telling her age as soon as age begins telling on her женщины начинают скрывать свой возраст, как только возраст дает о себе знать; tell one's own tale красноречиво свидетельствовать, не нуждаться в пояснениях, говорить [сам] за себя; tell tales сплетничать, доносить; I cannot tell half of what I feel я не могу выразить даже половины того, что чувствую; tell fortunes гадать /предсказывать судьбу/

3) tell smth. tell the difference (the size, the colour, etc.) установить разницу и т.д.; I can't tell the cause /the reason/ я не знаю /не могу сказать/, в чем причина; tell the time а) сказать, который час /сколько времени/; can your little boy tell the time? ваш мальчик уже умеет узнавать время по часам?; б) показывать время (о часах)-, clocks tell the time часы показывают время

4) tell smb. I don't like it, I tell /am telling/ you уверяю вас, что мне это не нравится; he will be furious, I [can] tell you уверяю вас, он рассвирепеет; it is not so easy, let me tell you уверяю вас /поверьте мне/, это не так легко; you are telling me! coll. и ты это мне говоришь!
4. IV
1) tell smth. in some manner tell smth. briefly (simply, indifferently, pleasantly, frankly, reluctantly, most amusingly, well, fearlessly, etc.) рассказывать что-л. кратко и т.д.; tell smth. in a low voice рассказывать о чем-л. /что-л./ тихим голосом; tell smth. in detail рассказывать о чем-л. /что-л./ подробно; he told his adventures anew он заново /снова/ рассказал о своих приключениях; I told you so ведь я вам говорил

2) || tell smth., smb. apart отличать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; tell two things (the girls, etc.) apart различать две вещи и т.д.; even if you'd seen them close, you couldn't have told them apart даже совсем близко их невозможно различить
5. V
tell smb. smth.

1) tell smb. the facts (the news, the price, one's business. etc.) сообщить /рассказать/ кому-л. факты /о фактах/ и т.д.; tell smb. the shortest way указать кому-л. кратчайшую дорогу; tell smb. one's name сказать кому-л. свое имя, назвать себя; tell me your name как вас зовут?; could you tell me the time, please? пожалуйста, скажите [мне], который теперь час /сколько сейчас времени/?; tell me your errand расскажите, зачем вас послали /в чем заключается ваше поручение/?; nobody told me anything никто мне ничего не говорил; 1 told him my candid opinion я откровенно высказал ему свое мнение; that tells us a lot это говорит нам о многом; don't tell me that! не говорите мне об этом; who told you that? кто вам это /об этом/ сказал?; don't let me have to tell you that again смотри, чтобы мне не пришлось тебе снова об этом говорить

2) tell smb. a story /а tale/ рассказать кому-л. истерию; tell smb. the truth (a lie. lies, falsehood, etc.) сказать кому-л. правду и т.д.; she will tell you a secret она вам расскажет /откроет/ одни секрет /одну тайну/; tell me another! coll. что ты еще скажешь? id I tell you what! cool. ну знаешь ли!
6. VII
tell smb. to do smth.

1) tell smb. to stay (to speak, to come on Monday, not to trouble, etc.) велеть кому-л. остаться и т.д.; tell the driver to wait for us скажите шоферу /водителю/, чтобы он нас подождал; I told him not to come again я велел ему больше не приходить /сказал, чтобы он больше не приходил/; tell them to bring in the dinner велите подавать /скажите, чтобы подавали/ обед; I told you to be home by ten я сказал /велел вам/, чтобы вы были /быть/ дома к десяти часам; who told you to do that? кто велел вам это сделать?; tell smb. when to come (what to do, etc.) сказать кому-л., когда прийти и т.д.

2) can you tell me how to get to Red Square (where to find the book, when to stop, etc.)? скажите, пожалуйста, как мне пройти /проехать, попасть/ на Красную площадь и т.д. ?
7. XI
be told

1) I am told говорят, рассказывают, я слышал: you must do as you are told делайте /поступайте/, как вам говорят; be told smth. I wasn't told a thing about it мне об этом ни слова /ничего/ не сказали; I am told you were ill мне сказали, что вы болели /были больны/; he was told you were coming ему сказали, что вы приезжаете; be told in some manner so I have been told так мне сказали; be told of smth. people don't like to be told of their faults люди не любят, когда им говорят об их недостатках /указывают на их недостатки/; be told to do smth. I was (we were, etc.) told to stand aside (to start at once, to get fuel, etc.) мне и т.д. велели стать в сторонку /посторониться/ и т.д.

2) be told in some manner be well (badly, cleverly, coherently, etc.) told быть хорошо и т.д. рассказанным; be told of smb. an interesting story is told of a country schoolboy об одном сельском школьнике рассказывают интересную историю; be told to smb. the story told to him was untrue история, рассказанная ему, была неправдой; be told about smth. in this chapter you are told about... в этой главе рассказывается /говорится/ о...; be told in smth. it can hardly be told in words словами об этом едва ли скажешь

3) be told by smth. he can be told by his dress его можно узнать /отличить/ по одежде
8. XVI
1) tell of smb., smth. tell of a schoolboy (of an old man, of a clash, of bygone days, of one's work, of foreign lands, etc.) рассказывать о школьнике и т.д.; tell of an incident рассказать о случившемся; he told of his many misfortunes он рассказал о своих многочисленных несчастьях /бедах/; in his book the author tells of... в своем романе автор рассказывает о...

2) tell on smb. coll. tell on one's sister (on each other, etc.) наябедничать на сестру и т.д.

3) tell (up)on smth., smb. tell on smb.'s health (upon smb.'s strength, on smb.'s nerves, etc.) сказываться /отзываться/ на здоровье и т.д.; the strain (the great exertion, the hard work, hard life, etc.) tells upon him переутомление и т.д. сказывается на нем /не проходит для него даром/; age is beginning to tell upon me начинают сказываться годы; this epidemic told heavily upon them они очень сильно пострадали в результате этой эпидемии; tell of smth. it tells of his desire to come back это говорит о его желании вернуться; the lines on his face told of long suffering морщины на его /у него на/ лице свидетельствовали о перенесенных страданиях; tell for smb. /in smb.'s favour/ it tells for him /in his favour/ это говорит /свидетельствует/ в его пользу; tell against smb. facts that tell against the prisoner факты, свидетельствующие против подсудимого; his lack of experience told against him ему мешал недостаток опыта

4) tell at smth. tell at a glance узнавать /отличать, различать/ с одного взгляда; it is difficult to tell at this distance на таком расстоянии трудно что-либо определить /различить/; tell about smb., smth. you never can tell about a woman о женщине никогда нельзя сказать /знать/ ничего определенного; there is no telling about the weather кто знает, какая будет погода
9. XVII
tell from doing smth. can you tell from looking at a woman's hands whether she does her own work? можете вы определить /сказать/, занимается женщина домашним хозяйством или нет, посмотрев /взглянув/ на ее руки?
10. XXI1
1) tell smb. of /about/ smth., smb. tell smb. of one's adventures (of one's troubles, of foreign lands, of the danger, of one's difficulties, about one's misfortunes, etc.) рассказывать кому-л. о своих приключениях и т.д.; tell me all about it расскажите мне все подробно; tell me about yourself расскажите мне о себе; he has written to tell me of his father's death он мне в письме сообщил о смерти своего отца; can you tell me of a good dentist? не можете ли вы порекомендовать мне хорошего зубного врача?; tell smth. to smb. tell a story /а tale/ to smb. рассказывать кому-л. какую-л. историю; he told the news to everybody in the village он всем в деревне рассказал о новостях /сообщил новость/; tell smth. to smth. kindly, tell the way to... будьте добры, скажите /расскажите/, как пройти в...; the signpost tells the way to... этот [указательный] столб показывает дорогу в...

2) tell smth. of /about/ smb. you mustn't tell tales of your little sister вы не должны наговаривать /ябедничать/ на свою сестричку

3) tell smth. about /of/ smth. a man's face may tell a great deal about his character лицо человека может многое /рас/сказать о его характере

4) tell smb., smth. from smb., smth. usually in the negative tell a horse from a mule (a young girl from her twin sister, wheat from barley, an original picture from its copy, the real from the false, etc.) отличить лошадь от мула и т.д.; how do you tell one from another? как вы их различаете?; some people are colour-blind: they cannot tell one colour from another некоторые люди страдают дальтонизмом: они не различают цвета; tell smb. by smth. tell smb. by his voice (by his gait, etc.) узнавать кого-л. по голосу и т.д. || tell the difference between things (people) определять /устанавливать/ разницу между вещами (людьми), различать вещи (людей)
11. XXII
tell smth. by doing smth. I can tell a woman's age by looking at her взглянув /посмотрев/ на женщину, я могу сказать, сколько ей лет /назвать ее возраст/
12. XXV
tell whether... (why..., etc.) nobody can tell whether you are right (why he went away, what will come next, what was done, etc.) никто не может сказать /знать, судить/, правы вы или нет и т.д.; how do you tell which button to press (where to stop, where to find him, when to come, etc.)? откуда вы знаете, какую кнопку [нужно] нажать и т.д.?; no man can tell what the future has in store for him никто не может сказать /знать/, что его ожидает в будущем; who can tell what tomorrow will bring? кто может сказать /знать/, что принесет завтрашний день?; there's no telling what may happen (where she has gone, why the government did not interfere, etc.) кто знает, что случится и т.д.; I can't "tell what is the matter with him я не могу сказать /не знаю/, что с ним происходит; it's difficult to tell how it's done трудно сказать /судить о том/ как это делается; one can tell she is intelligent сразу видно, что она умна /понятлива, смышлена/
13. XXVI
1)

tell smb. [that]... tell smb. [confidentially (regretfully, exactly, once for all, etc.)] [that] I'm sick of the whole thing ([that] it was too late, [that] he was coming, [that] it is a fine plan, that it is not [so] easy, etc.) сказать кому-л. [по секрету и т.д.], что мне все это надоело и т.д.; please tell him that... скажите ему, пожалуйста, что...; you told me that you adored music вы мне говорили, что обожаете музыку; don't tell me I'm too late неужели я уже опоздал?; tell smb. how, (what., where., etc.) tell smb. how happy I am (how sorry I am, how glad I was, etc.) говорить /рассказывать/ кому-л., как я счастлив и т.д.; tell smb. what you want (where you live, what you have been doing, how it happened, etc.) сказать /рассказать/ кому-л., что вы хотите и т.д.; tell me what you are doing this evening? скажите, что вы делаете сегодня вечером?;
14. XXVII2
tell from smth. (that...) (when..., where..., etc.) you can tell from his face [that] he is clever по лицу видно, что он умный человек; we could not tell from your letter when you'd be coming (where he was staying, etc.) из твоего письма мы не могли понять /было не ясно/, когда ты приедешь и т.д.
15. XXVIII1
tell smb. about how... he told me about how busy he was он рассказал мне о том, как он занят

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > tell
18 tell

tel гл.
1) а) говорить, сказать;
приказывать to tell goodbye амер. ≈ прощаться б) рассказывать to tell a lie/falsehood ≈ говорить неправду this fact tells its own tale/story ≈ этот факт говорит сам за себя Syn: convey, impart, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report в) указывать, показывать, свидетельствовать, сказываться, отзываться;
уверять, заверять г) сообщать, выдавать( тайну), выбалтывать д) делать сообщение, докладывать (of)
2) а) отличать, различать So you think you can tell heaven from hell. ≈ Так ты думаешь, что можешь отличить небеса от преисподней (Pink Floyd, "Wish you were here", "Wish you were here") б) выделяться
3) считать;
подсчитывать;
пересчитывать ∙ tell about tell against tell apart tell by tell from tell of tell off tell on tell over don't/never tell me ≈ не рассказывайте сказок to tell smb. where to get off амер. ≈ поставить кого-л. на место, осадить кого-л.;
дать нагоняй кому-л. to tell the world разг. ≈ категорически утверждать do tell! амер. ≈ вот те на!, не может быть! I'll tell you what разг. ≈ знаете что рассказывать - to * a story рассказать историю - to * the tale of smth. рассказать историю о чем-л. - to * one's own tale красноречиво свидетельствовать;
не нуждаться в пояснениях;
говорить за себья - to * (smb.) the truth сказать (кому-л.) правду - he told us his adventures он рассказал нам о своих приключениях - I'll * you everything я все тебе расскажу - I'll * you what happened я расскажу тебе, что произошло - to * smb. about smth. рассказать кому-л. о чем-л - * me something about yourself расскажите мне что-нибудь о себе - to * of an incident рассказать о случившемся - I am told, I hear it told говорят, рассказывают;
я слышал говориться,рассказываться - as the story *s как говорится в этой истории - the story *s beautifully эта история словно создана для пересказа говорить;
сообщать - to * smb. smth. говорить кому-л. что-л. - to * the time сказать, который час - to * smb. the facts, to * the facts to smb. сообщить кому-л. факты - to * smb. the shortest way указать кому-л. кратчайшую дорогу - to * smb. good-bye (американизм) попрощаться с кем-л. - * me your name как вас зовут? - I * you no! я сказал нет! - you told me (that) you loved music ты сказал мне, что любишь музыку - to * smb. when to come сказать кому-л., когда прийти - I can't * you how happy I am не могу сказать вам, как я счастлив - you can't * me anything about that я и без вас знаю - he wrote to * me of his father's death он сообщил мне письмом о смерти своего отца - I shan't * you again! не заставляй меня повторять!;
в следующий раз пеняй на себя! - I told you so, didn't I * you! я же вам говорил! разглашать, рассказывать, выбалтывать;
выдавать - to * a secret разглашать тайну - promise not to * (this) обещайте, что никому не расскажете (об этом) - that would be *ing! это мой секрет!, этого я никому не скажу! - a gentleman never * джентельмен никогда не разглашает чужих тайн (разговорное) ябедничать, наговаривать;
жаловаться - to * on one's sister наябедничать на сестру - I was going to * father on him я собиралась пожаловаться на него отцу заверять, уверять;
утверждать - I can * you, let me * you, I'm *ing you уверяю вас, смею вас уверить, поверьте мне;
будьту спокойны определять;
узнавать;
отличать, различать - to * the difference установить разницу - to * two things apart различать две вещи - to * one things from another отличать одну вещь от другой - you can always * him by his gait его всегда можно узнать по походке - it's difficult to * how it's done трудно сказать, как это делается - one can * that she is intelligent она умница, это (сразу) видно - I can * it from the look in your eyes это видно по вашим глаазам - how can I * that he'll do it? откуда мне знать, сделает он это или нет? - one can * if an animal is happy in captivity можно определить, хорошо ли животное чувствует себя в неволе отличаться, выделяться - the two colour spots * in the picture эти два цветовых пятна резко выделяются на картине обнаруживать, указывать, показывать - to * the time показывать время;
показывать, который час (о часах) - the bell was *ing the hour били часы, отмеряя время свидетельствовать - it *s of his desire to come back это говорит о его желании вернуться - it *s somewhat against him это говорит не в его пользу отзываться, сказываться - every blow *s ни один удар не проходит бесследно - age begins to * (on him) годы начинают сказываться (на нем) ;
годы берут свое - breeding will * хорошее воспитание не скроешь велеть, приказывать - to * smb. to do smth. велеть кому-л. сделать что-л. - * him to wait вели ему подождать - you must do as you are told далайте, как вам говорят (устаревшее) считать, пересчитывать;
подсчитывать - to * one's money считать деньги - to * the House подсчитывать число голосов отсчитывать( деньги) ;
платить насчитывать - he *s seventy years ему уже 70 лет > all told в общей сложности > to * one's beads перебирать четки, читать молитвы > to * the world (американизм) рассказывать всему свету, трезвонить на всех перекрестках;
решительно утверждать > to * fortunes гадать > to * smb. his own сказать кому-л. правду в глаза;
резать правду-матку > to * tother from which отличать друг от друга > to * smb. where to get off поставить кого-л. на место, осадить кого-л. > to * it like it is (сленг) говорить правду;
выложить все начистоту;
не кривить душой > time will * поживем - увидим > do *! (американизм) вот те на!, не может быть! > never * me!, don't * me! что вы говорите!, не может быть!, не сочиняйте > * me another не рассказывайте сказок;
ври больше! > you're *ing me! можете не рассказывать!, кому вы это рассказваете?, без вас знаю! > I'll * you what знаете что;
послушайте меня > you never can *, nobody can *, there is no *ing, who can *? кто знает?, почем знать? > * it not in Gath (библеизм) не рассказывайте в Гефе;
скрывайте свое горе, чтобы у врагов не было повода торжествовать курган, искусственный холм do ~! амер. вот те на!, не может быть!;
I'll tell you what разг. знаете что don't (или never) ~ me не рассказывайте сказок ~ отличать, различать;
he can be told by his dress его можно отличить или узнать по одежде;
to tell apart понимать разницу, различать tell выделяться;
her voice tells remarkably in the choir ее голос удивительно выделяется в хоре ~ говорить, сказать;
I am told мне сказали, я слышал;
to tell goodbye амер. прощаться ~ приказывать;
tell the driver to wait for me пусть шофер меня подождет;
I was told to show my passport у меня потребовали паспорт do ~! амер. вот те на!, не может быть!;
I'll tell you what разг. знаете что ~ off отсчитывать, отбирать( для определенного задания) ;
six of us were told off to get fuel шестеро из нас были отряжены за топливом ~ сказываться, отзываться (on) ;
the strain begins to tell on her напряжение начинает сказываться на ней tell выделяться;
her voice tells remarkably in the choir ее голос удивительно выделяется в хоре ~ говорить, сказать;
I am told мне сказали, я слышал;
to tell goodbye амер. прощаться ~ делать сообщение, докладывать (of) ~ отличать, различать;
he can be told by his dress его можно отличить или узнать по одежде;
to tell apart понимать разницу, различать ~ приказывать;
tell the driver to wait for me пусть шофер меня подождет;
I was told to show my passport у меня потребовали паспорт ~ (told) рассказывать;
to tell a lie (или a falsehood) говорить неправду;
this fact tells its own tale (или story) этот факт говорит сам за себя ~ сказываться, отзываться (on) ;
the strain begins to tell on her напряжение начинает сказываться на ней ~ сообщать, выдавать (тайну), выбалтывать ~ уст. считать;
подсчитывать;
пересчитывать;
to tell one's beads читать молитвы, перебирая четки;
all told в общей сложности, в общем;
включая всех или все ~ уверять;
заверять ~ указывать, показывать;
свидетельствовать;
to tell the time показывать время (о часах) ~ (told) рассказывать;
to tell a lie (или a falsehood) говорить неправду;
this fact tells its own tale (или story) этот факт говорит сам за себя ~ отличать, различать;
he can be told by his dress его можно отличить или узнать по одежде;
to tell apart понимать разницу, различать ~ говорить, сказать;
I am told мне сказали, я слышал;
to tell goodbye амер. прощаться ~ off разг. выругать, отделать( кого-л.) ;
tell on разг. доносить;
ябедничать, фискалить;
tell over пересчитывать ~ off отсчитывать, отбирать (для определенного задания) ;
six of us were told off to get fuel шестеро из нас были отряжены за топливом ~ off воен. производить строевой расчет ~ off разг. выругать, отделать (кого-л.) ;
tell on разг. доносить;
ябедничать, фискалить;
tell over пересчитывать to ~ one thing from another отличать одну вещь от другой ~ off разг. выругать, отделать (кого-л.) ;
tell on разг. доносить;
ябедничать, фискалить;
tell over пересчитывать ~ приказывать;
tell the driver to wait for me пусть шофер меня подождет;
I was told to show my passport у меня потребовали паспорт ~ указывать, показывать;
свидетельствовать;
to tell the time показывать время (о часах) to ~ (smb.) where to get off амер. поставить (кого-л.) на место, осадить (кого-л.) ;
дать нагоняй( кому-л.) ;
to tell the world разг. категорически утверждать to ~ (smb.) where to get off амер. поставить (кого-л.) на место, осадить (кого-л.) ;
дать нагоняй (кому-л.) ;
to tell the world разг. категорически утверждать ~ (told) рассказывать;
to tell a lie (или a falsehood) говорить неправду;
this fact tells its own tale (или story) этот факт говорит сам за себя you never can ~ всякое бывает;
почем знать?;
you're telling me! кому вы рассказываете?, я сам знаю! you: you pron pers.( в безличных оборотах): you never can tell разг. никогда нельзя сказать, как знать you never can ~ всякое бывает;
почем знать?;
you're telling me! кому вы рассказываете?, я сам знаю!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tell
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[tɛl] told pt, pp
1. vt

1) (gen) dire, (story, adventure: relate) raccontare, (secret) svelare

to tell sb sth — dire qc a qn

did you tell your mother? — l'hai detto a tua madre?

I told him I was going on holiday — gli ho detto che andavo in vacanza

to tell sb about sth — dire a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn

who told you? — chi te l'ha detto?

I have been told that... — mi è stato detto che...

I am glad to tell you that... frm — ho il piacere di comunicarle che...

I cannot tell you how pleased I am — non so come esprimere la mia felicità

so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — sono successe tante cose che non saprei da dove incominciare a raccontarti

(I'll) tell you what... — so io che cosa fare...

I told you so!; didn't I tell you so? — te l'avevo (pur) detto!

I was furious, I can tell you — ti dirò che ero furioso

let me tell you — credimi

you're telling me! fam — a me lo dici!, lo vieni a dire a me!

don't tell me you can't do it! — non starmi a raccontare che non sei capace!

tell me another! fam — raccontala giusta!

to tell a story — raccontare una storia

to tell lies — dire bugie

to tell the time — leggere l'ora

can you tell me the time? — puoi dirmi l'ora?

to tell the future/sb's fortune — predire il futuro/il futuro a qn

2)

(order, instruct) to tell sb to do sth — dire a qn di fare qc

he told me to wait a moment — mi ha detto di aspettare un attimo

do as you are told! — fai come ti si dice!

he won't be told — non dà ascolto

3)

(indicate: subj: sign, dial) to tell sb sth — indicare qc a qn

there was a sign telling us which way to go — c'era un cartello che ci indicava la strada

4) (know, be sure of) sapere

how can you tell what he'll do? — come fai a prevedere cosa farà?

there's no telling what may happen — non si può prevedere cosa succederà

you can tell he's unhappy — si vede che è infelice

5)

(distinguish) to tell sth from — distinguere qc da

to tell right from wrong — distinguere il bene dal male

I couldn't tell them apart — non riuscivo a distinguerli

I can't tell the difference between them — non riesco a distinguerli uno dall'altro

6)

400 all told — 400 in tutto

2. vi

1) (talk) parlare, (fam: sneak, tell secrets) fare la spia

to tell (of) — parlare (di)

more than words can tell — più di quanto non riescano ad esprimere le parole

that would be telling! — non te lo dico!

2) (know, be certain) sapere

I can't tell — non saprei dire

who can tell? — chi lo può dire?

there is no telling — non si sa

you never can tell — non si può mai dire

3) (have effect) farsi sentire, avere effetto

to tell against sb — ritorcersi contro qn

the strain is beginning to tell — la fatica incomincia a farsi sentire

their lack of fitness began to tell — incominciavano a risentire della mancanza di forma

•

- tell off

- tell on

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[wɒt]
1. adj

che, quale

to what extent? — fino a che punto?

buy what food you like — compra il cibo che vuoi

what a fool I was! — che sciocco sono stato!

what good would that do? — a che può servire?

what little I had — il poco che avevo

what a mess! — che disordine!

what a nuisance! — che seccatura!

for what reason? — per quale motivo?

what time is it? — che ore sono?

in what way did it strike you as odd? — in che cosa esattamente ti è sembrato strano?

2. pron

1) (interrogative) che cosa, cosa, che

what were you talking about? — di cosa stavate parlando?

what is his address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

he asked me what she had said — mi ha chiesto che cosa avesse detto lei

what is it (or he etc) called? — come si chiama?

what will it cost? — quanto sarà? or costerà?

what are you doing? — che or (che) cosa fai?

what are you doing that for? — perché lo fai?

what is that tool for? — a che or a cosa serve quello strumento?

what's happening? — che or (che) cosa succede?

it's WHAT? — come?, cosa?

I don't know what to do — non so cosa fare

what's the weather like? — che tempo fa?

what's in there? — cosa c'è lì dentro?

what is it now? — che c'è ora?

tell me what you're thinking about — dimmi a cosa stai pensando

tell us what you're laughing at — dicci perché stai ridendo

what is the Italian for "book"? — come si dice "book" in italiano?

what do you want now? — che cosa vuoi adesso?

I wonder what he'll do now — mi chiedo cosa farà adesso

2) (relative) ciò che, quello che

I saw what you did — ho visto quello che hai fatto

is that what happened? — è andata così?

it's just what I wanted — è proprio ciò che volevo

I know what, let's go to the cinema — sai cosa facciamo? - andiamo al cinema

say what you like — di' quello che vuoi

she's not what she was — non è più quella di una volta

I tell you what, why not come back later? — sai cosa ti dico? perché non torniamo più tardi?

what I want is a cup of tea — ciò che voglio adesso è una tazza di tè

I saw what was on the table — ho visto quello che c'era sul tavolo

he knows what's what fam — sa come stanno le cose

I'll show her what's what! — le farò vedere io!

3)

what about me? — e io?

what about doing...? — cosa ne diresti di fare...

what about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?

what about going to the cinema? — e se andassimo al cinema?

... and what have you fam —...e roba del genere

you know John — yes, what about him? — conosci John — sì, perché?

what about it? — (what do you think) cosa ne pensi?

what about that money you owe me? — e quei soldi che mi devi?

and what's more — e per di più

...and what not fam —... e così via

so what — e allora?

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra

3. excl

(disbelieving) cosa?!, come?!

what, no coffee! — come, non c'è caffè?!

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what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
what */*/*/ — UK [wɒt] / US [wɑt] / US [hwɑt] adverb, determiner, interjection, predeterminer, pronoun Summary: What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? ♦ Tell me what happened … English dictionary
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
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tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
what — [[t](h)wɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t](h)wɒt[/t]] for meanings 2, 4, 5 and 18.) 1) QUEST You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. What do you want?... What did she tell you,… … English dictionary
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