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1 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (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.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
2 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) mandar3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (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.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer efeito•- 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 -
3 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) história2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) história•- a tall story II see storey* * *sto.ry1[st'ɔ:ri] n 1 conto, relato, narrativa, crônica. 2 novela, lenda, história, fábula, romance, conto, anedota. 3 coll mentira. 4 enredo de novela ou de peça teatral. 5 boato. 6 Amer artigo de jornal, reportagem. • vt 1 historiar, contar histórias, narrar. 2 decorar com quadros representando cenas históricas. as the story has it ou as the story goes conforme consta. short story conto. that is another story isto é outra história ou coisa diferente. the same old story a mesma desculpa. to make ou to cut a long story short para abreviar a história.————————sto.ry2[st'ɔ:ri] n = link=storey storey. -
4 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) história2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) história•- a tall story II see storey -
5 story-telling
sto.ry-tell.ing[st'ɔri t'eliŋ] n narração de histórias. -
6 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) em resumo* * *in a nutshelllaconicamente, em poucas palavras. -
7 in detail
(item by item, giving attention to the details: I'll tell you the story in detail.) em pormenor* * *in detaildetalhadamente, ponto por ponto. -
8 weave
[wi:v]past tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) tecer2) (to tell (an interesting story).) contar3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) andar aos ziguezagues•- weaver* * * -
9 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) em poucas palavras -
10 in detail
(item by item, giving attention to the details: I'll tell you the story in detail.) em detalhe -
11 weave
[wi:v]past tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) tecer2) (to tell (an interesting story).) tramar, criar3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) serpear•- weaver -
12 truth
[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) verdade2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) verdade•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth* * *[tru:θ] n 1 verdade, autenticidade. there is no truth in it / não há nada de verdade nisto. I doubt the truth of it / duvido que seja verdade. 2 sinceridade, veracidade. 3 exatidão, precisão, conformidade. 4 honestidade, fidelidade. in truth na realidade, realmente. to tell the truth falar a verdade. to tell you the truth para ser honesto, na realidade. -
13 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) história2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) mentira* * *[teil] n 1 narrativa, história, narração, conto. the thing tells its own tale / a coisa fala por si. thereby hangs a tale / a isto liga-se uma história. 2 mentira, falsidade. fairy tale conto de fadas. to tell a tale revelar algo importante. to tell tales fuxicar, fofocar. -
14 truth
[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) verdade2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) verdade•- truthful- truthfully - truthfulness - tell the truth - to tell the truth -
15 fairy-tale
noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) conto de fadas* * *fair.y-tale[f'ɛəri teil] adj 1 relativo ao conto de fadas. 2 com graça e beleza incomuns. -
16 indirect object
(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) objecto indirecto* * *in.di.rect ob.ject[indirekt 'ɔbdʒikt] n Gram objeto indireto. -
17 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mímica2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomima3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mímico2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) exprimir por gestos* * *[m'aim] n 1 mímica. 2 ocasião ou apresentação teatral na qual alguém faz uso da mímica. 3 mímico (ator). • vt+vi 1 fazer mímica. 2 mimicar, gesticular. -
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19 outline
1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) contorno2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) resumo2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) esboçar* * *out.line['autlain] n 1 contorno. 2 esboço, croqui. • vt 1 esboçar, delinear. 2 resumir. -
20 recount
(to tell (a story etc) in detail: He recounted his adventures.) narrar* * *re.count[rik'aunt] vt contar, relatar, narrar detalhadamente.
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