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1 tell
[tɛl] 1. pt, pp told, vt2. vito tell sth from sth — odróżniać (odróżnić perf) coś od czegoś
to tell on — ( affect) odbijać się (odbić się perf) na +loc
to tell sb to do sth — kazać (kazać perf) komuś coś zrobić
to tell sb of/about sth — ( inform) mówić (powiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś; ( at length) opowiadać (opowiedzieć perf) komuś o czymś
I couldn't tell what they were thinking — nie miałem pojęcia, co myślą
can you tell me the time? — czy może mi Pan/Pani powiedzieć, która (jest) godzina?
(I) tell you what … — wiesz co, …
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) powiedzieć2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) kazać3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) mówić, opowiadać4) (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.) zauważyć, odróżnić5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) wygadać6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sprawdzać się•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
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2 tell on
vt fusskarżyć (naskarżyć perf) na +acc* * *1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) szkodzić2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) donosić, skarżyć -
3 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) podać czas -
4 tell apart
(usually with can, cannot etc) (to recognize the difference between; to distinguish: I cannot tell the twins apart.) odróżnać od siebie -
5 tell off
vt* * *to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) nagadać, zbesztać -
6 tell tales
(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) donosić, plotkować -
7 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) wróżyć -
8 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) wróżyć -
9 tell the truth
(to confess or make a true statement.) mówić prawdę -
10 to tell the truth
(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) prawdę powiedziawszy -
11 you never can tell
(it is possible: It might rain - you never can tell.) nigdy nic nie wiadomo -
12 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) dziwna rzecz... -
13 circuit-closed tell-tale
wskaźnik włączenia światełEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > circuit-closed tell-tale
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14 operational tell-tale
wskaźnik działania światełEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > operational tell-tale
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15 fib
[fɪb]nbajka f, bujda f (inf)to tell fibs — bujać (inf)
* * *[fib] 1. noun(an unimportant lie: to tell fibs.) kłamstewko, bujda2. verb(to tell a fib: He fibbed about his age.) bujać -
16 fortune
['fɔːtʃən]nto make a fortune — zbijać (zbić perf) majątek
to tell sb's fortune — przepowiadać (przepowiedzieć perf) komuś przyszłość
* * *['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) los2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
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17 truth
[truːθ]pl truths, nprawda f* * *[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.) prawda2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) prawda•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
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18 ache
[eɪk] 1. nból m2. viI was aching to tell you all my news — nie mogłam się doczekać, kiedy ci wszystko opowiem
* * *[eik] 1. noun(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) ból2. verb1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) boleć2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) pragnąć -
19 foretell
[fɔː'tɛl]* * *[fo:'tel]past tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) przepowiadać -
20 inform
[ɪn'fɔːm] 1. vt2. vito inform sb of sth — powiadamiać (powiadomić perf) or informować (poinformować perf) kogoś o czymś
to inform on sb — donosić (donieść perf) na kogoś
* * *[in'fo:m]1) (to tell; to give knowledge to: Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office.) (po)informować2) ((with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc): He informed against his fellow thieves.) donieść•- information
- informative
- informer
- information superhighway
- information technology
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