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1 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) sabe-se lá -
2 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) não dá para saber -
3 there’s no telling what may happen
there’s no telling what may happennunca se sabe o que acontecerá.English-Portuguese dictionary > there’s no telling what may happen
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4 telling
adjective (having a great effect: a telling argument.) eficaz* * *tell.ing[t'eliŋ] n 1 ato de contar, narração. the story lost nothing in the telling / a história não perdeu pela narração. 2 contagem. there’s no telling what may happen nunca se sabe o que acontecerá. -
5 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. -
6 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 -
7 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) cómico2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) fazer a vontade- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humoured* * *hu.mour[hj'u:mə] n Brit 1 humor, veia cômica, graça. 2 temperamento, gênio. 3 capricho. 4 brincadeira. 5 Physiol humor: líquido orgânico. • vt condescender, ceder a, adaptar-se a. good humour bom humor. ill humour mau humor. I must humour him preciso animá-lo, preciso fazer-lhe a vontade. in the humour for disposto a. out of humour indisposto, de mau humor. -
8 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) censurar2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) censura- reproachfully* * *re.proach[ripr'outʃ] n 1 repreensão, exprobração, censura, reprovação. she looked at me with reproach / ela me olhou com reprovação. 2 vergonha, desgraça, mancha, opróbrio. it cast, brought reproach on him / trouxe-lhe vergonha. it is no reproach to you / não é vergonha para você. • vt 1 repreender, exprobrar, censurar, increpar. 2 acusar, vituperar, difamar. above/ beyond reproach perfeito. -
9 suspicion
[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) suspeita2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) toque* * *sus.pi.cion[səsp'iʃən] n 1 dúvida, suspeita. this casts a suspicion on him / isto torna-o suspeito. 2 desconfiança. 3 quantidade muito pequena, traço, indício. above suspicion acima de qualquer suspeita. on suspicion of treachery sob a suspeita de traição. to remove a suspicion afastar uma suspeita. -
10 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) cômico2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) fazer a vontade de- humorist- humorous - humorously - humorousness - - humoured -
11 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) reprovar, censurar2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) censura- reproachfully -
12 suspicion
[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) suspeita2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspeita
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telling — n. certainty there is no telling what will happen * * * [ telɪŋ] [ certainty ] there is no telling what will happen … Combinatory dictionary
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