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1 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) -
2 tell
v. berätta; veta; urskilja, känna igen; befalla* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) tala om, berätta2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) säga till (åt)3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) säga, tala, berätta4) (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.) skilja, känna [], veta, avgöra5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) tala om6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) göra verkan, ge resultat•- 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 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor, skämtlynne2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) det komiska2. 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.) blidka, göra ngn till viljes- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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4 reproach
n. beskyllning; förebråelse--------v. beskylla; tillrättavisa; förebrå* * *[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.) förebrå, klandra2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) förebråelse, klander- reproachfully -
5 suspicion
n. misstanke; misstro* * *[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.) misstänksamhet, misstro, misstanke2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) aning, antydan
См. также в других словарях:
there's no telling — One cannot possibly know or predict • • • Main Entry: ↑tell * * * there’s no knowing/saying/telling/etc phrase it is impossible to know say etc what is true or what will happen next … Useful english dictionary
there is no telling — ► there is no telling it is not possible to know what has happened or will happen. Main Entry: ↑tell … English terms dictionary
there's no telling — it is impossible to guess. There s no telling how much damage has been done to young people by these “designer drugs.” Even when we don t let them loose, there s no telling what kind of trouble the puppies will get into. Related vocabulary: you… … New idioms dictionary
there is no telling — used to convey the impossibility of knowing what has happened or will happen there s no telling how she will react … Useful english dictionary
there is no telling — it is impossible to know what has happened or will happen. → tell … English new terms dictionary
there's no saying — It is impossible to guess or judge • • • Main Entry: ↑say * * * there’s no knowing/saying/telling/etc phrase it is impossible to know say etc what is true or what will happen next … Useful english dictionary
there's no knowing — there’s no knowing/saying/telling/etc phrase it is impossible to know say etc what is true or what will happen next There’s no saying what they might be capable of achieving. There’s no telling how much she overheard. Thesaurus: not known or… … Useful english dictionary
telling — [[t]te̱lɪŋ[/t]] tellings 1) N VAR The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people. Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga... These stories grow in the telling. 2) ADJ GRADED If… … English dictionary
telling — tell|ing1 [ˈtelıŋ] adj 1.) having a great or important effect = ↑significant ▪ a telling argument 2.) showing the true character or nature of someone or something, often without being intended telling comment/example/detail etc >tellingly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
telling — n. certainty there is no telling what will happen * * * [ telɪŋ] [ certainty ] there is no telling what will happen … Combinatory dictionary
there + to be + no telling — (from Idioms in Speech) it is impossible to know There s no telling what may happen. (A. S. Hornby) … Idioms and examples
