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1 to tell a tale of it
to tell a tale of itsaber bem o que é isso. -
2 to tell a tale
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3 to tell the tale
to tell the talecoll relatar o caso, contar uma história. -
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[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. -
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[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. -
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indicador, detetor, sinal de alarmeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > tell-tale
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7 tell-tale signs
indíciosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > tell-tale signs
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8 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. -
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noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) conto de fadas -
10 telltale
adjective (giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known): the telltale signs of guilt.) revelador* * *tell.tale[t'elteil] n 1 bisbilhoteiro, mexeriqueiro, falador, tagarela. 2 sinal, indicador, mostrador. 3 registrador automático. • adj falador, indicador, denunciador, revelador.
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