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1 tip off
to give information or a hint to; to warn: He tipped me off about her arrival (noun tip-off) varna, ge en vink -
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
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