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1 you never can tell
(it is possible: It might rain - you never can tell.) nu se ştie niciodată -
2 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.) a povesti; a spune2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) a cere; a sugera3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) a spune4) (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.) a-şi da seama (de); a distinge5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) a vorbi, a ciripi6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) a se simţi, a avea efect•- 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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3 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) drept; întins2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) cinstit, sincer3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) drept4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) în ordine; clar5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) fără apă; sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) imposibil7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatic2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (drept) înainte; direct2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) imediat3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) cinstit3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) linie dreaptă- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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you never can tell — you can never tell spoken phrase used for saying that it is impossible to be certain about something You can never tell how long these meetings will last. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are not suresynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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you never can tell — or you can never tell spoken used for saying that it is impossible to be certain about something You can never tell how long these meetings will last … English dictionary
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you never can tell — there is no way to know or be certain of something. It sounds like a nice place to live, but you never can tell – we may end up hating it. Related vocabulary: there s no telling … New idioms dictionary
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You Never Can Tell (play) — You Never Can Tell is an 1897 four act play by G. Bernard Shaw that debuted at the Royalty Theatre. It was published as part of a volume of Shaw s plays entitled Plays Pleasant . The play is set in a seaside town and tells the story of Mrs… … Wikipedia
you never can tell — it s impossible to know for sure … English contemporary dictionary
one never can tell — • one never can tell • you never can tell • you can t ever tell (from Idioms in Speech) appearances often deceive us You could never tell they might have other children. (J. Braine) You could never really tell what Magda was thinking her face in… … Idioms and examples
tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
