Traduções para „tell“ no dicionário Inglês » Português

I . tell <told, told> [tel] VERBO trans

1. tell (say):

tell

dizer

to tell sb about sth/sb

contar a alguém sobre a. c./alguém

to tell sb of sth

dizer a. c. a alguém

I told you so

eu bem que avisei

you're telling me! coloq

nem fale!

2. tell (narrate):

tell lie, story, truth, secret,time

contar

3. tell (command):

to tell sb to do sth

mandar alguém fazer a. c.

do as you're told coloq

faça como te mandaram

4. tell (distinguish):

to tell sth from sth

distinguir a. c. de a. c.

to tell time

ver as horas

5. tell (know):

there is no telling

não há como saber

II . tell <told, told> [tel] VERBO intr

1. tell:

tell

falar

to tell of sth

falar de a. c.

2. tell (know):

tell

saber

who can tell?

quem sabe?

you never can tell

não dá para saber

tell apart VERBO trans

tell apart

distinguir

tell off VERBO trans

to tell sb off for sth

dar uma bronca f em alguém por a. c.

tell on VERBO trans

to tell on sb

dedurar alguém

Exemplos de frases com tell

to tell the truth, ...

a bem da verdade, ...

to tell a joke

contar uma piada

(only) time can tell

(só) o tempo dirá

you never can tell

não dá para saber

it's hard to tell

é difícil dizer

to tell on sb

dedurar alguém

to tell of sth

falar de a. c.

to tell time

ver as horas

who can tell?

quem sabe?

to tell lies

contar mentiras

to tell tales fig

fazer intriga

to tell sb of sth

dizer a. c. a alguém

to tell sth from sth

distinguir a. c. de a. c.

to tell sb off for sth

dar uma bronca f em alguém por a. c.

it'd be better to tell her

seria melhor dizer a ela

I'll tell her when she arrives

eu a avisarei quando chegar

to tell sb to do sth

mandar alguém fazer a. c.

to tell sb the bare facts

dizer a alguém a pura verdade

to tell sth to sb's face

dizer a. c. na cara de alguém

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

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Almost everyone he had me tell on the subways and buses/streets gave me mixed reactions and disapproval.

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Then, suddenly, all quieten down as one voice rises above the din to tell us what must have been the single most memorable experience of their life.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Telecommuting may become possible from smart apartments that can recognize a person's face and even tell what the weather is going to be like outside.

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I like that we can tell a love story of people in their 70s, and it's a relationship that we're really committed to.

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Imposing artworks in their own right, totems are mnemonic devices, used to stimulate memories specific to certain peoples and their right to tell their own stories, he said.

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As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.

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The right-hand cluster of three is used (by various permutations of open/closed status) to tell the machine the total tape running time.

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There was no such papal remonstration, they tell me.

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Only time will tell if this is enough to galvanise the squad into securing a much-needed win.

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Nor does it tell us when a corporation may engage in electioneering that some of its shareholders oppose.

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