Translations for „telling“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

telling ADJ

1. telling (revealing):

telling

revelador(a)

telling

comprometedor(a)

2. telling (significant):

telling

poderoso(-a)

telling-off <tellings-off> N

to give sb a telling-off for (doing) sth

dar uma bronca em alguém por (fazer) a. c.

I . tell <told, told> [tel] VB 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! inf

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 inf

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] VB 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 VB trans

tell apart

distinguir

tell off VB trans

to tell sb off for sth

dar uma bronca f em alguém por a. c.

tell on VB trans

to tell on sb

dedurar alguém

Usage examples with telling

there is no telling

não há como saber

you're telling me! inf

nem fale!

to give sb a telling-off for (doing) sth

dar uma bronca em alguém por (fazer) a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Kye can be heard telling his companion to quieten down so that they are not seen by the clowns.

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This grammatical form is especially used when telling jokes, or narrating stories.

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In fact, most times she gives people a big telling-off, she's right.

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The punishment for telling anyone about the summons is contempt of court, with a penalty of 8-9 months imprisonment.

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I don't need a half-brained country bumpkin telling me to get a life when its very clear that you yourself do not have a life nor a functional brain.

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Then, he asked me to move his sickbed closer to the window, where he would be able to hear what they were telling him.

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Their women made a living from peddling, begging, and fortune-telling.

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It is marketed as being quietly enchanting and including a wandering country charm and all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier work.

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Indeed, with both companies reporting their interim profit results during this period, market reactions to these results could be telling.

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He was known as a clever dodger in the open who used his hands with telling effect in warding off tacklers.

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