Translations for „telling“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . tell·ing [ˈtelɪŋ] ADJ

telling (revealing)

pomenljiv

telling (effective)

močan

telling argument

tehten

II . tell·ing [ˈtelɪŋ] N

telling

pripovedovanje n

tell·ing-off <tellings-> [ˌtelɪŋˈɒf] N

telling-off

oštevanje n

to give sb a telling-off for [doing] sth

pošteno ošteti koga zaradi česa

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

1. tell:

tell (say, communicate)

govoriti [perf spregovoriti]

tell (relate)

pripovedovati [perf povedati]

to tell a joke/story

povedati šalo/zgodbo

to tell a lie

lagati

to tell the truth

povedati resnico

to tell [you] the truth ...

če [ti] povem po resnici ...

can you tell me the way to the station?

mi lahko poveste, kako pridem do postaje?

2. tell (assure):

tell

praviti

tell

govoriti

you're telling me! inf

to pa, to!

3. tell (give account):

to tell sb about sth/sb

govoriti komu o čem/kom

4. tell (instruct):

do as you're told!

naredi, kot ti je rečeno!

I won't tell you again ...

ne bom ti še enkrat rekel ...

5. tell:

tell (discern, notice)

prepoznavati [perf prepoznati]

tell (know)

vedeti

tell (determine)

ugotavljati [perf ugotoviti]

to tell right from wrong

ločevati dobro od slabega

to tell the difference

ugotoviti razliko

to tell the time

vedeti, koliko je ura

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

1. tell liter (give account):

to tell of sb/sth

pripovedovati o kom/čem

2. tell (indicate):

her face told of her anger

njen obraz je pričal o njeni jezi

3. tell (inform):

to tell on sb

izdati koga

4. tell (have an effect or impact):

tell

učinkovati

tell

imeti posledice

tell apart VB trans

tell

ločevati med [perf ločiti med]

tell off VB trans

1. tell (reprimand):

tell about/for

oštevati [perf ošteti ]zaradi

2. tell MIL:

tell

določiti [za nalogo]

tell VB

User Entry

tell trans

razlikovati, prepoznati, ugotoviti, videti

Usage examples with telling

there's no knowing/telling

nihče ne ve

you're telling me! inf

to pa, to!

I can't face telling him the truth

ne morem mu povedati resnice

to give sb a telling-off for [doing] sth

pošteno ošteti koga zaradi česa

all credit to her for not telling on us

res je lepo od nje, da nas ni zatožila

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They're telling each other in this echo chamber.

www.thestar.com

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

www.fool.com.au

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.

www.semissourian.com

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

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For an hour every night she stands on stage telling jokes wearing a white babydoll nightie and white high heels.

www.independent.co.uk

The cinema's janitor came in, waking and telling them the film was over and all the audiences had left.

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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.

www.vanguardngr.com

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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Eliciting sympathy by telling exaggerated stories about bad deeds of other people (e.g. during gossip).

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I wrote to them regularly, telling them about the kibbutz.

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