tell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tell in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

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

1. tell (say):

tell

казвам

to tell sb about [or of], sth

казвам на нкг за нщ

to tell sb that …

казвам на нкг, че …

to tell sb's fortune

предсказвам бъдещето на нкг

to tell the future

предсказвам бъдещето

2. tell (narrate):

tell

разказвам

to tell sb about sth

разказвам на нкг за нщ

to tell sb about sth (read) time

казвам

3. tell (command):

to tell sb to +infin

нареждам на нкг да

do as you're told inf

направи както ти е наредено

4. tell (make out):

tell

разбирам

tell

разпознавам

to tell the difference

правя разлика

to tell the difference

различавам

you can never tell

човек никога не знае

5. tell (count):

tell

броя

all told

всичко на всичко

all told

общо взето

Phrases:

I'll tell you what

знаеш ли какво [o. слушай]

there is no telling

не се знае

that would be telling inf

това би било показателно

I told you so

казах ти

didn't I tell you

нали ти казах

what did I tell you inf

какво ти казах

tell me another (one) inf

разправяй ги на другиго

you're telling me! inf

много добре знам!

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

tell

постигам ефект

tell

лича си

tell on VB trans

1. tell on (affect negatively):

tell on

отразявам се зле на

tell on

изтощавам

2. tell on (inform on sb):

tell on

наклеветявам

tell apart VB trans

tell apart

различавам

tell off VB trans

tell off

наругавам

tell off

нахоквам

to tell sb off about sth

наругавам нкг за нщ

tell against VB trans Brit form

tell against

повлиявам отрицателно на

tell against

оказвам лошо влияние на

I.telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] N pej

telltale

доносник m

telltale

клюкар m

II.telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] ADJ

telltale

предателски

telltale

издайнически

Translations for tell in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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разказвам ужасии

tell horror stories

слъгвам

tell a fib

послъгвам

tell fibs

обичам да послъгвам

I like to tell fibs

разказвам анекдот

tell an anecdote

tell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

по-скоро би умрял, отколкото да каже истината

I'll tell him where to go

ще му кажа къде да отиде

if somebody comes, tell him that …

ако дойде някой, кажи му, че …

to tell sb a few home truths

горчивата истина

tell my fortunes by the coffee dregs

гледам си на кафе

how many times should I tell you?

колко пъти да ти кажа?

go on and tell us about it

вземи да ни разкажеш за това

tell me everything from beginning to end

разкажи ни всичко открай докрай

tell the story from beginning to end

разказвам от игла до конец

I wonder if I should tell him?

дали да му кажа?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Architects tell us it would fall down if we interfered with it too much.

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Even young children can tell the difference between an asthma attack (primarily difficulty exhaling) and a VCD attack (primarily difficulty inhaling).

en.wikipedia.org

Just tell them to scram.

www.pedestrian.tv

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

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

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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.

www.timescolonist.com

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

www.huffingtonpost.ca

The self-inflicted wounds tell of the man's struggle to avoid the unendurable images he has been forced to watch.

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The lyrics tell us she's yearning for an unnamed thoughtful, famous dreamboat do-gooder.

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