tell apart in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tell apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

how can you tell which is which? or how can you tell them apart?

come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

Translations for tell apart in the Italian»English Dictionary

è difficile distinguere i gemelli

it's difficult to tell the twins apart

Translations for tell apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tell <pt/pp told> [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl] VB trans

1. tell (give information):

tell person:

dire, riferire

tell manual, instruction:

dire, spiegare

tell gauge:

indicare

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb person:

dire qc a qn, informare qn di qc

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb map, instructions:

dire, indicare qc a qn

to tell sb how to do, what to do

spiegare a qn come fare, che cosa fare

she told him what had happened

gli raccontò che cosa era successo

she told him where to go

gli spiegò dove andare

he told me how unhappy he was

mi disse or mi confidò quanto era infelice

to tell the time clock:

segnare l'ora

to tell the time person:

leggere l'ora, dire l'ora

can you tell me the time please?

potresti, puoi dirmi l'ora per favore?

something tells me he won't come

qualcosa mi dice che non verrà

his behaviour tells us a lot about his character

il suo comportamento la dice lunga sul suo carattere

I can't tell you how happy I am to…

non sai quanto sia felice di…

I am pleased to tell you that …

sono lieto di annunciarvi che …

(I'll) tell you what, let's get a video out! inf

ho un'idea! E se affittassimo una videocassetta?

I told you so!

te l'avevo detto, io!

what did I tell you!

che cosa ti avevo detto?

you're telling me!

a chi lo dici!

don't tell me you've changed your mind!

non dirmi che hai cambiato idea!

you'll regret this, I can tell you!

te ne pentirai, te lo dico io!

it's true, I tell you!

ti dico che è vero!

I won't stand for it, I tell you!

sappi che non lo permetterò!

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell joke, story

raccontare

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb

dire, raccontare qc a qn

to tell sb about or of sth

raccontare a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn

from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election

stando a quel che dicono i giornali, rischiano di perdere le elezioni

tell me all about it!

raccontami tutto!

tell me about it! iron

non me ne parlare!

tell me more about yourself

parlami ancora un po' di te

I told her the news

le ho raccontato le novità

their victims tell a different story

le loro vittime hanno una versione diversa della storia

he's very handsome - or so I've been told

è un gran bell'uomo - almeno, così mi hanno detto

“my life as a slave girl, ” as told to Celia Irving JOURN

“la mia vita di schiava, ” com'è stato raccontato a Celia Irving

I could tell you a thing or two about her!

potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

3. tell (ascertain, deduce):

you can, could tell (that)

si vede, si vedeva che

I, he can tell (that)

si vede (che)

who can tell what will happen next?

chi può dire, chissà che cosa succederà adesso?

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear

si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

I could tell that he was in love from the look in his eyes

gli si leggeva negli occhi che era innamorato

4. tell (distinguish):

tell

distinguere

to tell sb from sb

distinguere qn da qn

to tell sth from sth

distinguere qc da qc, vedere la differenza tra qc e qc

he can't tell right from wrong

non sa distinguere il bene dal male

can you tell the difference?

riuscite a vedere or sentire la differenza?

how can you tell which is which? or how can you tell them apart?

come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

the dog can tell him from his footsteps

il cane lo riconosce dal passo

5. tell (order):

tell

ordinare

tell

dire

to tell sb to do

dire, ordinare a qn di fare

to tell sb not to do

ordinare a qn di non fare

do as you are told!

fai quello che ti dicono!

she just won't be told!

si rifiuta di obbedire!

you can't tell me what to do!

non sta a te dirmi cosa devo fare!

he didn't need telling twice! Brit or he didn't need to be told twice!

non se l'è fatto dire due volte!

6. tell (count, enumerate):

tell arch

contare

tell arch

enumerare

to tell one's beads REL

dire or recitare il rosario

II.tell <pt/pp told> [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl] VB intr

1. tell (reveal secret):

promise me you won't tell!

promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling!

non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2. tell (be evidence):

to tell of

rivelare, essere la prova di

the lines on his face told of years of hardship

i suoi lineamenti marcati erano la prova di anni di miseria

3. tell (know for certain):

tell

sapere

as or so far as I can tell

per quel che ne so

how can you tell?

come fai a dirlo or saperlo?

it's very hard to tell

è molto difficile a dirsi or a sapersi

you never can tell

non si sa mai or non si può mai dire

4. tell (produce an effect):

her age is beginning to tell

gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview

al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore

III.to tell oneself VB refl

to tell oneself <pt/pp told>:

to tell oneself

dirsi

to tell oneself

ripetere a se stesso (that che)

IV.tell [Brit tɛl, Am tɛl]

tell me another! inf

trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb where to get off or where he gets off inf

mandare qn a quel paese

you tell me!

a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is

parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth

dire qc ai quattro venti

don't tell the world about it!

non gridarlo ai quattro venti!

more than words can tell

più di quanto le parole possano dire

time (alone) will tell prov

chi vivrà vedrà

time will tell which of us is right

col tempo vedremo chi di noi due aveva ragione

to tell one's love arch, liter

dichiararsi, dichiarare il proprio amore

apart [Brit əˈpɑːt, Am əˈpɑrt] ADV Apart is used after certain verbs in English (keep apart, tell apart etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (keep, tell etc.).

1. apart (at a distance in time or space):

the trees were planted 10 metres apart

gli alberi erano piantati a 10 metri di distanza (l'uno dall'altro)

the babies were born 2 weeks apart

i bambini nacquero a due settimane di distanza

the houses, the two farms were far apart

le case, le due fattorie erano molto distanti (l'una dall'altra)

countries as far apart as China and Spain

paesi (così) distanti (fra loro) quanto lo sono la Cina e la Spagna

he stood apart (from the group)

si teneva a distanza (dal gruppo)

the posts need to be placed further apart

i pali devono essere più distanziati

2. apart (separate from each other):

apart

lontano

we hate being apart (of couple)

odiamo stare lontani

they need to be kept apart

devono essere tenuti lontani

3. apart (leaving aside):

apart

a parte

dogs apart, I don't like animals

a parte i cani, gli animali non mi piacciono

finances apart, we're quite happy

finanze a parte, siamo abbastanza contenti

4. apart (different):

a race, a world apart

una razza, un mondo a parte

we are very far apart on the subject of immigration

abbiamo posizioni molto divergenti sul tema dell'immigrazione

5. apart (in pieces):

apart

a, in pezzi

he had the TV apart on the floor

il suo televisore era smontato sul pavimento

6. apart (separate from):

apart from

lontano da

it stands apart from the other houses

è distante dalle altre case

he lives apart from his wife

vive separato da sua moglie

he lives apart from his wife (leaving aside)

a parte

apart from Karen, the garden

a parte Karen, il giardino

apart from working in an office, he plays the saxophone in a nightclub

oltre a lavorare in un ufficio, suona il sassofono in un night club

apart from being illegal, it's also dangerous

oltre a essere illegale, è anche pericoloso

apart from anything else, I don't even like swimming

oltre tutto, nuotare non mi piace neanche

tell apart in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tell apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

tell apart VB trans

tell apart

distinguere

Translations for tell apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

apart [ə·ˈpɑ:rt] ADV

1. apart (separated):

apart

distanti

to be 20 miles apart

stare a 20 miglia di distanza

far apart

molto lontani

to move apart

separarsi

2. apart (aside):

to be apart from sth

essere separato da qc

to set sth apart

mettere da parte qc

to stand apart

stare in disparte

3. apart (into pieces):

to come apart

cadere a pezzi

to take sth apart

smontare qc

4. apart (except for):

you and me apart

tranne te e me

all joking apart

scherzi a parte

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

1. tell (say):

tell

dire

to tell sb of sth

informare qn di qc

to tell sb whether …

dire a qn se …

I told you so

te l'avevo detto, io

2. tell (narrate):

tell

raccontare

tell me another (one) inf

sparane un'altra

3. tell (command):

tell

ordinare

to tell sb to do sth

dire a qn di fare qc

do as you're told inf

fa come ti si dice

4. tell (make out):

tell

riconoscere

5. tell (distinguish):

tell

distinguere

to tell sth from sth

distinguere qc da qc

6. tell (know):

tell

sapere

there is no telling

non si sa

7. tell:

tell (count)

contare

tell (add up)

sommare

all told

in tutto

Phrases:

to tell it like it is inf

parlare chiaro

that would be telling

non posso dirtelo

you're telling me! inf

lo dici a me!

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

1. tell:

tell

parlare

to tell of sth/sb

parlare di qc/qn

2. tell (know):

tell

sapere

you never can tell

non si sa mai

how can I tell?

come faccio a saperlo?

who can tell?

chi può dirlo?

3. tell (have an effect):

tell

farsi sentire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The two subspecies are otherwise hard to tell apart, even when growing sympatrically.

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At a distance, the two national flags were hard to tell apart.

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All four of the penguin characters are designed differently in the cartoon than they are in the movie to make them more unique and easier to tell apart.

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The fourth saber-tooth appearance is the ancient family of carnivores, the nimravids, and they are notoriously hard to tell apart from machairodonts.

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Externally the cars are very difficult to tell apart.

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Some of their paintings from that period are difficult to tell apart.

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These carnivores are very closely related to actual cats, and as such, they are hard to tell apart.

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Both genders are similarly marked and sized, making them difficult to tell apart, even in hand.

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Color display makes them easier to tell apart.

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It is somewhat variable in appearance and there are several varieties which can be hard to tell apart.

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