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tell: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
tell against: transitive verb
tell apart: transitive verb
tell off: transitive verb
tell on: transitive verb
telltale: I. noun II. adjective and adverb

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

1. tell (say):

tell

говори́ть

to tell sb about [or of] sth

расска́зывать кому́-ли́бо о чём-ли́бо

to tell sb that …

сказа́ть кому́-ли́бо, что …

to tell sb's fortune

предсказа́ть судьбу́ кого́-ли́бо

to tell the future

предска́зывать бу́дущее

2. tell (narrate):

tell

расска́зывать

to tell sb about sth

расска́зывать кому́-ли́бо о чём-ли́бо

to tell sb about sth (read) time

сообща́ть

3. tell (command):

to tell sb to +infin

веле́ть [или сказа́ть] кому́-ли́бо сде́лать что-ли́бо

do as you're told inf

де́лайте, как вам говоря́т

4. tell (make out):

tell

различа́ть

tell

отлича́ть

to tell the difference

установи́ть ра́зницу

you can never tell

никогда́ нельзя́ сказа́ть

you can never tell

зара́нее никогда́ не угада́ешь

5. tell (count):

tell

счита́ть

в о́бщей сло́жности

с учётом всего́

6. tell (know):

I'll tell you what

зна́ете, что

there is no tellling

почём знать?

there is no tellling

тру́дно сказа́ть

that would be telling inf

э́то бы́ло бы показа́тельно

I told you so

я же вам говори́л

didn't I tell you

я ведь вам говори́л

what did I tell you inf

ну, что я тебе́ говори́л

tell me another (one) inf

приду́май что-нибу́дь полу́чше

you're telling me! inf

без вас зна́ю!

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

tell

говори́ть

tell pressure

выделя́ться

tell against VB trans Brit form

tell against

свиде́тельствовать про́тив

tell against

говори́ть не в по́льзу кого́-ли́бо/чего́-ли́бо

tell apart VB trans

различа́ть

tell off VB trans

tell on VB trans

1. tell on (affect negatively):

отзыва́ться

ска́зываться

2. tell on (inform on sb):

доноси́ть

я́бедничать

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

спле́тник m

я́беда mf

II . telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] ADJ

преда́тельский

выдаю́щий

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English

Pips tells her that she is trying too hard, and she should just do it. en.wikipedia.org

Grandpa tells him that he convinced his friends to return to the reservation. en.wikipedia.org

He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks. en.wikipedia.org

This from a man who tells us at almost every stop along the campaign trail that he has the judgment to lead. en.wikipedia.org

He is stupefied when she declares him a liar and a cheat, and tells him that she has already given him both the mantle and her bracelet. en.wikipedia.org

Tony tells him to stop and reaffirms his decision, saying that he needs toughening up. en.wikipedia.org

The boat tells of becoming filled with water, thus drunk. en.wikipedia.org

It titillates, it petrifies, but most importantly, it tells you a story which is daunting, imaginative and unconventional. en.wikipedia.org

A third story, one he often tells international journalists, involves his leg being chomped off by a kangaroo. en.wikipedia.org

It tells the tale of a cab driver hailing from a small town, who falls in love with a rich girl. en.wikipedia.org

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