telling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for telling in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.tell·ing ['telɪŋ] ADJ

telling (revealing)

koji otkriva

telling (revealing)

indikativan

telling (effective)

delotvoran

telling (effective)

snažan

telling (effective)

efikasan

II.tell·ing ['telɪŋ] N

telling

pričanje nt

telling

pripovedanje nt

tell·ing-off <pl tellings-> [ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf] N

telling-off

grdnja f

telling-off

prekor m

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

izgrditi nekoga zbog nečega

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

1. tell:

tell (say, communicate)

reći perf

tell (relate)

govoriti imperf

to tell a joke/story

ispričati vic/priču

to tell a lie

izreći laž

to tell the truth

reći istinu

to tell [you] the truth ...

da ti pravo kažem...

can you tell me the way to the station?

možete li mi reći gde je stanica?

2. tell (assure):

tell

uveriti // uveravati

you're telling me! inf

meni pričaš!

3. tell (give account):

to tell sb about sth/sb

ispričati nekome o nečemu

4. tell (instruct):

tell

naložiti nekome nešto

do as you're told!

radi kako ti se kaže!

I won't tell you again ...

neću dvaput da ti govorim...

5. tell:

tell (discern)

primetiti // primećivati

tell (notice)

obavestiti // obaveštavati

tell (know)

znati imperf

tell (determine)

odrediti // određivati

to tell right from wrong

razlikovati dobro i loše

to tell the difference

razlikovati

to tell the time

videti koliko je sati na časovniku

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

1. tell liter (give account):

to tell of sb/sth

pričati o nekome/nečemu

2. tell (indicate):

her face told of her anger

na licu joj se videlo da je ljuta

3. tell (inform):

to tell on sb

prijaviti [or odati/tužiti] nekoga

4. tell (have an effect or impact):

tell

uticati imperf

tell

odraziti se imperf

tell

ispoljavati se imperf

tell off VB trans (reprimand)

tell off

ukoriti // ukoravati about/for - zbog

tell apart VB trans

tell apart

razlikovati imperf

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I'm telling the truth and I'm sure Tom will bear out me out

govirim istinu i siguran sam da će to Tom potvrditi

to tell sb sth explicitly

izričito reći nekome nešto

to tell an untruth euph

izreći neistinu form

to tell tales

pričati (lažne) priče

to live to tell the tale also hum inf

preživeti

to tell its own tale

biti očit sam po sebi

to tell a fib

reći sitnu laž

telling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to read/tell [sb] a story

čitati/pričati (nekome) priču

I'll have to tell him the truth

moraću da mu kažem istinu

it feels awful to tell you this

užasno se osećam što moram ovo da ti kažem

he can't tell one wine from another

on ne razlikuje vina

all credit to her for not telling on us

svaka joj čast što nas nije odala

tell her to jolly well hurry up

reci joj da požuri

you're telling me! inf

meni pričaš!

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

izgrditi nekoga zbog nečega

there's no knowing/telling

ne možemo znati

I can't face telling him the truth

ne mogu da podnesem da mu kažem istinu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

She harshly instructs the comic to just keep telling jokes and leave the business end to her.

en.wikipedia.org

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 room contains a variety of time-telling devices including a $74 wall clock and a range of ladies and men's watches with varying price tags.

calgaryherald.com

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

www.somersetlive.co.uk

They're telling each other in this echo chamber.

www.thestar.com

Several researchers continued to conduct interviews, looking for telling details to further enrich particular aspects of the story.

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

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