tell on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tell on in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for tell on in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Translations for tell on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. tell (inform, reveal):

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

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

3. go on (last, continue):

to go on -ing
¡venga! Spain
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

tell on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tell on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The lack of explosive, as well as consistent openers and genuine spinners will tell on their overall performance.
www.espncricinfo.com
I had recently finished up a 220ish page story that took about a year or more to tell on the website.
comicsalliance.com
It was hard to tell on this day.
www.timminspress.com
But time will tell on how this title pans out.
www.abc.net.au
What story do you want to tell on the menu?
www.startribune.com
Many were afraid to tell on their neighbors.
newsinfo.inquirer.net
He told me another girl tried to tell on him and that he got away with it and the case was thrown away.
www.odt.co.nz
Time will tell on how our young players handle the responsibility given to them.
www.thehockeynews.com
Once in a while she would tell on herself about getting into trouble; she loved to play jokes on people.
siouxcityjournal.com
The dissolute lifestyle of his early years began to tell on his constitution.
en.wikipedia.org

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