tell

Pronúncia: tɛl
    transitive verb [preterite & past participle told]
  1. [general sense] dir.
  2. [adventure, story, etc.] contar, narrar.
  3. [formally] comunicar, fer saber, reportar.
  4. to tell a lie dir una mentida.
  5. to tell someone the news comunicar les notícies a algú, fer saber a algú les notícies.
  6. to tell the truth dir la veritat.
  7. to tell someone something dir alguna cosa a algú.
  8. I have been told that... m'han dit que...
  9. I hear tell that... diuen que..., he sentit dir que...
  10. I am glad to tell you that... [formal letter] em plau de fer-vos avinent que....
  11. don't let me have to tell you that again no m'ho facis tornar a dir, dona-ho per dit.
  12. tell me all about it digues-m'ho tot.
  13. I'll tell you all about it t'ho diré tot.
  14. I told him about the missing books li vaig donar notícia dels llibres perduts.
  15. I cannot tell you how pleased I am no sabria dir-te com n'estic, de content.
  16. I will tell you what happened t'explicaré el que va passar.
  17. he told his adventures ens va relatar les seves aventures.
  18. I tell you no!, I tell you it isn't! et dic que no!
  19. I told you so!, didn't I tell you so? ja t'ho he dit!, no t'ho havia dit ja?

    20. [general sense: idiomatic uses]
  20. tell me another! digues-ho a la tia Rita!
  21. tell that to the marines! a enredar a un altre!, conta-ho a ta tia!
  22. you're telling me! colloquial a mi m'ho dius!
  23. it is not so easy, let me tell you! no és tan fàcil, deixa'm dir-t'ho!
  24. he'll be furious, I can tell you pots tenir per segur que s'enfadarà.
  25. I could tell you a thing or two about him te'n podria dir moltes, d'ell.
  26. I tell you what! tinc una idea!, escolta!
  27. that affair hurt her more than words can tell tot allò la va afectar més que no es pot dir, tot allò li va doldre molt.

  28. [announce] dir.
  29. [of clock, dial, etc.] indicar, marcar.
  30. the signpost tells the way to... l'indicador assenyala el camí per a anar a...
  31. to tell the time [of clock] tocar hores.
  32. the clock tells the quarter hours el rellotge toca els quarts.
  33. to tell somebody's fortune dir la bonaventura a algú.
  34. to tell someone about (someone \ something) parlar a algú (d'algú \ d'alguna cosa).

  35. to tell someone to do something, to tell someone off to do something [order] (dir \ imposar) a algú de fer una cosa.
  36. I told you not to et vaig dir que no ho fessis.
  37. do as you are told! fes el que et diuen!
  38. he won't be told no obeeix ningú, no accepta ordres de ningú.
  39. I told him not to jo li ho vaig prohibir.

  40. [distinguish] distingir, discernir.
  41. [recognize] reconèixer.
  42. to tell A from B distingir A de B.
  43. to tell right from wrong discernir el bé del mal.
  44. you can't tell him from his father és l'estampa del seu pare, és el seu pare fet i pastat.
  45. you can tell her by her voice se la coneix per la veu.
  46. you can tell him in any disguise se'l coneix amb qualsevol disfressa.
  47. one can tell he's a German es veu que és alemany.
  48. one can tell she's intelligent ja es nota que és intel·ligent.
  49. can you tell the time? saps quina hora és?

  50. [know] saber.
  51. how can I tell? jo què sé?
  52. who can tell? qui ho sap?
  53. we cannot tell no ho sabem.
  54. you never can tell no se sap del cert, no se sap mai.
  55. it's impossible for anyone to tell és impossible que no ho sàpiga ningú.
  56. you can't tell much from this d'això, no se'n pot dir gran cosa.

  57. to tell (over) [count] comptar.
  58. to tell one's beads passar el rosari.
  59. all told tot inclòs.
  60. there were twenty people all told hi havia unes vint persones en total.

  61. to tell someone off [reprimand] renyar algú, donar un miquel a algú.
    62. intransitive verb
  62. to tell of something parlar d'alguna cosa.
  63. I've heard tell of a disaster he sentit parlar d'una desgràcia, m'han arribat notícies d'una desgràcia.
  64. I've never heard tell of it mai no n'he sentit dir res, d'això.
  65. the lines on his face told of suffering el seu rostre ple d'arrugues palesava els (seus) sofriments.

  66. to tell on someone colloquial xerrar.
  67. I'll tell Mum on you! ho diré a la mare!
  68. don't tell on us d'això, no en diguis pas res.

  69. [have an effect] fer efecte, fer forat.
  70. blood will tell la sang no ment.
  71. words that tell paraules punyents.
  72. every shot tells cada cop fa efecte.
  73. these drugs tell upon one's health in time a la llarga aquestes drogues afecten la salut.
  74. the effort was beginning to tell (on him) l'esforç començava a pesar-li, l'esforç el corsecava.
  75. this tells in his favour això diu molt a favor seu.
  76. everything told against him tot estava en contra d'ell.
  77. stamina tells in the long run a la llarga és més important la resistència.