tell
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often…A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
» You should tell him the truth.
Ihr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — MUIRIEL
Du solltest ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — Fingerhut
Ты должен был сказать ему правду. — shanghainese
Вам стоит сказать ему правду. — marafon
Тебе стоит сказать ему правду. — marafon
Вам надо сказать ему правду. — marafon
Тебе надо сказать ему правду. — marafon
Ти повинен розповісти йому правду. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
(informal)A giveaway; something that unintentionally reveals or hints at a secret.
(Internet)A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
телльtellʹ
(archaic)That which is told; a tale or account.
April 4, 1743, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann I am at the end of my tell.
- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
Examples
60052 sentencesYou should tell him the truth.
Ти повинен розповісти йому правду. — deniko
ruТы должен был сказать ему правду. — shanghainese
deIhr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — MUIRIEL
I regret that I told you.
Я жалію, що тобі це сказав. — aandrusiak
ruЯ жалею, что я тебе сказал. — marafon
deIch bereue, dass ich es dir gesagt habe. — Kuraimegami
I have something to tell you.
Мені потрібно тобі щось сказати. — deniko
ruМне надо тебе кое-что сказать. — marafon
deIch habe dir etwas zu sagen. — Haehnchenpaella
Please tell me about your problem.
Будь ласка, розкажіть мені про свою проблему. — deniko
ruРасскажи мне о своей проблеме, пожалуйста. — marafon
deBitte erzähle mir von deinen Problemen. — cumori
You should always tell the truth.
Завжди треба казати правду. — older
ruТы должен всегда говорить правду. — Hellerick
deMan soll immer die Wahrheit sagen. — Dejo
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English tellen (“to count, tell”), from Old English tellan (“to count, tell”),From Middle English tellen (“to count, tell”), from Old English tellan (“to count, tell”), from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną, *talzijaną (“to count, enumerate”), from Proto-Germanic *talą, *talō (“number, counting”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation, fraud”).
From Arabic تَلّ (tall, “hill, elevation”) or Hebrew תֵּל (tél, “hill”), from Proto-Semitic *tall- (“hill”).
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Forms
plural: tellsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap):William Tell
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Say, tell, speak or talk — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- one who told
- tell the truth
- please tell
- supposed to tell
- forgot to tell
- should probably tell
- going to tell
- tell anyone
- need to tell
- want to tell
- already told
- have to tell