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to tell
01
raccontare
to use words and give someone information
Transitive: to tell sb about sth
Esempi
Can you tell me about your vacation?
Puoi raccontarmi delle tue vacanze?
1.1
rivelare, divulgare
to make confidential information or a secret known
Intransitive
Esempi
She promised not to tell, but her guilty expression gave her away.
Ha promesso di non rivelare, ma la sua espressione colpevole l'ha tradita.
1.2
dire, raccontare
to use words in order to express or narrate something
Transitive: to tell sth
Ditransitive: to tell sb sth
Esempi
Can you tell me if what he said is true or not?
Puoi dirmi se quello che ha detto è vero o no?
1.3
dire, raccomandare
to instruct or recommend someone to do a particular thing
Ditransitive: to tell sb to do sth
Esempi
He was told to turn off his phone during the movie.
Gli è stato detto di spegnere il telefono durante il film.
1.4
mostrare, rivelare
to provide information or facts about something in non-verbal ways
Ditransitive: to tell sb a piece of information | to tell sb that
Esempi
The speedometer tells you how fast you are driving.
Il tachimetro ti dice quanto velocemente stai guidando.
02
determinare, discernere
to realize or determine with confidence
Transitive: to tell that
Intransitive
Esempi
' He 's definitely not from around here. ' ' How can you tell?'
'Di sicuro non è di queste parti.' 'Come fai a dirlo?'
2.1
distinguere, differenziare
to be able to differentiate a person or thing from another
Transitive: to tell the difference between two things | to tell that
Esempi
Can you tell which song is the original and which is the cover?
Puoi dire quale canzone è l'originale e quale è la cover?
03
farsi sentire, avere conseguenze
to have an effect that is noticeable, particularly a harmful one
Intransitive
Esempi
He 's been neglecting his health lately and it 's starting to tell.
Ultimamente ha trascurato la sua salute e sta iniziando a farsi sentire.
Albero Lessicale
retell
teller
telling
tell
