to tell
01
berätta, säga
to use words and give someone information
Transitive: to tell sb about sth
Exempel
Why was n't I told about the change in schedule?
Varför sades det inte till mig om förändringen i schemat?
1.1
avslöja, berätta
to make confidential information or a secret known
Intransitive
Exempel
The children swore they would n’t tell, fearing the consequences if their prank was discovered.
Barnen svor att de inte skulle berätta, av rädsla för konsekvenserna om deras spratt upptäcktes.
1.2
berätta, säga
to use words in order to express or narrate something
Transitive: to tell sth
Ditransitive: to tell sb sth
Exempel
They told jokes and made everyone laugh.
De berättade skämt och fick alla att skratta.
1.3
berätta, rekommendera
to instruct or recommend someone to do a particular thing
Ditransitive: to tell sb to do sth
Exempel
She told her son to clean his room before watching TV.
Hon sade åt sin son att städa sitt rum innan han tittade på TV.
1.4
visa, avslöja
to provide information or facts about something in non-verbal ways
Ditransitive: to tell sb a piece of information | to tell sb that
Exempel
The map tells us how to get to the destination.
Kartan visar oss hur vi kommer till destinationen.
02
bestämma, urskilja
to realize or determine with confidence
Transitive: to tell that
Intransitive
Exempel
You can tell he's angry from the way he's clenching his fists.
Du kan se att han är arg på hur han knyter nävarna.
2.1
skilja, urskilja
to be able to differentiate a person or thing from another
Transitive: to tell the difference between two things | to tell that
Exempel
I ca n't tell the difference between these two shirts.
Jag kan inte säga skillnaden mellan dessa två skjortor.
03
göra sig påmind, ha konsekvenser
to have an effect that is noticeable, particularly a harmful one
Intransitive
Exempel
The pressure began to tell as the audience grew more restless during the performance.
Trycket började visa sig när publiken blev mer rastlös under framträdandet.
Lexikalt Träd
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teller
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