tells in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

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1. tell (give information):

tell person:
dire, riferire
tell manual, instruction:
dire, spiegare
tell gauge:
indicare
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb person:
dire qc a qn, informare qn di qc
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb map, instructions:
dire, indicare qc a qn
to tell sb how to do, what to do
spiegare a qn come fare, che cosa fare
she told him what had happened
gli raccontò che cosa era successo
she told him where to go
gli spiegò dove andare
he told me how unhappy he was
mi disse or mi confidò quanto era infelice
to tell the time clock:
segnare l'ora
to tell the time person:
leggere l'ora, dire l'ora
can you tell me the time please?
potresti, puoi dirmi l'ora per favore?
something tells me he won't come
qualcosa mi dice che non verrà
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character
il suo comportamento la dice lunga sul suo carattere
I can't tell you how happy I am to…
non sai quanto sia felice di…
I am pleased to tell you that …
sono lieto di annunciarvi che …
(I'll) tell you what, let's get a video out! inf
ho un'idea! E se affittassimo una videocassetta?
I told you so!
te l'avevo detto, io!
what did I tell you!
che cosa ti avevo detto?
you're telling me!
a chi lo dici!
don't tell me you've changed your mind!
non dirmi che hai cambiato idea!
you'll regret this, I can tell you!
te ne pentirai, te lo dico io!
it's true, I tell you!
ti dico che è vero!
I won't stand for it, I tell you!
sappi che non lo permetterò!

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell joke, story
raccontare
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb
dire, raccontare qc a qn
to tell sb about or of sth
raccontare a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn
from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election
stando a quel che dicono i giornali, rischiano di perdere le elezioni
tell me all about it!
raccontami tutto!
tell me about it! iron
non me ne parlare!
tell me more about yourself
parlami ancora un po' di te
I told her the news
le ho raccontato le novità
their victims tell a different story
le loro vittime hanno una versione diversa della storia
he's very handsome - or so I've been told
è un gran bell'uomo - almeno, così mi hanno detto
“my life as a slave girl, ” as told to Celia Irving JOURN
“la mia vita di schiava, ” com'è stato raccontato a Celia Irving
I could tell you a thing or two about her!
potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

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

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tell on VB [tɛl -] (tell on [sb])

tell off VB [tɛl -] (tell [sb] off) (scold)

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to tell a tale
raccontare una storia
to tell a tale of woe (about oneself)
raccontare le proprie disgrazie
to tell a tale of woe (about others)
raccontare una storia triste
the figures tell the same, another tale
le cifre confermano la cosa, dicono tutt'altra cosa
the recent events tell their own tale
i recenti avvenimenti si commentano da soli
to spread or tell tales
sparlare (about sb di qn)
dead men tell no tales
i morti non parlano
to live to tell the tale
sopravvivere (per potere raccontare la propria esperienza)
to tell tales out of school
fare la spia
to tell or give sb a hard-luck story
raccontare a qn le proprie sventure
at the dinner table discuss, tell
a tavola

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tells in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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tells Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'll tell him where to go
gli dirò io dove andare
he'd die before he'd tell the truth
preferirebbe morire piuttosto che dire la verità
if somebody comes, tell him that …
se viene qualcuno, digli che…
and what, pray tell, are you doing?
si può sapere, di grazia, cosa stai facendo?
It would be better to tell him
sarebbe meglio dirglielo
why didn't you tell me about that?
perché non me ne hai parlato?
to tell sb a few home truths
dire a qu come stanno veramente le cose
be so kind as to tell me
abbia la bontà di dirmelo
to tell sb to go to hell
mandare qu all'inferno fig
I'll tell you a good one
te ne racconto una

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The coupon rate simply tells the investor the amount of interest he or she will get over the life of the bond.
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However, the narration tells us that his grief is so sincere that his soul is saved.
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Pips tells her that she is trying too hard, and she should just do it.
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He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks.
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While grocery shopping, the kids scarf down as many free samples as they can until the employee tells them that the samples are just incentives for people to buy.
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Tony tells him to stop and reaffirms his decision, saying that he needs toughening up.
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A third story, one he often tells international journalists, involves his leg being chomped off by a kangaroo.
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It tells you pretty powerfully what is going to happen in the next few months; future purchasing manager intentions.
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The boat tells of becoming filled with water, thus drunk.
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The boy tells the king of the two dragons.
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