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tell: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
tell: verb
tell apart: transitive verb
tell off: transitive verb

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

1. tell:

tell (say, communicate)

govoriti [perf spregovoriti]

tell (relate)

pripovedovati [perf povedati]

to tell a joke/story

povedati šalo/zgodbo

to tell a lie

to tell the truth

povedati resnico

to tell [you] the truth ...

če [ti] povem po resnici ...

can you tell me the way to the station?

mi lahko poveste, kako pridem do postaje?

2. tell (assure):

tell

tell

you're telling me! inf

to pa, to!

3. tell (give account):

to tell sb about sth/sb

govoriti komu o čem/kom

4. tell (instruct):

do as you're told!

naredi, kot ti je rečeno!

I won't tell you again ...

ne bom ti še enkrat rekel ...

5. tell:

tell (discern, notice)

prepoznavati [perf prepoznati]

tell (know)

tell (determine)

ugotavljati [perf ugotoviti]

to tell right from wrong

ločevati dobro od slabega

to tell the difference

ugotoviti razliko

to tell the time

vedeti, koliko je ura

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

1. tell liter (give account):

to tell of sb/sth

pripovedovati o kom/čem

2. tell (indicate):

her face told of her anger

njen obraz je pričal o njeni jezi

3. tell (inform):

to tell on sb

4. tell (have an effect or impact):

tell

tell

imeti posledice

tell VB

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tell trans

razlikovati, prepoznati, ugotoviti, videti

tell apart VB trans

tell

ločevati med [perf ločiti med]

tell off VB trans

1. tell (reprimand):

tell about/for

oštevati [perf ošteti ]zaradi

2. tell MIL:

tell

določiti [za nalogo]

Usage examples with tell

dead men tell no tales prov

mrtvi ne govorijo

go on, tell me!

to kiss and tell

javnosti razkriti intimne podrobnosti

to tell the time

znati povedati, koliko je ura

to tell an untruth euph

povedati neresnico

to tell sb's fortune

prerokovati komu prihodnost

to tell thumping lies

to tell a fib

povedati drobno laž

to tell a lie

to tell the truth

povedati resnico

to tell the difference

ugotoviti razliko

to crack/tell jokes

stresati/pripovedovati šale

to tell tales

to tell lies

do tell me!

tell me more

povej malo več

to live to tell the tale also hum inf

to tell [you] the truth ...

če [ti] povem po resnici ...

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Only time will tell if this is enough to galvanise the squad into securing a much-needed win. www.bbc.co.uk

Even young children can tell the difference between an asthma attack (primarily difficulty exhaling) and a VCD attack (primarily difficulty inhaling). en.wikipedia.org

They couldn't be more wrong and, as time will tell, may eventually be forced to accept the inevitability of their own obsolescence. en.wikipedia.org

The right-hand cluster of three is used (by various permutations of open/closed status) to tell the machine the total tape running time. en.wikipedia.org

Imposing artworks in their own right, totems are mnemonic devices, used to stimulate memories specific to certain peoples and their right to tell their own stories, he said. www.timescolonist.com

Nor does it tell us when a corporation may engage in electioneering that some of its shareholders oppose. en.wikipedia.org

On the other hand, if you are a female reader, it equates to the exhilaration of hearing your guy tell you the truth at last. en.wikipedia.org

Then, suddenly, all quieten down as one voice rises above the din to tell us what must have been the single most memorable experience of their life. www.telegraph.co.uk

The self-inflicted wounds tell of the man's struggle to avoid the unendurable images he has been forced to watch. en.wikipedia.org

As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue. en.wikipedia.org

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