Bedeutung von tell auf Englisch

• 0 to inform or give information to (a person) about (something) -- erzählen

  • He told the whole story to John

  • He told John about it.

• 1 to order or command; to suggest or warn -- befehlen

  • I told him to go away.

• 2 to say or express in words -- sagen

  • I don’t like telling lies.

  • He wants to tell us a story.

• 3 to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide -- unterscheiden

  • Can you tell the difference between them?

  • I can’t tell one from the other

  • You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.

• 4 to give away a secret -- verraten

  • You mustn’t tell or we’ll get into trouble.

• 5 to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results -- sich auswirken

  • Good teaching will always tell.