tell Significado & definición

Significado de tell en español

• 0 to say something to someone, usually giving them information -- decir, contar

  • He told me about his new school.

• 1 to order someone to do something -- decirle a alguien que haga algo

  • I told you to stay here.

• 2 to know something from what you hear, see, etc. -- notarse

  • You could tell that he was tired.

• 3 to give information to sb by speaking to them -- contar

  • Have you told her the truth yet? ¿Ya le has contado la verdad?

  • Tell me how much money you need. Dime cuanto dinero necesitas.

  • I told them (that) I was happy. Les dije que estaba feliz.

  • I won’t tell anyone else about it. No se lo contaré a nadie más.

• 4 to reveal information or indicate sth -- revelar

  • Her scores tell us she’s an above average student. Sus puntuaciones demuestran que es una estudiante por encima del promedio.

  • Dark skies told us a storm was coming. El cielo oscuro revelaba que se avecinaba una tormenta.

• 5 to say the words of a story or joke -- contar

  • Mom always tells us a story at bedtime. Mamá siempre nos cuenta un cuento a la hora de dormir.

• 6 to give an instruction or order -- ordenar

  • Do what your mother tells you. Haz lo que te ordene tu madre.

  • Don’t tell me what to do. No me digas lo que tengo qué hacer.

• 7 to be able to recognize or identify sth -- decir

  • I could tell she was about to cry. Diría que estaba a punto de llorar.

  • To me it’s impossible to tell one impressionist artist from another. Me resulta imposible discernir a un artista impresionista de otro.

  • How do you tell which twin is Joe and which is Dan? ¿Cómo reconoces qué gemelo es Joe y cuál es Dan?

• 8 to affect sb or sth -- afectar

  • The years in the mines were beginning to tell. Los años en las minas empezaban a pasar factura.

• 9 used to say that what you told sb before was correct -- te lo dije

  • I told you, it’s tomorrow, not today. Te lo dije, es mañana, no hoy.

• 10 indicates you have a suggestion to make -- ¿Sabes qué?

  • Tell you what, let’s get some ice cream instead. ¿Sabes qué?, mejor vamos a por helado.

• 11 indicates you suspect that sth is true or is going to happen -- algo me dice que

  • Something tells me we’ll never get that money back. Algo me dice que nunca recuperaremos ese dinero.

• 12 indicates you are also experiencing sth bad sb has just mentioned -- dímelo a mí

  • “I have way too much work to do.” “Tell me about it.” “Tengo demasiado trabajo que hacer.” “Dímelo a mí.”

• 13 to be able to understand what a clock or watch shows -- saber la hora

  • They’re learning to tell time. Están aprendiendo a decir la hora.

• 14 tell time -- decir la hora