Verbs | |||||||
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| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | comunicar algo a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | contar algo a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | decir algo a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | narrar algo a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. sth. | told, told | | relatar algo a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. ⇔ off | reñir a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. (or: sth.) apart | told, told | | diferenciar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to tell so. (or: sth.) apart | told, told | | distinguir algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to tell sth. apart | told, told | | discriminar algo | ||||||
| to tell a lie | told, told | | mentir | ||||||
| to tell so. ⇔ off | increpar a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. ⇔ off | reprender a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. ⇔ off | vituperar a alguien | ||||||
| to tell so. ⇔ off | amonestar a alguien | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| to kiss and tell | hablar en público sobre un romance con alguien famoso | ||||||
| to kiss and tell | hablar en público sobre la vida privada | ||||||
| to kiss and tell | revelar detalles privados | ||||||
| telltale (or: tell-tale) chiefly (Brit.) - informer | el correveidile | la correveidile [coll.] | ||||||
| telltale (or: tell-tale) chiefly (Brit.) - informer | el edecán | la edecán [coll.] | ||||||
| telltale (or: tell-tale) chiefly (Brit.) - informer | el chivato | la chivata [coll.] [pej.] | ||||||
| telltale (or: tell-tale) chiefly (Brit.) - informer | el sapo | la sapa (Lat. Am.: Col., C. Rica, Venez.) | ||||||
| kiss-and-tell | romance con alguien famoso | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| tell-tale adj. | delatador, delatadora | ||||||
| tell-tale adj. | delator, delatora | ||||||
| tell-tale adj. | chivato, chivata [coll.] | ||||||
| kiss-and-tell adj. | sobre un romance con alguien famoso | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to tell you the truth | a decir verdad | ||||||
| to tell porkies (Brit.) [coll.] | mentir | ||||||
| to tell porky-pies (Brit.) [coll.] | mentir | ||||||
| Tell us another! | ¡Eso no te lo crees ni tú! [coll.] | ||||||
| to tell porkies (Brit.) [coll.] | macanear (Lat. Am.: Arg., Bol., Chile, Parag., Urug.) | ||||||
| to tell porky-pies (Brit.) [coll.] | macanear (Lat. Am.: Arg., Bol., Chile, Parag., Urug.) | ||||||
| only time will tell | solo el tiempo lo dirá | ||||||
| Time will tell. | Tiempo al tiempo. | ||||||
| Time will tell. | El tiempo lo dirá. | ||||||
| Time will tell. | Ya se verá. | ||||||
| time will tell if ... | el tiempo dirá si ... | ||||||
| go tell it to the marines | a otro perro con ese hueso | ||||||
| Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining! [vulg.] | No me cuentes cuentos (chinos). | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| bell, cell, ell, fell, hell, sell, tall, teal, Tele, tele, telly, till, toll, vell, well, Well, yell | ella, ello, tela, tele |
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