| ترجمات رئيسية |
| tell vtr | (say, say to) | يقول، يخبر |
| | What did you tell him? |
| | ماذا قلت له؟ |
| tell vtr | (inform) يخبر | يقول، يُعلم |
| | Tell me what he said. |
| | أخبرني بما قاله |
| tell vi | (notice) | يلاحظ |
| | Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? |
| | هل تلاحظ أن وزني قد ازداد عشرة باوندات؟ |
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| ترجمات إضافية |
| tell vi | (say to) | يتكلّم |
| | I asked her, but she would not tell. |
| tell vi | (give evidence of) | يقول |
| | The judge asked him to explain what had happened, but he would not tell. |
| tell vi | (disclose) | يفشي السر |
| | I interrogated him, but he would not tell. |
| tell vi | (have a strong effect) | يحدث أثراً |
| | That red wine really tells. |
| tell vtr | (story) | يروي، يقصّ |
| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| | روى القصة أمام أخته. |
| tell vtr | (communicate) | يخبر |
| | I need you to tell me what you are feeling. |
| tell vtr | (announce) | يصرّح، يذيع |
| | He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician. |
| tell vtr | (utter) | ينطق |
| | He told her the three words she'd been longing to hear. |
| tell vtr | (reveal) | يكشف النقاب |
| | We told them our secret. |
| tell vtr | (command, order) | يأمر |
| | He told her to clean her room. |
| | أمرها بتنظيف غرفته. |
| tell vtr | (distinguish) | يخبر |
| | Can you tell the difference between these two colours? |
| tell vtr | (identify) | يخبر |
| | Can you tell me who it is? |
| tell vtr | (realize) | يخبر |
| | It's hard to tell who it is in this light. |
| tell vtr | (assure) | يؤكد |
| | I have done all the work, I tell you. |
| tell vtr | (explain) | يخبر |
| | Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion. |
| صيغ مركبة |
| show and tell n | US (school: class speaking exercise) | تمرين جماعي في الصف |
| | Johnny, what did you bring for show-and-tell? |
| tell a lie v | (say sth untrue) | يكذب |
| | I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid. |
| tell a story v | literal (recite a narrative) | يروي قصة أو حكاية |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v | figurative (sth: reflect events) | يعكس أحداثاً |
| tell apart vtr | informal (distinguish between) | يميّز بين، يفرّق |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
| tell how vtr | (describe the manner in which) | يصف |
| | If you'll tell me how to bake a pie, I'll bake you one tomorrow. |
| tell it like it is v | informal (be honest and direct) | ينقل أو يروي بأمانة |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| tell jokes v | (recount funny stories) | يقص أو يروي حكاية مضحكة |
| tell of vtr | (recount) | يسرد، يروي |
| tell off vtr | informal (reprimand) | يوبّخ، يعنّف |
| tell on vtr | informal (inform against) | يوشي، يخبر عن |
| | If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will always tell on him. |
| tell on sb v | informal (inform on sb) | يبلغـ يعلم |
| | Being a giant snoop and a tattle-tale, my sister Linda was always telling on me. |
| tell sb a secret v | (confide sth private to sb) | يخبر شخصاً بسر |
| | Once she told me her great secret, I wished I had never heard it. |
| | My neighbour likes to gossip - if you tell her a secret, the whole village knows by the end of the day! |
| tell sb off v | (reprimand sb) | يوبّخ |
| | Her parents really told me off for bringing their daughter home late. |
| tell tales v | informal (inform on sb) | يبلغـ يعلم |
| | Telling tales is what he does best, so you'd better not confide in him. |
| tell the future v | (predict what will happen) | يتنبأ بالمستقبل |
| | If I could tell the future it would probably scare me to death. |
| tell the truth v | (be honest) | يصدق، يقول الصدق |
| | If a woman asks if you can guess her age, never tell her the truth! |
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