| ترجمات رئيسية |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (inform, convey) | يخبر شخصًا شيئًا/بشيء |
| | Tell me what he said. |
| | I finally told her what happened. |
| | أخبرني بما قاله. // أخبرتها أخيرًا بما حدث. |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (inform) | يقول، يخبر |
| | If someone is bullying you, tell the teacher. |
| | إن كان أحد يتنمر عليك، فأخبر المعلمة. |
tell [sb],
tell [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: announce) | يصرّح، يعلن |
| | He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician. |
| | أعلن في كل المدرسة أنه يغادرها ليصبح موسيقيّ روك. |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (reveal, divulge) | يفشي لشخص شيئًا |
| | We told them our secret. |
| | أفشينا لهم سرّنا. |
| tell [sb] [sth] vtr | (recount: a story) | يروي شيئًا لشخص، يسرد شيئًا لشخص، يحكي شيئًا لشخص |
| | Daddy, can you tell me a story? |
| | أبي، من فضلك اروِ لي قصة. |
| tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (recount [sth] to [sb]) | يروى شيئًا لشخص، يقصّ شيئًا لشخص |
| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| | روى القصة لابنته. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| tell n | (physical sign of deception) | إشارة، دليل |
| | To win in poker, look for sighs, furrowed brows, and other tells from your opponents. |
| tell n | (archaeology: mound) (في علم الآثار) | تلّ |
| | Archaeologists have discovered a tell containing the remains of a Neolithic village. |
| tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (command, order) | يأمر شخصًا بشيء |
| | He told her to clean her room. |
| | أمرها بتنظيف غرفتها. |
| tell⇒ vi | colloquial (notice) | يكون واضحًا |
| | Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? |
| | هل هو واضح علي أن وزني زاد 5 كلغ؟ |
| tell vi | (confess) | يتكلم، يعترف |
| | I interrogated him, but he would not tell. |
| tell of [sth] vi + prep | literary (recount) | يحكي عن شيء |
| | The ancient legend tells of a princess who slayed a dragon. |
| tell [sth]⇒ vtr | (distinguish) | يميز |
| | (الفرق بين شيئين) | يعرف |
| | Can you tell the difference between these two colours? I can't tell that one from this one. |
| tell [sth] vtr | (identify) | يعرف |
| | Can you tell who it is? |
| tell [sth] vtr | (realize) | يعرف |
| | It's hard to tell who it is in this light. |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (assure) | يؤكد |
| | I have done all the work, I tell you. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (explain) | يخبر |
| | Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (report to) | يخبر شخصًا |
| | You've broken my toy car. I'm telling Mum! |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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| tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | informal (distinguish between) | يميّز بين أشخاص/أشياء، يفرّق بين أشخاص/أشياء |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
| tell [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (reprimand) | يوبّخ شخصًا، يؤنّب شخصًا |
| | The teacher told the girls off for giggling in class. |
| tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (inform against) | يشي بشخص، يخبر عن شخص |
| | If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will tell on him. |
| tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal, figurative (have an effect on) | يؤثر في شخص |
| | After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| go and do [sth] v expr | colloquial (proceed to do) (للتعبير عن الشروع في أمر) | - |
| | Could you go and get some bread from the shop, please? If you see a crime being committed, you should go and tell a police officer. |
| | أيمكنك أن تشتري الخبز من المتجر؟ إن رأيت جريمة تُرتكب، فعليك إبلاغ شرطيّ. |
| kiss and tell vi | informal (reveal [sth] private for money) | يفشي أسرارًا مقابل المال |
| kiss-and-tell adj | informal (revealing [sth] private for money) (أسرار) | مفشيّ مقابل مال |
| only time will tell expr | (will know in the future) | لن يُعرف إلا بمرور الوقت |
| | Whether or not the football player recovers from his injury—only time will tell. |
pray,
pray tell adv | archaic or ironic (tell me) | قل لي |
| | "What, pray, do you mean by that?" |
| | "قل لي، ماذا تقصد بهذا؟" |
show and tell,
show-and-tell n | (school: class speaking exercise) | تمرين حديث الطالب عن شيء يحضره |
| | Johnny, what did you bring for show-and-tell? |
| tell a joke v expr | (recount a humorous story) | يروي نكتة، يخبر دعابة |
| tell a lie v expr | (not tell the truth) | يكذب |
| | I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid. |
tell [sb] a secret,
tell a secret to [sb] v expr | (confide [sth] private to [sb]) | يخبر شخصًا سرًّا، يطلع شخصًا على سرّ |
| | 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 a story v expr | (recite a narrative) | يروي قصة، يسرد حكاية |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | يعكس أحداثاً، يروي قصة |
| | Every picture tells a story. |
| | كل صورة تعكس أحداثاً. |
| tell about [sth] vi + prep | (give information about) | يُفشي شيئًا |
| tell how to do [sth] vtr | (describe the manner in which) | يشرح طريقة شيء |
| | If you'll tell me how to bake a pie, I'll bake you one tomorrow. |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) | ينقل خبرًا بأمانة، يخبر بأمانة، ينقل خبرًا كما هو |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية. |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| tell jokes v expr | (recount funny stories) | يروي نكتًا |
| | It takes guts to go on stage to tell jokes. |
| tell lies vtr + npl | (not tell the truth) | يكذب، لا يقول الحق |
| tell lies vtr + npl | (be a habitual liar) (من عادته الكذب) | يكون كذّابًا، لا يصدُق |
| tell me expr | (give me the information) | قل لي |
| | Tell me it isn't true! |
| | قل لي إن الخبر غير صحيح! |
| tell right from wrong v expr | (have a sense of morality) | يميّز الصواب من الخطأ |
| tell tales vtr + npl | informal (inform on [sb]) | يفشي أسرارًا |
| | Telling tales is what he does best, so you'd better not confide in him. |
| tell tales vtr + npl | figurative, informal (tell lies) | يكذب، يلفّق أخبارًا |
| | I don't believe your brother said that. Stop telling tales! |
| tell the future v expr | (predict what will happen) | يتنبأ بالمستقبل |
| | If I could tell the future it would probably scare me to death. |
| tell the truth v expr | (be honest) | يقول الصدق، يقول الحقيقة |
| | If a woman asks if you can guess her age, never tell her the truth! |
tell time (US),
tell the time (UK) v expr | (read the hour on an analog clock) | يقرأ الوقت، يقرأ الساعة |
| tell your beads v expr | (recite a rosary) | يصلّي مسبحة، يسبِّح على مسبحة |
telltale,
tell-tale,
tell-tail n | (nautical: indicates air flow) | مؤشر اتجاه الريح |
| | The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm. |
| Time will tell expr | ([sth] will be revealed) | سيُعرف بمرور الوقت، الوقت كفيل بإخبارنا |
| to tell the truth expr | (honestly) | بصراحة، في الحقيقة |
| | To tell the truth, the show wasn't very good. |