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From the verb tell : (⇒ conjugate ) told is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections v past v past p
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Traduções principais
tell [sb] [sth] ⇒ vtr (inform, convey) contar vt
Tell me what he said. I finally told her what happened.
Conte-me o que ele disse.
tell [sb] ⇒ vtr (inform) dizer vt
If someone is bullying you, tell the teacher.
O que você disse a ele?
tell [sb] , tell [sb] that⇒ vtr (with clause: announce) contar, anunciar, notificar vt
He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician.
Ele disse à escola inteira que estava partindo para se tornar um músico de rock.
tell [sb] [sth] ⇒ vtr (reveal, divulge) contar, revelar vt
We told them our secret.
Contamos a eles nosso segredo.
tell [sb] [sth] vtr (recount: a story) contar vt
narrar vt
Daddy, can you tell me a story?
tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep (recount [sth] to [sb] ) (história ) contar, narrar, relatar vt
He told the story to his daughter.
Ele contou a história para a filha dele.
Traduções complementares
tell n (physical sign of deception) indício revelador sm
(BRA, gíria ) bandeira sf
To win in poker, look for sighs, furrowed brows, and other tells from your opponents.
Para ganhar no poker, procure suspiros, sobrancelhas franzidas e outros indícios reveladores de seus adversários.
tell n (archaeology: mound) (arqueologia ) tel sm
Archaeologists have discovered a tell containing the remains of a Neolithic village.
tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr (command, order) dizer, ordenar vt
He told her to clean her room.
Ele disse a ela para limpar seu quarto.
tell⇒ vi colloquial (notice) (reparar ) notar vt
Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds?
Dá para notar que eu engordei 5 quilos?
tell vi (confess) dizer, revelar vt
I interrogated him, but he would not tell.
Eu o interroguei, mas ele não revelou nada. Eu finalmente disse a ela o que aconteceu.
tell of [sth] vi + prep literary (recount) (contar ) falar sobre vt + prep
relatar vt
The ancient legend tells of a princess who slayed a dragon.
A lenda antiga fala sobre uma princesa que matou um dragão.
tell [sth] ⇒ vtr (distinguish) distinguir, diferenciar vt
Can you tell the difference between these two colours? I can't tell that one from this one.
Você consegue distinguir essas duas cores? Não consigo diferenciar essa daquela.
tell [sth] vtr (identify) dizer, identificar vt
Can you tell who it is?
Você pode identificar quem é?
tell [sth] vtr (realize) dizer, perceber vt
It's hard to tell who it is in this light.
É difícil dizer quem é nessa luz.
tell [sb] ⇒ vtr (assure) dizer, assegurar, afirmar vt
I have done all the work, I tell you.
Eu fiz todo o trabalho, eu lhe asseguro.
tell [sb] vtr (explain) dizer, explicar, esclarecer vt
Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion.
Explique exatamente como você chegou a essa conclusão.
tell [sb] vtr (report to) contar para vt + prep
You've broken my toy car. I'm telling Mum!
Você quebrou meu carrinho. Vou contar para a mamãe!
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Locuções verbais
tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep informal (distinguish between) (identificar entre algo ou alguém ) diferenciar, distinguir v int
The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart.
tell [sb] off vtr phrasal sep informal (reprimand) destratar vt
repreender vt
The teacher told the girls off for giggling in class.
tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep informal (inform against) (informal ) dedurar vt
(formal ) delatar vt
denunciar vt
(gíria ) caguetar, alcaguetar vt
If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will tell on him.
Se um garotinho faz alguma travessura, sua irmã o dedura.
tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep US, informal, figurative (have an effect on) afetar vt
surtir efeito expres v
After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you.
Depois de algumas taças, aquele vinho tinto realmente começa a afetar você.
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go and do [sth] v expr colloquial (proceed to do) ir e v aux + conj
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.
Você poderia ir e pegar pão na loja, por favor? Se você presenciar um crime sendo cometido, deve ir e contar para um policial.
kiss and tell vi informal (reveal [sth] private for money) (por dinheiro ) fazer revelações vt + sfpl
kiss-and-tell adj informal (revealing [sth] private for money) (por dinheiro ) revelador adj
pray, pray tell adv archaic or ironic (tell me) (figurado, ênfase ) diabos expres
"What, pray, do you mean by that?"
show and tell, show-and-tell n (school: class speaking exercise) (escola: aula de exercícios de fala ) seminário sm
exposição oral sf
Johnny, what did you bring for show-and-tell?
tell a joke v expr (recount a humorous story) contar piada vt + sf
tell a lie v expr (not tell the truth) contar uma mentira expres v
I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid.
tell a story v expr (recite a narrative) (recitar narrativa ) contar uma história expres
The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story.
tell a story v expr figurative (reflect events) (figurado: narrar eventos ) contar uma história expres
Every picture tells a story.
tell about [sth] vi + prep (give information about) falar sobre vt + prep
tell how to do [sth] vtr (describe the manner in which) (descrever a maneira em que ) mostrar como loc v
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) (ser honesto e direto ) ser sincero, dizer como as coisas são expres
(gíria: ser honesto e direto ) mandar a real expres
Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it.
tell jokes v expr (recount funny stories) contar piadas expres v
It takes guts to go on stage to tell jokes.
tell me expr (give me the information) diga-me expres
(informal ) me diga expres
Tell me it isn't true!
tell right from wrong v expr (have a sense of morality) (ter senso de moralidade ) diferenciar o certo do errado expres
tell tales vtr + npl informal (inform on [sb] ) inventar histórias vt + sfpl
Telling tales is what he does best, so you'd better not confide in him.
tell tales vtr + npl figurative, informal (tell lies) inventar histórias expres v
falar mentiras expres v
I don't believe your brother said that. Stop telling tales!
tell the future v expr (predict what will happen) (prever o que irá acontecer ) prever o futuro vt + sm
If I could tell the future it would probably scare me to death.
tell the truth v expr (be honest) (ser honesto ) dizer a verdade vt + sf
falar a verdade vt + sf
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) (ver as horas em relógio analógico ) dizer as horas loc v
ver as horas loc v
tell your beads v expr (recite a rosary) rezar o rosário loc v
rezar o terço loc v
telltale, tell-tale, tell-tail n (nautical: indicates air flow) (náutica ) indicador sm
The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm.
Time will tell expr ([sth] will be revealed) o tempo dirá expres
quem viver, verá expres
to tell the truth expr (honestly) honestamente adv
para dizer a verdade expres v
To tell the truth, the show wasn't very good.
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had told him
He told her he won't come back again.
I have told you
"I told him that when I got back, I would call him"
she told me I could get it
That's you told.
their faces told the story
Time told
to get on the phone with her when she told
"Told me to do sth"
very few staff will do other than jump when told
You should have told me
<, but> I told her to contact Heinz - English Only forum
... he has told me something similar since we <have known each other, met>. - English Only forum
...[Name] comma "is told..." - English Only forum
...he told me that...for me to finish what I <had been> doing... - English Only forum
...he told me, 'Azreen, I'm in so much pain'. - English Only forum
...said another driver told him he had seen a car drove off. - English Only forum
...the teacher's lawyer, Mr Chia Ti Lik told the judge... - English Only forum
"...told him that....and<that>....." - English Only forum
'As yet' she has not told me about her plans. [BE?] - English Only forum
'<To each, his, or her or its own>, I guess,' I told it. 'So what's the deal?' - English Only forum
'told time' phrase - English Only forum
‘Dew he knew what yew’ve told me, yew might not have so long to go, ole partna.’ - English Only forum
“Do you remember what you told me?” - English Only forum
(?) Somebody told you what you were doing wrong. - English Only forum
(Indirect Speech. Imperative?) He told him to come there. - English Only forum
(that/which) you told me about - English Only forum
(the) stories told by seamen - English Only forum
~asked to be told any news about the boy.(?) - English Only forum
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