WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (inform, convey) | berätta vtr |
| | | säga vtr |
| | Tell me what he said. I finally told her what happened. |
| | Berätta vad han sa. Jag berättade till slut för henne vad som hände. |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (inform) | berätta vtr |
| | | säga vtr |
| | If someone is bullying you, tell the teacher. |
| | Om någon mobbar dig så berätta för läraren. |
tell [sb],
tell [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: announce) | berätta vtr |
| | | berätta för ngn att vbal uttr |
| | He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician. |
| | Han berättade för hela skolan att han skulle sluta och bli en rockmusiker. |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (reveal, divulge) | berätta ngt för ngt vtr + prep |
| | | avslöja vtr |
| | We told them our secret. |
| | Vi berättade våra hemligheter för dem. |
| tell [sb] [sth] vtr | (recount: a story) | berätta ngt för ngn vtr + prep |
| | | återge vtr |
| | Daddy, can you tell me a story? |
| tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (recount [sth] to [sb]) | berätta ngt för ngt vtr + prep |
| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| | Han berättade historien för sin dotter. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| tell n | (physical sign of deception) | avslöjande handling s |
| | | tecken s |
| | To win in poker, look for sighs, furrowed brows, and other tells from your opponents. |
| tell n | (archaeology: mound) | röse s |
| | | vall s |
| | | kulle s |
| | Archaeologists have discovered a tell containing the remains of a Neolithic village. |
| tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (command, order) | säga till vtr partikel skj |
| | | beordra vtr |
| | He told her to clean her room. |
| tell⇒ vi | colloquial (notice) | märka vitr |
| | | se vitr |
| | Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? |
| tell vi | (confess) | berätta vitr |
| | (motvillig) | erkänna, bekänna vitr |
| | I interrogated him, but he would not tell. |
| tell of [sth] vi + prep | literary (recount) | berätta om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | prata om ngt, tala om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The ancient legend tells of a princess who slayed a dragon. |
| tell [sth]⇒ vtr | (distinguish) | skilja vtr |
| | | se skillnad på ngt, märka skillnad på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Can you tell the difference between these two colours? I can't tell that one from this one. |
| tell [sth] vtr | (identify) (vardaglig) | se vtr |
| | | identifiera vtr |
| | | urskilja vtr |
| | Can you tell who it is? |
| tell [sth] vtr | (realize) (vardaglig) | se vtr |
| | | identifiera vtr |
| | | urskilja vtr |
| | It's hard to tell who it is in this light. |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (assure) | försäkra vtr |
| | | säga vtr |
| | I have done all the work, I tell you. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (explain) | berätta vtr |
| | | förklara vtr |
| | Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (report to) (familjär, barnspråk) | skvallra vtr |
| | | berätta vtr |
| | | anmäla vtr |
| | You've broken my toy car. I'm telling Mum! |