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tell meaning in Spanish

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tell [told, telling, tells] (to discern, notice, identify or distinguish)
verb
[UK: tel]
[US: ˈtel]

distinguirverbHe cannot tell right from wrong. = Él no distingue el bien del mal.

tell [told, telling, tells] (to pass information)
verb
[UK: tel]
[US: ˈtel]

contarverbTell me a story. = Cuéntame un cuento.

decirverbWe'll tell him. = Le diremos.

tell it to the marines (expression of disbelief)
phrase

a otro perro con ese huesophrase

tell off (to rebuke)
verb
[UK: tel ɒf]
[US: ˈtel ˈɒf]

amonestarverb

cantar las cuarentaverb

leer la cartillaverb

poner a caldoverb

poner a parirverb

poner como chupa de dómineverb

poner de vuelta y mediaverb

poner verdeverb

regañarverb

reprenderverb

tell the truth (asserting frank honest of associated statement)
phrase
[UK: tel ðə truːθ]
[US: ˈtel ðə ˈtruːθ]

decir la verdadphrase

teller [tellers] (bank clerk who receives and pays out money)
noun
[UK: ˈte.lə(r)]
[US: ˈte.lər]

cajeranoun
{f}

cajeronoun
{m}

telly [tellies] (television (medium), see also: television)
noun
[UK: ˈte.li]
[US: ˈte.li]

telenoun
{f}
Let's turn off the telly. = Apaguemos la tele.

telltale [telltales] (nautical: yarn that indicates relative direction of airflow)
noun
[UK: ˈtel.teɪl]
[US: ˈtel.ˌtel]

grímpolanoun
{f}

telltale [telltales] (one who divulges private information)
noun
[UK: ˈtel.teɪl]
[US: ˈtel.ˌtel]

correveidilenoun
{m} {f}

gacetillanoun
{m} {f}

telltale (revealing something)
adjective
[UK: ˈtel.teɪl]
[US: ˈtel.ˌtel]

delatoradjective

telltale [telltales] (something that serves to reveal)
noun
[UK: ˈtel.teɪl]
[US: ˈtel.ˌtel]

indicadornoun
{m}

telltale [telltales] (tattletale; squealer)
noun
[UK: ˈtel.teɪl]
[US: ˈtel.ˌtel]

acusicanoun
{m} {f}

soplonanoun
{f}

soplónnoun
{m}

telluric (pertaining to the Earth)
adjective
[UK: te.ˈljʊə.rɪk]
[US: te.ˈlʊ.rɪk]

telúricoadjective

tellurium (chemical element)
noun
[UK: te.ˈlʊ.riəm]
[US: te.ˈlʊ.riəm]

teluronoun
{m}

tellurometer (surveying instrument)
noun

telurómetronoun
{m}

anti-intellectualism (hostility towards intellectuals)
noun

antiintelectualismonoun
{m}

artificial intelligence (quality of a machine)
noun
[UK: ˌɑː.tɪ.ˈfɪʃ.l̩ ɪn.ˈte.lɪ.dʒəns]
[US: ˌɑːr.tə.ˈfɪʃ.l̩ ˌɪn.ˈte.lə.dʒəns]

inteligencia artificialnoun
{f}

automated teller machine (banking)
noun
[UK: ˈɔː.tə.mæ.tɪd ˈte.lə(r) mə.ˈʃiːn]
[US: ˈɒ.tə.ˌme.təd ˈte.lər mɪ.ˈʃiːn]

cajero automáticonoun
{m}

redbancnoun
{m}

bagatelle (game)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.ɡə.ˈtel]
[US: ˌbæ.ɡə.ˈtel]

billar romanonoun
{m}

bagatelle (trifle)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.ɡə.ˈtel]
[US: ˌbæ.ɡə.ˈtel]

bagatelanoun
{f}

chucheríanoun
{f}

frivolidadnoun
{f}

frusleríanoun
{f}

futilidadnoun
{f}

menudencianoun
{f}

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