tell

[US]/tel/
[UK]/tɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. informere; udtale; give ordrer; udskille; bestemme
vi. berette; afsløre fortroligt; identificere
Word Forms
Past Tensetold
Third Person Singulartells
Present Participletelling
Past Participletold
Pluraltells

Phrases & Collocations

tell me

fortæl mig

can tell

kan fortælle

tell me about

fortæl mig om

tell me why

fortæl mig hvorfor

tell all

fortæl alle

tell the world

fortæl verden

tell about

fortæl om

tell from

fortæl fra

tell lies

fortæl løgne

tell a lie

at lyve

tell of

fortæl om

tell on

råde på

tell jokes

fortæl vittigheder

show and tell

vis og fortæl

tell tales

fortæl historier

william tell

william tell

Example Sentences

tell the truth; tell one's love.

sig sandheden; bekende sin kærlighed.

tell a secret; tell fortunes.

fortæl en hemmelighed; læse i kort.

tell sb. about sth.

fortæl nogen om noget.

tell sb. straight out

sige det direkte til nogen.

It's a sin to tell lies.

Det er en synd at lyve.

Tell him to wait.

Sig til ham, at han skal vente.

I will tell the result by telegraph.

Jeg vil fortælle resultatet via telegraf.

I was afraid to tell anyone.

Jeg var bange for at fortælle det til nogen.

she was in a mood to tell jokes.

hun var i humør til at fortælle jokes.

Tell me the instant they arrive.

Fortæl mig, når de ankommer.

tell him to go away.

Sig til ham, at han skal gå væk.

Tell her to begone.

Sig til hende, at hun skal forsvinde.

We must tell him.

Vi må fortælle det til ham.

Tell him to come forthwith.

Sig til ham, at han skal komme omgående.

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