tell

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

Translation

vt. informere; uttale; gi ordre; skille ut; fastslå
vi. berette; røpe konfidensielt; gjenkjenne
Word Forms
Past Tensetold
Third Person Singulartells
Present Participletelling
Past Participletold
Pluraltells

Phrases & Collocations

tell me

fortell meg

can tell

kan si

tell me about

fortell meg om

tell me why

fortell meg hvorfor

tell all

fortell alle

tell the world

fortell til verden

tell about

fortell om

tell from

fortell fra

tell lies

fortell løgner

tell a lie

å lyve

tell of

fortell om

tell on

tatt på

tell jokes

fortell vitser

show and tell

vis og fortell

tell tales

fortelle historier

william tell

vilhelm tell

Example Sentences

tell the truth; tell one's love.

si sannheten; bekjenne sin kjærlighet.

tell a secret; tell fortunes.

fortelle en hemmelighet; spå.

tell sb. about sth.

fortelle noen om noe.

tell sb. straight out

si det rett ut til noen.

It's a sin to tell lies.

Det er en synd å lyve.

Tell him to wait.

Be ham vente.

I will tell the result by telegraph.

Jeg vil fortelle resultatet via telegraf.

I was afraid to tell anyone.

Jeg var redd for å fortelle det til noen.

she was in a mood to tell jokes.

hun var i humør til å fortelle vitser.

Tell me the instant they arrive.

Si meg i det øyeblikket de ankommer.

tell him to go away.

Be ham gå bort.

Tell her to begone.

Be henne forsvinne.

We must tell him.

Vi må fortelle ham.

Tell him to come forthwith.

Be ham komme umiddelbart.

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