Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 7715 6941595 2009-07-05T12:00:13Z DCDuring 43828 /* Verb */ lies truth in usex {{wikipedia|Tell (disambiguation)}} ==English== {{rank|each|between|face|175|tell|because|few|whom}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{enPR|tĕl}}, {{IPA|/tɛl/}}, {{SAMPA|/tEl/}} * {{audio|en-us-tell.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɛl}} ===Etymology 1=== {{etyl|ang}} ''[[tellan]]'' ====Verb==== {{en-verb|tells|telling|told}} # {{transitive}} To [[narrate]]. #: ''I want to '''tell''' a story''. #: ''I want to '''tell''' you a story.'' # {{transitive}} To [[convey]] by [[speech]]. #: ''Finally, someone '''told''' him the truth.'' #: ''He seems to like to '''tell''' lies.'' # {{transitive}} To [[instruct]] or [[inform]]. #: ''Please '''tell''' me the time.'' # {{transitive}} To [[order]]; to [[direct]]. #: '''''Tell''' him to go away.'' # {{transitive}} To [[discern]], [[notice]], [[identify]] or [[distinguish]]. #: ''Can you '''tell''' whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?'' #: ''No, there's no way to '''tell'''.'' # {{intransitive}} To have a marked effect #: ''The mace dealt a '''telling''' blow to his right shoulder.'' # {{archaic}} To [[count]] or [[enumerate]] (see [[teller]]) =====Synonyms===== * (''to narrate''): [[narrate]], [[recount]], [[relate]] =====Antonyms===== * (''to instruct or inform''): [[ask]] =====Derived terms===== * [[tell all]] * [[tell-all]] * [[tell off]] * [[tell on]] * [[tell-tale]] * [[telltale]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|to narrate}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|حكى|tr=Hakaa|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|պատմել|tr=patmel|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t|zh|訴說|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|诉说|tr=sùshuō|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|敘說|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|叙说|tr=xùshuō|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|講|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|讲|tr=jiǎng|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|講述|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|讲述|tr=jiǎngshù|sc=Hani}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|vyprávět}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vertellen}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kertoa}} * French: {{t|fr|raconter}}, {{t|fr|narrer}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|erzählen}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|לספר|tr=le-saper|sc=Hebr}} * Irish: {{t-|ga|inis|xs=Irish}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|物語る|tr=ものがたる, monogataru|sc=Jpan}} * Polish: {{t|pl|opowiadać}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|narrar}}, {{t+|pt|contar}} * Russian: {{qualifier|imperfective}} {{t|ru|рассказывать|tr=rasskázyvat'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{qualifier|perfective}} {{t|ru|рассказать|tr=rasskazát'|sc=Cyrl}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|berätta}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to pass information}} * [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|1@Chin-PalmBack 1@FromChin-PalmUp}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|أخبر|tr='áxbara|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t+|hy|ասել|tr=asel|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t|zh|告訴|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|告诉|tr=gàosu|sc=Hani}} * Czech: {{t|cs|říci}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vertellen}}, {{t+|nl|zeggen}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kertoa}} * French: {{t|fr|dire}} * German: {{t+|de|sagen}}, {{t+|de|erzählen}} {{trans-mid}} * Irish: {{t-|ga|abair|xs=Irish}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|教える|tr=おしえる, oshieru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|言う|tr=いう, iu|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|述べる|tr=のべる, noberu|sc=Jpan}} * Polish: {{t|pl|powiedzieć}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|contar}} * Russian: {{qualifier|imperfective}} {{t|ru|говорить|tr=govorít'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{qualifier|perfective}} {{t|ru|сказать|tr=skazát'|sc=Cyrl}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|säga}}, {{t+|sv|berätta}}, {{t+|sv|tala om}} * Thai: {{t-|th|บอก|tr=bòk|sc=Thai|xs=Thai}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to instruct}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|käskeä}}, {{t+|fi|määrätä}} * French: {{t|fr|dire}} * German: {{t+|de|sagen}} * Irish: {{t-|ga|abair|xs=Irish}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{qualifier|imperfective}} {{t|ru|говорить|tr=govorít'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{qualifier|perfective}} {{t|ru|сказать|tr=skazát'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{qualifier|order}} {{t|ru|приказать|tr=prikazát'|sc=Cyrl}} * Swedish: [[säga åt]], [[säga till]], [[tala om]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to discern, notice, identify or distinguish}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vertellen}}, {{t+|nl|zeggen}} * Russian: {{qualifier|imperfective}} {{t|ru|различать|tr=različát'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{qualifier|perfective}} {{t|ru|различить|tr=različít'|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: [[säga]], [[avgöra]] {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * Bulgarian: [[разказвам]] (razkazvam) (1), [[казвам]] (kazvam) (2,3), [[нареждам]] (nareždam) (3) * [[Catalan]]: {{t+|ca|explicar}} * Czech: {{t|cs|říci}}; {{t-|cs|chápat}}; {{t-|cs|rozlišovat}} * Esperanto: [[rakonti]] * Hebrew: {{t|he|להבין|sc=Hebr}}, {{t|he|להגיד|sc=Hebr}}, {{t|he|להבדיל|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t|hu|elmond}} * [[Ido]]: [[dicar]] * Italian: {{t+|it|dire}}, {{t+|it|contare}} {{trans-mid}} * Korean: [[말하다]] (malhada) * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[گێڕان]]}} * Latin: [[dicere|dīcere]] * [[Nahuatl]]: [[aquitoloc]] * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|dizer}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|spune}}, {{t+|ro|zice}} * Slovene: {{t|sl|povedati}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|decir}}, {{t+|es|contar}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|söylemek}} (''declare''), {{t+|tr|anlamak}} (''perceive''), {{t|tr|ayırmak}} (''distinguish'') {{trans-bottom}} ===Etymology 2=== From the verb ''tell'' ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # {{poker}} A [[giveaway]] sign, especially one used in the game of poker. ===Etymology 3=== From {{etyl|ar|en}} {{term|تل||lang=ar|sc=Arab|tr=tall|hill, elevation}} ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # {{archaeology}} A [[mound]], originally in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements. 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