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tell

Spanish translation

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tell (verb)
  2. told

tell

verb
told, telling

Translation of TELL

transitive verb
1
count : contar, enumerar <all told : en total>
2
instruct : decir <he told me how to fix it : me dijo cómo arreglarlo> <they told her to wait : le dijeron que esperara>
3
relate : contar, relatar, narrar <to tell a story : contar una historia>
4
divulge, reveal : revelar, divulgar <he told me everything about her : me contó todo acerca de ella>
5
discern : discernir, notar <I can't tell the difference : no noto la diferencia>
intransitive verb
1
say : decir <I won't tell : no voy a decírselo a nadie>
2
know : saber <you never can tell : nunca se sabe>
3
show : notarse, hacerse sentir <the strain is beginning to tell : la tensión se empieza a notar>

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