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tell Meaning in Spanish (tell significado en español)

decir, contar, distinguir
Sinónimos:manifestarnarrardiscernir
decir in English:tell
Phonetic:ˈdeθir / ˈdeθiɾ
Plural: tells
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de tell en español es decir, contar, distinguir. (Comunicar información, noticias o un hecho a alguien verbalmente.)

Definitions of Tell

  1. 1
    verb
    decir

    To communicate information, news, or a fact to someone verbally.

    Comunicar información, noticias o un hecho a alguien verbalmente.

  2. 2
    verb
    contar

    To narrate or recount a story, event, or experience.

    Narrar o relatar una historia, evento o experiencia.

  3. 3
    verb
    distinguir

    To distinguish or discern between two or more things or people.

    Distinguir o discernir entre dos o más cosas o personas.

Example Sentences

casual

“Please tell me your name.”

Por favor, dime tu nombre.

casual

“She told a fascinating story about her travels.”

Ella contó una historia fascinante sobre sus viajes.

casual

“Can you tell the difference between these two fabrics?”

¿Puedes distinguir la diferencia entre estas dos telas?

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

manifestarnarrardiscernir

In English:

informnotifyappriserelatestate

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

callarocultarignorar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensetold
present participletelling
agent nounteller
adjectiveuntold

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

tell a liecollocation

To say something that is not true.

tell the truthcollocation

To say what is true.

tell apartphrasal_verb

To be able to distinguish between two similar things or people.