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tell

/tɛl/ noun · plural: tells A1 (estimated)

1. A hill or mound

German	der Tell
French	le tell, le tel
Italian	il tell
Spanish	el tell

2. say, tell

German	sagen, vortragen
French	le dire
Portuguese	o dizer
Czech	říct, říkat, promluvit
Italian	il dire
Spanish	el decir
Dutch	vertellen, zeggen

3. told

Czech	vyprávěný

4. tell, related, narrate

German	erzählen
French	raconter
Czech	líčený

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to tell

/tɛl/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to pass information

German	erzählen, sagen, stecken
French	raconter, dire, signifier
Portuguese	contar, dizer, chibar
Czech	vyprávět, říkat, sdělit
Italian	raccontare, dire, riferire
Spanish	contar, decir, recontar
Dutch	vertellen, zeggen
Swedish	berätta, säga, tala om
Latin	narro, memoro, dico

2. to discern, notice, identify or distinguish

German	sagen, vortragen, erkennen
French	raconter, conter, discerner
Portuguese	dizer, notar
Czech	říct, povědět, povídat
Italian	narrare, notare
Spanish	notar, percatar, percatarse
Dutch	vertellen, zeggen
Swedish	säga, avgöra
Latin	loquor

3. to instruct

German	sagen, erklären
French	dire, commander
Portuguese	dizer, mandar
Italian	insegnare
Spanish	decir
Dutch	verordenen, instrueren
Swedish	säga åt, säga till, tala om
Latin	doceo

4. to inform someone in authority

German	petzen

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