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tell:

to tell verb (tells, told, telling)

  1. to tell (narrate; report)
    raconter; parler; dire; conter; rendre compte; répandre
    • raconter verb (raconte, racontes, racontons, racontez, )
    • parler verb (parle, parles, parlons, parlez, )
    • dire verb (dis, dit, disons, dites, )
    • conter verb (conte, contes, contons, contez, )
    • répandre verb (répands, répand, répandons, répandez, )
  2. to tell (say; expound; describe; )
    dire; écrire; expliquer; raconter; faire le compte rendu de; apprendre; décrire; caractériser; définir; interpréter
    • dire verb (dis, dit, disons, dites, )
    • écrire verb (écris, écrit, écrivons, écrivez, )
    • expliquer verb (explique, expliques, expliquons, expliquez, )
    • raconter verb (raconte, racontes, racontons, racontez, )
    • apprendre verb (apprends, apprend, apprenons, apprenez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
    • caractériser verb (caractérise, caractérises, caractérisons, caractérisez, )
    • définir verb (définis, définit, définissons, définissez, )
    • interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, )
  3. to tell (pass on; blab; feed)
    transmettre; rapporter; répandre; faire circuler; colporter; se faire l'écho de
    • transmettre verb (transmets, transmet, transmettons, transmettez, )
    • rapporter verb (rapporte, rapportes, rapportons, rapportez, )
    • répandre verb (répands, répand, répandons, répandez, )
    • colporter verb (colporte, colportes, colportons, colportez, )
  4. to tell (make known; inform; point out; )
    communiquer; porter à la connaissance de
    • communiquer verb (communique, communiques, communiquons, communiquez, )
  5. to tell (talk; speak; rattle; )
    parler; dire; raconter; papoter; bavarder; discuter; caqueter; clapoter; jacasser; causer; avoir de la conversation; jaser; cancaner; prononcer
    • parler verb (parle, parles, parlons, parlez, )
    • dire verb (dis, dit, disons, dites, )
    • raconter verb (raconte, racontes, racontons, racontez, )
    • papoter verb (papote, papotes, papotons, papotez, )
    • bavarder verb (bavarde, bavardes, bavardons, bavardez, )
    • discuter verb (discute, discutes, discutons, discutez, )
    • caqueter verb (caquette, caquettes, caquetons, caquetez, )
    • clapoter verb (clapote, clapotes, clapotons, clapotez, )
    • jacasser verb (jacasse, jacasses, jacassons, jacassez, )
    • causer verb (cause, causes, causons, causez, )
    • jaser verb (jase, jases, jasons, jasez, )
    • cancaner verb (cancane, cancanes, cancanons, cancanez, )
    • prononcer verb (prononce, prononces, prononçons, prononcez, )
  6. to tell (prompt; whisper)
    souffler
    • souffler verb (souffle, souffles, soufflons, soufflez, )

Conjugations for tell:

present
  1. tell
  2. tell
  3. tells
  4. tell
  5. tell
  6. tell
simple past
  1. told
  2. told
  3. told
  4. told
  5. told
  6. told
present perfect
  1. have told
  2. have told
  3. has told
  4. have told
  5. have told
  6. have told
past continuous
  1. was telling
  2. were telling
  3. was telling
  4. were telling
  5. were telling
  6. were telling
future
  1. shall tell
  2. will tell
  3. will tell
  4. shall tell
  5. will tell
  6. will tell
continuous present
  1. am telling
  2. are telling
  3. is telling
  4. are telling
  5. are telling
  6. are telling
subjunctive
  1. be told
  2. be told
  3. be told
  4. be told
  5. be told
  6. be told
diverse
  1. tell!
  2. let's tell!
  5. told
  6. told
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for tell:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
parler chat
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
apprendre cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell absorb; acquire; aquire; collect; cram up a lesson; discover; educate; familiarise; familiarize; find out; gain; get the hang of; get used to; instruct; learn; master; pick up; practice; practise; prepare; qualify; receive; study; studying; teach; train
avoir de la conversation blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; have a conversation; speak; talk
bavarder blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; communicate; converse; discuss; dribble; drone on; gab; have a conversation; have a good long talk; jabber; make a slip; prattle; prattle on; rabbit; rave; slaver; slobber; speak; talk; talk crap; talk nonsense; talk rubbish; waffle; waste one's time talking
cancaner blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; croak; drivel; gab; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; quack; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
caqueter blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; dribble; drivel; drone on; gab; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; slaver; slobber; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle; waffle
caractériser cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; typify
causer blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell arrive at; bring about; bring evil upon; bring on; cause; chat; communicate; converse; create; discuss; effect; end up; engender; give rise to; have a chat; have a conversation; hurt; instigate; lead to; produce; provoke; result in; speak; talk; turn out; work out
clapoter blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell lap; ripple; slosh; splash
colporter blab; feed; pass on; tell blab; disclose; give away; hawk; inform against; peddle; retail; reveal; squeal
communiquer call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell announce; communicate; contaminate; converse; express; express oneself; give expression to; have a conversation; impersonate; infect; inform; issue; melt; pass into each other; poison; publish; report; reveal oneself; speak; state; talk; utter; ventilate
conter narrate; report; tell
dire blab; chat; chatter; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; recount; relate; report; say; speak; talk; tell express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; reveal oneself; speak; talk; utter; ventilate
discuter blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell altercate; argue; comment; communicate; consult; converse; debate; discuss; dispute; have a conversation; quarrel; review; speak; speak about; talk; talk about; talk it over; twist; wrangle
décrire cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; determine; mark; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch; state precisely
définir cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell characterise; characterize; clearly define; define; depict; describe; determine; establish; identify; mark; outline; state precisely
expliquer cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell clarify; elucidate; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; make clear; make explicit; make something accessible; make something clear; throw light on
faire circuler blab; feed; pass on; tell confer; delate; deliver up; dish out; distribute; dole out; extend; give; give out; give to; hand; hand on; hand out; hand over; hand round; offer; parcel out; pass; pass around; pass on; present with
faire le compte rendu de cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell announce; inform; report; state
interpréter cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell act; act a part; describe; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; perform; personify; play the role of; play-act; portray; render; represent; reproduce; reveal oneself; speak; take up; talk; transcribe; translate; understand; utter; ventilate
jacasser blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; chirp; croak; dribble; drivel; drone on; gab; gabble; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; quack; rattle; rot; slaver; slobber; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle; waffle
jaser blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chat; croak; have a good long talk; quack
papoter blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; dribble; drivel; drone on; gab; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; slaver; slobber; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle; waffle
parler blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; express; express oneself; give a speech; give expression to; have a conversation; impersonate; reveal oneself; speak; speechify; talk; utter; ventilate
porter à la connaissance de call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell inform; make known; notify; send word
prononcer blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; reveal oneself; speak; talk; utter; ventilate
raconter blab; chat; chatter; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; recount; relate; report; say; speak; talk; tell announce; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; inform; report; reveal oneself; speak; state; talk; utter; ventilate
rapporter blab; feed; pass on; tell announce; blab; blurt out; bring back; bring in; bring to justice; denounce; disclose; give away; inform; inform against; let slip out; peach; produce; report; return; reveal; squeal; state; tattle; tell tales; tip the scales
rendre compte narrate; report; tell announce; inform; report; state
répandre blab; feed; narrate; pass on; report; tell blab; blurt out; carry out a message; cast around; collapse; confer; dish out; disperse; disseminate; distribute; dole out; fan out; give out; hand out; hand round; hive off; lay out; let slip out; make generally known; metastasise; metastasize; parcel out; pass around; put ready; scatter; shed; sow; spread; sprinkle; strew about; swarm about; swarm around; tip the scales; toss about
se faire l'écho de blab; feed; pass on; tell
souffler prompt; tell; whisper blow; breathe; breathe out; catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; draw breath; exchange confidences; gasp; grasp; grip; hum; inhale; pant; pilfer; prompt; puff; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; suggest; toil and moil; wheeze; whisper; whisper in someone's ear; whistle; yearn
transmettre blab; feed; pass on; tell beam; carry out a message; contaminate; delate; deliver up; disseminate; extend; forward; give; give to; hand; hand on; hand over; infect; metastasise; metastasize; offer; pass; pass on; poison; present with; redirect; remit; send; send on; send to; sow; spread; transfer
écrire cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell correspond; describe; keep up a correspondence; outline; scribble; sketch; write; write back
- assure; differentiate; distinguish; enjoin; evidence; narrate; order; recite; recount; say; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; state; tell apart
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- narrate; relate

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Related Definitions for "tell":

  1. mark as different1
  2. discern or comprehend1
    • He could tell that she was unhappy1
  3. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority1
    • The mother told the child to get dressed1
  4. let something be known1
  5. narrate or give a detailed account of1
    • The father told a story to his child1
  6. give evidence1
    • he was telling on all his former colleague1
  7. express in words1
    • tell me what is bothering you1
  8. inform positively and with certainty and confidence1
    • I tell you that man is a crook!1

Wiktionary Translations for tell:

tell
verb
  1. to pass information
  2. to instruct
tell
verb
  1. Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu’un. (Sens général).
  2. Exposer par un récit.
  3. Exprimer par la parole
  4. Conter, narrer, faire le récit
  5. Dire avec légèreté ou mauvaise foi
noun
  1. monticule, éminence isolée.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• tell → raconter ↔ vertellen — een al of niet ware gebeurtenis verhalen
• tell → dire ↔ dir — sagen, sprechen
• tell → raconter ↔ erzählen — schriftlich oder mündlich ein Erlebnis oder Vorkommnis anschaulich zur Darstellung bringen
• tell → exposer; informer; raconter ↔ vortragen — eine Ausarbeitung oder Überlegung mündlich darlegen

Tell:


Translation Matrix for Tell:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- William Tell

Related Definitions for "Tell":

  1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)1

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