Tell

Spanish Meaning

contar

decir

saber

confesarse

recitar

admitir

marear

rezar

comunicar

informar

anunciar

indicar

marcar

mandar

distinguir

conocer

reconocer

estar en el ajo

relatar

soplar

tener efecto

enterar

hacer mella

English Meaning

  1. To give a detailed account of; narrate: tell what happened; told us a story.
  2. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words: tell the truth; tell one's love.
  3. To make known; reveal: tell a secret; tell fortunes.
  4. To notify; inform.
  5. To inform positively; assure: I tell you, the plan will work.
  6. To give instructions to; direct: told the customers to wait in line.
  7. To discover by observation; discern: could tell that he was upset.
  8. To name or number one by one; count: telling one's blessings; 16 windows, all told.
  9. To give an account or revelation: is prepared to break silence and tell.
  10. To give evidence; inform: promised not to tell on her friend.
  11. To have an effect or impact: In this game every move tells.
  12. tell off Informal To rebuke severely; reprimand.
  13. A mound, especially in the Middle East, made up of the remains of a succession of previous settlements.