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/tɛl/

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noun

إشارة، سلوك يكشف عن شيء

Examples :

"The suspect's nervous fidgeting was a clear tell; he was trying to hide something about the missing money. "

كان تململ المشتبه به العصبي إشارة واضحة؛ كان يحاول إخفاء شيء ما عن المال المفقود.

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noun

حكاية، قصة

That which is told; a tale or account.

Examples :

"The teacher's tell about the history of the Roman Empire was very interesting. "

كانت حكاية المعلم عن تاريخ الإمبراطورية الرومانية ممتعة للغاية.

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noun

همسة، رسالة خاصة

A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

Examples :

"In the online chat room, the teacher's tell about the upcoming test was a whisper, meant only for Sarah. "

في غرفة الدردشة عبر الإنترنت، كانت همسة المعلم حول الاختبار القادم همسة، موجهة فقط إلى سارة.

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verb

عد، أحصى

(archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

Examples :

"All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."

في المجمل، كان هناك أكثر من اثني عشر. هل يمكنك معرفة الوقت على الساعة؟ كان لديه ثروة لا تحصى.

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verb

روى، حكى

Examples :

"I want to tell a story; I want to tell you a story."

أريد أن أروي قصة؛ أريد أن أروي لك قصة.

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verb

قال، روى

To convey by speech; to say.

Examples :

"Finally, someone told him the truth. He seems to like to tell lies."

أخيراً، أخبره أحدهم الحقيقة. يبدو أنه يحب أن يقول الأكاذيب.

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verb

أخبر، أبلغ

To instruct or inform.

Examples :

"Please tell me how to do it."

من فضلك أخبرني كيف أفعل ذلك.

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verb

أمر، وجه، قال ل

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

أمره بالذهاب بعيداً.

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verb

تميّز، لاحظ، حدد

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

"The detective could tell the suspect was lying by the way his eyes darted around. "

تمكن المحقق من تمييز أن المشتبه به كان يكذب من خلال الطريقة التي كانت تدور بها عيناه.

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verb

كشف، أفصح

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

سيكشف الوقت ما آل إليه حاله.

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verb

تكشف، ظهر

To be revealed.

Examples :

"The truth about the missing homework was finally told. "

أخيرًا، تكشفت الحقيقة حول الواجب المنزلي المفقود.

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verb

أثر، بدا، تجلى

To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.

Examples :

"Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell."

كان السير جيرالد يتحرك ببطء؛ بدأت جروحه تؤثر عليه.

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verb

استخدم (الخرز أو ما شابهه) كأداة للصلاة

To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.

Examples :

"My grandmother tells her prayers using a string of colorful beads. "

تستخدم جدتي مسبحة من الخرز الملون في صلواتها.

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verb

أبلغ عن، أبلغ

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

"The student had to tell the teacher about the classmate who cheated on the test. "

اضطر الطالب إلى إبلاغ المعلم عن زميله الذي غش في الاختبار.

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verb

روى، حكى

(authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show

Examples :

"The teacher told the class that the project was due next Friday. "

أخبر المعلم الفصل أن المشروع مستحق يوم الجمعة المقبل.

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noun

تل

A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

Examples :

"The archaeologists carefully studied the tell, hoping to learn more about the ancient city buried beneath it. "

درس علماء الآثار التل بعناية، على أمل معرفة المزيد عن المدينة القديمة المدفونة تحته.

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