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told

/tɔʊld/ /toʊld/

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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 مدار 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.

communication language story

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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، قال لـ

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

أمره بالذهاب بعيداً.

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verb

تبين، لاحظ، حدد

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

"The detective told the subtle difference in the suspect's handwriting. "

تبين المحقق الفرق الدقيق في خط يد المشتبه به.

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verb

كشف، أعلن

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

سيكشف الوقت ما آل إليه حاله.

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verb

كُشِفَ، أُخبِرَ

To be revealed.

Examples :

"The secret was finally told by the teacher in class. "

أُخبِرَ السر أخيرًا من قبل المعلم في الفصل.

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verb

أثر، بدا

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.

outcome action sign condition

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verb

استخدم (الخرز أو أشياء مماثلة) كأداة للصلاة

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

Examples :

"My grandmother told her rosary beads every evening. "

كانت جدتي تستخدم سبحة صلاتها كل مساء.

religion ritual

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verb

أبلغ عن، أبلغ

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

"The student was told by the teacher about cheating on the test. "

أُبلغ عن الطالب من قبل المعلم بسبب الغش في الاختبار.

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verb

روى، أخبر

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

Examples :

"The teacher told the students the rules for the essay contest, rather than demonstrating them through an example. "

أخبر المعلم الطلاب بقواعد مسابقة المقال، بدلاً من أن يوضحها من خلال مثال.

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