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telling

/ˈtɛlɪŋ/

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verb

Compter, dénombrer

(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."

En tout, il y en avait plus d'une douzaine. Pouvez-vous lire l'heure sur une horloge ? Il avait une richesse incalculable.

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verb

Raconter, narrer

Examples :

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

Je veux raconter une histoire ; je veux te raconter une histoire.

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verb

Dire, raconter

To convey by speech; to say.

Examples :

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

Finalement, quelqu'un lui a dit la vérité. Il semble aimer dire des mensonges.

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verb

Instruire, informer

To instruct or inform.

Examples :

"Please tell me how to do it."

Dites-moi comment faire, s'il vous plaît.

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verb

Ordonner, dire à quelqu'un

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

Dites-lui de s'en aller.

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verb

Discerner, remarquer, identifier

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

"The detective was able to tell the difference between the two fingerprints. "

Le détective a pu discerner la différence entre les deux empreintes digitales.

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verb

Révéler, dévoiler

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

Le temps révélera ce qu'il est devenu.

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Se révéler, se manifester

To be revealed.

Examples :

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

La vérité sur les devoirs manquants finissait par se révéler.

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verb

Avoir un effet, se faire sentir

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."

Sir Gerald se déplaçait plus lentement ; ses blessures commençaient à se faire sentir.

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verb

Réciter, prier avec (des perles)

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

Examples :

"My grandmother was telling her rosary beads while she prayed. "

Ma grand-mère récitait son chapelet pendant qu'elle priait.

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verb

Dénoncer, rapporter

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

"The student told the teacher about the classmate's cheating on the test. "

L'élève a dénoncé la tricherie de son camarade de classe à l'enseignant lors du test.

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verb

Raconter, dire

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

Examples :

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

Le professeur a raconté aux élèves les règles de la dissertation, plutôt que de les leur montrer par un exemple.

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adjective

Significatif, percutant

Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.

Examples :

"a telling blow"

Un coup percutant.

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adjective

Révélateur, significatif

Revealing information; bearing significance.

Examples :

"a telling smile"

Un sourire révélateur.

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adjective

Convaincant

Serving to convince.

Examples :

"telling evidence"

Des preuves convaincantes

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noun

Récit, narration

The act of narration.

Examples :

"The teacher's telling of the story was captivating. "

Le récit de l'histoire par le professeur était captivant.

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noun

Récit, communication

The disclosure of information.

Examples :

"The telling of the secret project details was a surprise to the team. "

La communication des détails du projet secret a été une surprise pour l'équipe.

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noun

Comptage, numérotation

Counting, numbering.

Examples :

"The teacher asked for a telling of the students in the class. "

Le professeur a demandé le comptage des élèves dans la classe.

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noun

Pouvoir de décision, discernement

(usually in the negative) Ability to determine.

Examples :

"Lack of telling prevented him from accurately judging the best course of action. "

Le manque de discernement l'a empêché de juger avec précision la meilleure ligne de conduite.

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