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tell

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noun

サイン, しぐさ

Examples :

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

容疑者の落ち着きのないそわそわした様子は明らかなサインだった。彼はなくなった金について何か隠そうとしていた。

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noun

物語, 話

That which is told; a tale or account.

Examples :

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

先生のローマ帝国の歴史に関する物語はとても面白かった。

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noun

囁き, 個人的なメッセージ

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. "

オンラインチャットルームで、先生の今後のテストに関する個人的なメッセージは、サラだけを対象とした囁きでした。

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verb

数える, 計算する

(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."

全部で、12人以上いました。時計で時間を数えられますか？彼は計り知れない富を持っていました。

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verb

話す, 語る

Examples :

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

私は物語を話したいです。あなたに物語を話したいです。

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verb

言う, 話す

To convey by speech; to say.

Examples :

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

ついに、誰かが彼に真実を話した。彼は嘘をつくのが好きなようだ。

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verb

教える, 伝える

To instruct or inform.

Examples :

"Please tell me how to do it."

やり方を教えてください。

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verb

命じる, 指示する, 告げる

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

彼に立ち去るように命じてください。

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verb

見抜く, 気づく, 見分ける

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

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

刑事は、容疑者の目が泳いでいる様子から、嘘をついていると見抜くことができた。

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verb

明かす, 告げる

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

彼の身に何が起こったのかは、時が経てばわかるでしょう。

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verb

明らかになる, 判明する

To be revealed.

Examples :

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

行方不明の宿題についての真実が、ついに明らかになった。

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verb

影響を与える, 現れる, 示す

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."

ジェラルド卿の動きは遅くなり、彼の傷が影響を与え始めていた。

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verb

祈りのために（ビーズなどの）道具を使う

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

Examples :

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

祖母は色とりどりのビーズの連を使って祈りを捧げます。

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verb

告発する, 訴える

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

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

生徒は、テストでカンニングをしたクラスメートについて先生に告発しなければなりませんでした。

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verb

語る, 伝える

(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. "

先生はクラスに、そのプロジェクトは来週の金曜日が締め切りだと伝えた。

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noun

テル、丘

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. "

考古学者は、その下に埋もれた古代都市についてもっと知りたいと願い、テルを注意深く調査した。

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