English-Thai Dictionary

tell

VI บอก  พูด  แจ้ง  explain inform state bok

 

tell

VI มีผลกระทบ  กระทบกระเทือน  be effective me-pon-kra-tob

 

tell

VI เปิดเผยความลับ  reveal secrets poed-poi-kwam-lab

 

tell

VT จำแนก ความแตกต่าง  แยกแยะ  บอก ความแตกต่าง  distinguish separate jam-neak-kwam-teak-tang

 

tell

VT ทำนาย  tam-nai

 

tell

VT บอก  พูด  แจ้ง  explain inform state bok

 

tell

VT รับประกัน ว่า เป็นจริง (ตามที่ กล่าว ไว้  รับรอง  ทำให้ มั่นใจ  assure rab-pra-kan-wa-pen-jing

 

tell

VT รู้  know ru

 

tell

VT สั่ง  ขอร้อง ให้ ทำ  บอก ให้ ทำ  direct sang

 

tell

VT เปิดเผย  disclose reveal poed-poi

 

tell

VT เล่า  เล่าเรื่อง  บรรยาย  สาธยาย  narrate recount relate lao

 

tell about

PHRV เผยความลับ  เผย  poi-kwam-lab

 

tell about

PHRV เล่า เกี่ยวกับ  tell of lao-kiao-kab

 

tell apart

PHRV แยกแยะ  บอก ความแตกต่าง  tell from yeak-yea

 

tell between

PHRV แยกแยะ ระหว่าง  distinguish between be able to tell the difference between yeak-yea-ra-wang

 

tell by

PHRV บอก เวลา ได้ จาก  ดู เว ลาจาก  bok-we-la-dai-jak

 

tell from

PHRV บอก จาก  เล่า จาก  tell by bok-jak

 

tell from

PHRV แยกแยะ ความแตกต่าง จาก  differentiate from discriminate from yeak-yea-kwam-teak-tang-jak

 

tell it to the marines

IDM ฉัน ไม่เชื่อ คุ ณ  chan-mai-chue-kuan

 

tell of

PHRV ดุ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ต่อว่า  inform against du

 

tell of

PHRV เล่า ให้ (บางคน  ฟัง เกี่ยวกับ  tell about lao-hai-fang-kiao-kab

 

tell off

PHRV ดุด่า  ดุว่า  bawl out be down on du-da

 

tell off

PHRV นับ  นับ จำนวน ของ  nab

 

tell on

PHRV ดุ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ฟ้อง เกี่ยวกับ  inform against du

 

tell on

PHRV มี ผลร้าย ต่อ  me-pon-rai-tor

 

tell over

PHRV นับ ซ้ำๆ  เล่า ซ้ำๆ  nam-sam-sam

 

tell people apart

IDM แยกแยะ คน  หรือ กลุ่มคน ออกจาก กัน  yeak-yea-kon-rue-klum-ook-jak-kan

 

tell someone a thing or two

IDM ด่าว่า รุนแรง  ต่อว่า  da-wa-run-rang

 

tell someone where to get off

IDM ด่าว่า รุนแรง  ต่อว่า  da-wa-run-rang

 

tell tales out of school

IDM บอก ความลับ  ปล่อยข่าว  bok-kwam-lab

 

tell the (whole) world

SL เปิดเผยความลับ  เปิดโปง  poed-poi-kwam-lab

 

tell the time

IDM บอก เวลา  bok-we-la

 

tell things apart

IDM แยกแยะ ของ ออกจากัน ได้  บอก ความแตกต่าง  yeak-yea-kong-ook-jak-kan

 

tell time

IDM บอก เวลา ได้  ดู เวลา  bok-we-la-dai

 

tell to

PHRV เล่า ให้ ฟัง  recount to lao-hai-fang

 

tell two things or two persons apart

IDM แยก ออกจาก  แยกแยะ  แยกจาก กัน  yeak-ook-jak

 

tell which is which

IDM รู้ ว่า ใคร เป็น ใคร  แยก ความแตกต่าง ได้  ru-wa-kai-pen-kai

 

tell with

PHRV รู้ ความจริง จาก  เดา จาก  ru-kwam-jing-jak

 

teller

N ผู้ นับ คะแนนเสียง ใน สภา  phu-nab-ka-nean-sing-nai-sa-pa

 

teller

N ผู้ เล่านิทาน  เรื่องราว  ฯลฯ  phu-lao-ni-tan-ruang-rao

 

teller

N พนักงาน รับฝาก -ถอนเงิน ใน ธนาคาร  cashier clerk counting clerk pa-nak-ngan-rab-fak-ton-ngen-nai-ta-na-kan

 

teller

N เครื่อง ฝาก -ถอนเงิน  krueng-fak-ton-ngen

 

telling

ADJ ที่ สื่อ ข้อมูล  ti-sue-kor-muan

 

telling

ADJ ที่เกิด ผล  มีผล  ได้ผล  effective important crucial ti-koed-pon

 

telltale

ADJ ที่ บ่งชี้ ว่า มี อยู่ จริง  ซึ่ง เปิดเผยความลับ  significant tattletale revealing ti-bong-che-me-yu-jing

 

telltale

N คน เปิดโปง ความลับ หรือ ความผิด ของ ผู้อื่น  kong-poed-pong-kwam-lab-rue-kwam-pid

 

tellural

A เกี่ยวกับ โลก 

 

tellurate

N เกลือ ของ  telluric acid

 

telluret

N สารประกอบ ของ  tellurium ที่ เป็น บวก  telluride

 

telluric

A เกี่ยวกับ โลก  ที่ ประกอบด้วย  tellurium ที่ มี วาเลน ซี สูง 

 

telluride

N สารประกอบ ของ  tellurium ที่ เป็น บวก  telluret

 

tellurite

N เกลือ ของ  tellurous acid

 

tellurium

N ธาตุ สี เงิน คุณ สมบัติ คล้าย กำมะถัน  มี สัญ ลักษ ณ ย่อ  Te tad-se-ngen-kuan-na-son-bud-kai-kam-ma-tan

 

tellurous

A ที่ ประกอบด้วย  tellurium ที่ มี สี่ วาเลน ซี 

 

telly

N โทรทัศน์ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  เครื่องรับ โทรทัศน์  to-ra-tad

 

telly

SL ทีวี  โทรทัศน์  te-we

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TELL

v.t.pret. and pp. told. [L. telum; L. appello and peal, L. pello. ] 1. To utter; to express in words; to communicate to others.
I will not eat till I have told my errand. Genesis 24:33.
2. To relate; to narrate; to rehearse particulars; as, to tell a story. Genesis 37:5.
And not a man appears to tell their fate.
3. To teach; to inform; to make known; to show by words. Tell us the way.
Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Genesis 12:18.
4. To discover; to disclose; to betray.
They will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. Numbers 14:14.
5. To count; to number.
Look now towards heaven, and tell the stars. Genesis 15:5.
6. To relate in confession; to confess or acknowledge.
Tell me now what thou hast done. Joshua 7:19.
7. To publish.
Tell it not in Gath. 2 Samuel 1:2 .
8. To unfold; to interpret; to explain. Ezekiel 24:19.
9. To make excuses.
Tush, never tell me. [Not elegant. ]
1 . To make known.
Our feelings tell us how long they ought to have submitted.
11. To discover; to find; to discern. The colors are so blended that I cannot tell where one ends and the other begins.
Tell, though equivalent in some respects to speak and say, has not always the same application. We say, to tell this, that or what, to tell a story, to tell a word, to tell truth or falsehood, to tell a number, to tell the reasons, to tell something or nothing; but we never say, to tell a speech, discourse or oration, or to tell an argument or a lesson. It is much used in commands. Tell me the whole story; tell me all you know, or all that was said. Tell has frequently the sense of narrate; which speak and say have not.

 

TELL

v.i.To give an account; to make report. --That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalm 26:7.
To tell of
To tell on - to inform. You must not disobey; I will tell of you if you do. This is a common popular use of the word. To tell on, is quite vulgar as well as improper.

 

TELLER

n.One that tells, relates or communicates the knowledge of something. 1. One who numbers.
2. In the exchequer of England, there are four officers called tellers, whose business is to receive all moneys due to the crown, and throw down a bill through a pipe into the tally-court, where it is received by the auditor's clerks, who write the words of the bill on a tally, and deliver it to be entered by the clerk of the pell. The tally is then split by the two deputy chamberlains, who have their seals, and while the senior deputy reads the one part, the junior examines the other with the other two clerks. [This word is supposed to be from tally, being in ancient records written tallier. ]

 

TELLINITE

n.[from tellina, a genus of testaceous animals.] Petrified or fossil shells of the genus Tellina.

 

TELL-TALE

a.Telling tales; babbling.

 

TELL-TALE

n.[tell and tale. ] One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of individuals; one who tells that which prudence should suppress, and which if told, often does mischief among neighbors. 1. A movable piece of ivory or lead on a chamber organ, that gives notice when the wind is exhausted.
2. In seamanship, a small piece of wood, traversing in a groove across the front of the poop deck, and which, by communicating with a small barrel on the axis of the steering wheel, indicates the situation of the helm.

 

TELLURATE

n.A compound of tellurium and a base.

 

TELLURETED

a.Tellureted hydrogen is hydrogen combined with tellurium in a gaseous form.

 

TELLURIUM

n.A metal recently discovered by Klaproth, combined with gold and silver in the ores, and received from the bannat of Temeswar. The ores are denominated native, graphic, yellow, and black. The native tellurium is of a color between tin and silver, and sometimes inclines to a steel gray. The graphic tellurium is stell gray; but sometimes white, yellow or lead gray. These ores are found massive or crystallized.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TELL

Tell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Told; p. pr. & vb. n. Telling. ] Etym: [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. zählen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak, tælle to count. See Tale that which is told. ]

 

1. To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money. "An heap of coin he told. " Spenser. He telleth the number of the stars. Ps. cxlvii. 4.Tell the joints of the body. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate. Of which I shall tell all the array. Chaucer. And not a man appears to tell their fate. Pope.

 

3. To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge. Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife Gen. xii. 18.

 

4. To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform. A secret pilgrimage, That you to-day promised to tell me of Shak.

 

5. To order; to request; to command. He told her not to be frightened. Dickens.

 

6. To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.

 

7. To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate. [Obs. ] I ne told no dainity of her love. Chaucer.

 

Note: Tell, though equivalent in some respect to speak and say, has not always the same application. We say, to tell truth or falsehood, to tell a number, to tell the reasons, to tell something or nothing; but we never say, to tell a speech, discourse, or oration, or to tell an argument or a lesson. It is much used in commands; as, tell me the whole story; tell me all you know. To tell off, to count; to divide. Sir W. Scott.

 

Syn. -- To communicate; impart; reveal; disclose; inform; acquaint; report; repeat; rehearse; recite.

 

TELL

TELL Tell, v. i.

 

1. To give an account; to make report. That I may publish with the voice of thankgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7.

 

2. To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells. To tell of. (a ) To speak of; to mention; to narrate or describe. (b ) To inform against; to disclose some fault of. -- To tell on, to inform against. [Archaic & Colloq. ] Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David. 1 Sam. xxvii. 11.

 

TELL

TELL Tell, n.

 

Defn: That which is told; tale; account. [R.] I am at the end of my tell. Walpole.

 

TELL

Tell, n. Etym: [Ar. ]

 

Defn: A hill or mound. W. M. Thomson.

 

TELLABLE

TELLABLE Tell "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being told.

 

TELLEN

TELLEN Tel "len, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any species of Tellina.

 

TELLER

TELLER Tell "er, n.

 

1. One who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer, narrator, or describer.

 

2. One of four officers of the English Exchequer, formerly appointed to receive moneys due to the king and to pay moneys payable by the king. Cowell.

 

3. An officer of a bank who receives and counts over money paid in, and pays money out on checks.

 

4. One who is appointed to count the votes given in a legislative body, public meeting, assembly, etc.

 

TELLERSHIP

TELLERSHIP Tell "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office or employment of a teller.

 

TELLINA

Tel *li "na, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.

 

TELLING

TELLING Tell "ing, a.

 

Defn: Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech. -- Tell "ing *ly, adv.

 

TELLTALE

TELLTALE Tell "tale `, a.

 

Defn: Telling tales; babbling. "The telltale heart. " Poe.

 

TELLTALE

TELLTALE Tell "tale `, n.

 

1. One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.

 

2. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted.

 

3. (Naut. ) (a ) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm. (b ) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.

 

4. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.

 

5. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The tattler. See Tattler.

 

TELLURAL

Tel *lu "ral, a. Etym: [L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the earth. [R.]

 

TELLURATE

Tel "lu *rate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tellurate. See Tellurium. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A salt of telluric acid.

 

TELLURET

TELLURET Tel "lu *ret, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A telluride. [Obsoles.]

 

TELLURETED

TELLURETED Tel "lu *ret `ed, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized. [Written also telluretted.] [Obsoles.] Tellureted hydrogen (Chem. ), hydrogen telluride, H2Te, a gaseous substance analogous to hydrogen sulphide; -- called also tellurhydric acid.

 

TELLURHYDRIC

TELLURHYDRIC Tel `lur *hy "dric, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen telluride, which is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution.

 

TELLURIAN

Tel *lu "ri *an, a. Etym: [L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the earth. De Quincey.

 

TELLURIAN

TELLURIAN Tel *lu "ri *an, n.

 

1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey.

 

2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also tellurion.]

 

TELLURIC

Tel *lu "ric, a. Etym: [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F.tellurique. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or resembling, tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with tellurous compounds; as, telluric acid, which is analogous to sulphuric acid. Telluric bismuth (Min. ), tetradymite. -- Telluric silver (Min. ), hessite.

 

TELLURIDE

TELLURIDE Tel "lu *ride, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret.

 

TELLURISM

TELLURISM Tel "lu *rism, n.

 

Defn: An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.] S. Thompson.

 

TELLURITE

TELLURITE Tel "lu *rite, n.

 

1. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A salt of tellurous acid.

 

2. (Min. )

 

Defn: Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.

 

TELLURIUM

Tel *lu "ri *um, n. Etym: [NL. , from L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ](Chem. )

 

Defn: A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2. Graphic tellurium. (Min. ) See Sylvanite. -- Tellurium glance (Min. ), nagyagite; -- called also black tellurium.

 

TELLURIZE

TELLURIZE Tel "lu *rize, v. t. (Chem. )

 

Defn: To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium; -- chiefly used adjectively in the past participle; as, tellurized ores.

 

TELLUROUS

TELLUROUS Tel "lu *rous, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or containing, tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with telluric compounds; as, tellurous acid, which is analogous to sulphurous acid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tell

tell 1 |tel tɛl | ▶verb ( past and past participle told |tōld | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words: [ with obj. and clause ] : I told her you were coming | [ with obj. and direct speech ] : “We have nothing in common, ” she told him | [ with obj. ] : he's telling the truth | [ with two objs. ] : we must be told the facts. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] order, instruct, or advise (someone ) to do something: tell him to go away. • [ with obj. ] narrate or relate (a tale or story ). • [ with obj. ] reveal (information ) to someone in a nonverbal way: the figures tell a different story | [ with two objs. ] : the smile on her face told him everything. • [ no obj. ] divulge confidential or private information: promise you won't tell. • [ no obj. ] (tell on ) informal inform someone of the misdemeanors of: friends don't tell on each other. 2 [ with clause ] decide or determine correctly or with certainty: you can tell they're in love. • [ with obj. ] distinguish (one person or thing ) from another; perceive (the difference ) between one person or thing and another: I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter. 3 [ no obj. ] (of an experience or period of time ) have a noticeable, typically harmful, effect on someone: the strain of supporting the family was beginning to tell on him. • (of a particular factor ) play a part in the success or otherwise of someone or something: lack of fitness told against him on his first run of the season. 4 [ with obj. ] archaic count (the members of a series or group ): the shepherd had told all his sheep. ▶noun (esp. in poker ) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. PHRASES as far as one can tell judging from the available information. I tell you (or I can tell you ) used to emphasize a statement: that took me by surprise, I can tell you! I (or I'll ) tell you what used to introduce a suggestion: I tell you what, why don't we meet for lunch tomorrow? I told you ( so ) used as a way of pointing out that one's warnings, although ignored, have been proved to be well founded. tell one's beads see bead. tell someone's fortune see fortune. tell it like it is informal describe the facts of a situation no matter how unpleasant they may be. tell its own tale (or story ) be significant or revealing, without any further explanation or comment being necessary: the worried expression on Helen's face told its own tale. tell me about it informal used as an ironic acknowledgment of one's familiarity with a difficult or unpleasant situation or experience described by someone else. tell me another informal used as an expression of disbelief or incredulity. tell something a mile off see mile. tell tales make known or gossip about another person's secrets, wrongdoings, or faults. tell it to the marines see marine. tell time be able to ascertain the time from reading the face of a clock or watch. tell someone where to get off (or where they get off ) informal angrily dismiss or rebuke someone. tell someone where to put (or what to do with ) something informal angrily or emphatically reject something: I told him what he could do with his diamond. that would be telling informal used to convey that one is not prepared to divulge secret or confidential information. there is no telling used to convey the impossibility of knowing what has happened or will happen: there's no telling how she will react. to tell ( you ) the truth see truth. you're telling me! informal used to emphasize that one is already well aware of something or in complete agreement with a statement. PHRASAL VERBS tell someone off informal reprimand or scold someone: my parents told me off for coming home late. DERIVATIVES tell a ble adjective ORIGIN Old English tellan ‘relate, count, estimate, ’ of Germanic origin; related to German zählen ‘reckon, count, ’ erzählen ‘recount, relate, ’ also to tale .

 

tell

tell 2 |tɛl tel | ▶noun Archaeology (in the Middle East ) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Arabic tall ‘hillock. ’

 

Tell, William

Tell, William |tel tɛl | a legendary hero of the liberation of Switzerland from Austrian oppression. He was required to hit with an arrow an apple placed on the head of his son, which he did successfully. The events are placed in the 14th century, but there is no evidence for a historical person of this name, and similar legends are of widespread occurrence.

 

tell-all

tell-all ▶adjective revealing private or salacious details: a tell-all article in the tabloids. ▶noun a biography or memoir that reveals intimate details about its subject.

 

Tell el-Amarna

Tell el-Amarna |ˌtɛl ɛl əˈmɑːnə | the site of the ruins of the ancient Egyptian capital Akhetaten, on the east bank of the Nile.

 

teller

tell er |ˈtelər ˈtɛlər | ▶noun 1 a person employed to deal with customers' transactions in a bank. • an automated teller machine. 2 a person who tells something: a foul-mouthed teller of lies. 3 a person appointed to count votes, esp. in a legislature. DERIVATIVES tell er ship |-ˌSHip |noun (chiefly historical ) teller ( sense 1 )

 

Teller, Edward

Tell er, Edward |ˈtelər ˈtɛlər | (1908 –2003 ), US physicist, born in Hungary. He worked on the first atomic reactor and the first atom bombs, and work under his guidance led to the detonation of the first hydrogen bomb in 1952.

 

tellin

tellin |ˈtɛlɪn | ▶noun a marine bivalve mollusc which lives buried in the sand siphoning detritus from the surface around its burrow. ●Family Tellinidae: Tellina and other genera. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Greek tellinē, denoting a kind of shellfish.

 

telling

tell ing |ˈteliNG ˈtɛlɪŋ | ▶adjective having a striking or revealing effect; significant: a telling argument against this theory. DERIVATIVES tell ing ly adverb

 

telling-off

telling-off ▶noun ( pl. tellings-off ) Brit. informal a reprimand.

 

telltale

tell tale |ˈtelˌtāl ˈtɛlˌteɪl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] revealing, indicating, or betraying something: the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon. ▶noun 1 a person, esp. a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or reveals their secrets. 2 a device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something. • (on a sailboat ) a piece of string or fabric that shows the direction and force of the wind.

 

tellurian

tel lu ri an |təˈlo͝orēən təˈlʊriən | ▶adjective formal or literary of or inhabiting the earth. ▶noun formal or literary an inhabitant of the earth. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth ’ + -ian .

 

telluric

tel lu ric |təˈlo͝orik təˈlʊrɪk | ▶adjective of the earth as a planet. • of the soil. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth ’ + -ic .

 

telluric acid

tel lu ric ac id ▶noun Chemistry a crystalline acid made by oxidizing tellurium dioxide. [Chem. formula: Te (OH ) 6. ] DERIVATIVES tel lu rate |ˈtelyəˌrāt |noun

 

Telluride

Tel lu ride |ˈtelyəˌrīd ˈtɛljəraɪd | a resort town in southwestern Colorado, a former mining center, now a popular ski resort; pop. 2,361 (est. 2008 ).

 

telluride

tel lu ride |ˈtelyəˌrīd ˈtɛljəraɪd | ▶noun Chemistry a compound of tellurium with another more electropositive element or a radical.

 

tellurite

tel lu rite |ˈtelyəˌrīt ˈtɛljəraɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt of the anion TeO 3 2 −.

 

tellurium

tel lu ri um |təˈlo͝orēəm təˈlʊriəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny silvery-white semimetal resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulfide ores. It is a semiconductor and is used in some electrical devices and in specialized alloys. (Symbol: Te ) ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth, ’ probably named in contrast to uranium .

 

telly

tel ly |ˈtelē ˈtɛli | ▶noun ( pl. tellies ) Brit. informal term for television.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tell

tell 1 |tɛl | ▶verb ( past and past participle told |təʊld | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] communicate information to someone in spoken or written words: [ with obj. and clause ] : I told her you were coming | [ with obj. and direct speech ] : ‘We have nothing in common, ’ she told him | [ with obj. ] : he's telling the truth | [ with two objs ] : we must be told the facts. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] order or advise someone to do something: tell him to go away. • [ with obj. ] relate (a story ). • [ with obj. ] reveal (information ) to someone in a non-verbal way: the figures tell a different story | [ with two objs ] : the smile on her face told him everything. • [ no obj. ] divulge confidential or private information: promise you won't tell. • [ no obj. ] (tell on ) informal inform someone of the misdemeanours of: friends don't tell on each other. 2 [ with clause ] decide or determine correctly or with certainty: you can tell they're in love | I couldn't tell if he believed me. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] perceive (the difference between one person or thing and another ): I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter. 3 [ no obj. ] (of an experience or period of time ) have a noticeable, typically harmful, effect on someone: the strain of supporting the family was beginning to tell on him. • (of a particular factor ) play a part in the success or otherwise of someone or something: lack of fitness told against him on his first run of the season. 4 archaic count (the members of a group ): the shepherd had told all his sheep. ▶noun (especially in poker ) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. PHRASES as far as one can tell judging from the available information. I tell you (or I can tell you ) used to emphasize a statement: that took me by surprise, I can tell you! I (or I'll ) tell you what used to introduce a suggestion: I tell you what, why don't we meet for lunch tomorrow? I told you ( so ) used to point out that one's warnings, although ignored, have been proved to be well founded. tell one's beads see bead. tell someone's fortune see fortune. tell it like it is informal describe the true facts of a situation no matter how unpleasant they may be. tell its own tale (or story ) be significant or revealing, without any further explanation being necessary: the worried expression on Helen's face told its own tale. tell me about it informal used as an ironic acknowledgement of one's familiarity with an unpleasant situation or experience described by someone else. tell me another informal used as an expression of incredulity. tell something a mile off see mile. tell that to the marines see marine. tell the time (or N. Amer. tell time ) be able to ascertain the time from reading the face of a clock or watch. tell someone where to get off (or where they get off ) informal angrily dismiss or rebuke someone. tell someone where to put (or what to do with ) something informal angrily reject something: I told him what he could do with his diamond. that would be telling informal used to convey that one is not prepared to divulge confidential information. there is no telling used to convey the impossibility of knowing what has happened or will happen: there's no telling how she will react. to tell ( you ) the truth see truth. you're telling me informal used to emphasize that one is already well aware of or in complete agreement with something. PHRASAL VERBS tell someone off 1 informal reprimand or scold someone: my parents told me off for coming home late. 2 archaic assign a member of a group to a particular task: there used to be a chap told off every day to fetch us beer. DERIVATIVES tellable adjective ORIGIN Old English tellan ‘relate, count, estimate ’, of Germanic origin; related to German zählen ‘reckon, count ’, erzählen ‘recount, relate ’, also to tale .

 

tell

tell 2 |tɛl | ▶noun Archaeology (in the Middle East ) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Arabic tall ‘hillock ’.

 

Tell, William

Tell |tɛl | a legendary hero of the liberation of Switzerland from Austrian oppression. He was required to hit with an arrow an apple placed on the head of his son, which he did successfully. The events are placed in the 14th century, but there is no evidence for a historical person of this name, and similar legends are of widespread occurrence.

 

tell-all

tell-all ▶adjective revealing private or salacious details: a tell-all article in the tabloids. ▶noun a biography or memoir that reveals intimate details about its subject.

 

Tell el-Amarna

Tell el-Amarna |ˌtɛl ɛl əˈmɑːnə | the site of the ruins of the ancient Egyptian capital Akhetaten, on the east bank of the Nile.

 

teller

tell ¦er |ˈtɛlə | ▶noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a person employed to deal with customers' transactions in a bank. • N. Amer. a cashpoint machine. • historical (in the UK ) each of the four officers of the Exchequer responsible for the receipt and payment of moneys. 2 a person who tells something: a foul-mouthed teller of lies. 3 a person appointed to count votes, especially in a parliament.

 

Teller, Edward

Teller, Edward |ˈtɛlə | (1908 –2003 ), Hungarian-born American physicist. After moving to the US he worked on the first atomic reactor and the first atom bombs. Work under his guidance led to the detonation of the first hydrogen bomb in 1952.

 

tellin

tellin |ˈtɛlɪn | ▶noun a marine bivalve mollusc which lives buried in the sand siphoning detritus from the surface around its burrow. ●Family Tellinidae: Tellina and other genera. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Greek tellinē, denoting a kind of shellfish.

 

telling

tell |ing |ˈtɛlɪŋ | ▶adjective having a striking or revealing effect; significant: a telling argument against this theory. DERIVATIVES tellingly adverb

 

telling-off

telling-off ▶noun ( pl. tellings-off ) Brit. informal a reprimand.

 

telltale

tell |tale |ˈtɛlteɪl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] revealing, indicating, or betraying something: the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon. ▶noun 1 Brit. a person, especially a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or reveals their secrets. 2 a device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something.

 

tellurate

tellurate |ˈtɛljʊreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt or ester of telluric acid.

 

tellurian

tellurian |tɛˈljʊərɪən | formal or literary ▶adjective of or inhabiting the earth. ▶noun an inhabitant of the earth. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth ’ + -ian .

 

telluric

telluric |tɛˈljʊərɪk | ▶adjective of the earth as a planet. • of the soil. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth ’ + -ic .

 

telluric acid

tel |lur ¦ic acid ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a crystalline acid made by oxidizing tellurium dioxide. ●Chem. formula: Te (OH ) 6.

 

Telluride

Tel lu ride |ˈtelyəˌrīd ˈtɛljəraɪd | a resort town in southwestern Colorado, a former mining center, now a popular ski resort; pop. 2,361 (est. 2008 ).

 

tellurite

tellurite |ˈtɛljʊrʌɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt of the anion TeO 3 2 −.

 

tellurium

tellurium |tɛˈljʊərɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny, silvery-white semimetal resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulphide ores. (Symbol: Te ) DERIVATIVES telluride |ˈtɛljʊrʌɪd |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth ’, probably named in contrast to uranium .

 

telly

telly |ˈtɛli | ▶noun ( pl. tellies ) Brit. informal term for television.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tell

tell verb 1 why didn't you tell me before? inform, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in; alert, warn; informal clue in /up. 2 she told the story slowly: relate, recount, narrate, unfold, report, recite, describe, sketch, weave, spin; utter, voice, state, declare, communicate, impart, divulge. 3 she told him to leave: instruct, order, command, direct, charge, enjoin, call on, require; literary bid. 4 I tell you, I did nothing wrong: assure, promise, give one's word, swear, guarantee. 5 the figures tell a different story: reveal, show, indicate, be evidence of, disclose, convey, signify. 6 promise you won't tell? give the game away, talk, tell tales, tattle; informal spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, blab. 7 she was bound to tell on him: inform on, tell tales on, give away, denounce, sell out; informal blow the whistle on, rat on, squeal on, finger. 8 it was hard to tell what he said: ascertain, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend; informal figure out; Brit. informal suss out. 9 he couldn't tell one from the other: distinguish, differentiate, discriminate. 10 the strain began to tell on him: take its toll, leave its mark; affect. PHRASES tell off informal oh, brother, did he ever tell you off. See reprimand (verb ).

 

teller

teller noun 1 a bank teller: cashier, clerk. 2 a teller of tales: narrator, raconteur; storyteller, anecdotalist.

 

telling

telling adjective a telling critique of the military mind: revealing, significant, weighty, important, meaningful, influential, striking, potent, powerful, compelling. ANTONYMS insignificant.

 

telltale

telltale adjective the telltale blush on her face: revealing, revelatory, suggestive, meaningful, significant, meaning; informal giveaway.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tell

tell verb 1 why didn't you tell me about this before? inform, let know, notify, apprise, make aware, mention something to, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in, break the news to; alert, warn, forewarn; informal clue in. 2 I hope you are telling the truth | she was crying as she told the story: speak, utter, say, voice, state, declare; communicate, make known, impart, divulge, announce, proclaim, broadcast; relate, recount, narrate, give an account of, set forth, unfold, retail, report, chronicle, recite, rehearse, describe, portray, sketch, delineate, depict, paint, weave, spin. 3 Corbett told him to leave: instruct, order, give orders, command, direct, charge, enjoin, call on, require; literary bid. 4 I tell you, I did nothing wrong: assure, promise, give someone one's word, swear, guarantee; dated warrant. 5 the figures tell a different story: reveal, show, be /give evidence of, disclose, indicate, convey, signify; display, exhibit. 6 promise you won't tell? give the game away, talk, tell tales, open one's mouth, tattle; informal spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, blab; Brit. informal blow the gaff. ANTONYMS keep a secret. 7 he was afraid she would tell on him: inform on /against, tell tales on, give away, denounce, sell out, stab someone in the back; informal split on, blow the whistle on, rat on, peach on, squeal on, squeak on, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down the river; Brit. informal grass on, sneak on, shop; N. Amer. informal rat out, drop a /the dime on, finger; Austral. /NZ informal dob on, pimp on, pool, shelf, put someone's pot on; rare delate. 8 it was hard to tell what he was thinking: ascertain, decide, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend; be sure, be certain; informal figure out, get a fix on; Brit. informal suss out. 9 he didn't look as if he could tell a Renoir from a Renault: distinguish, differentiate, tell apart, discriminate. 10 the strain of supporting the family was beginning to tell on him: take its toll on, leave its mark on, have an adverse effect on, affect. PHRASES tell someone off informal my parents told me off for coming home late: reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure; informal give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap someone over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, blast, rag, keelhaul; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking; N. Amer. vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass; dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim; rare reprehend, objurgate. ANTONYMS praise.

 

teller

teller noun 1 a bank teller: cashier, bank clerk, clerk. 2 a teller of tales: narrator, raconteur, raconteuse; storyteller; Austral. informal magsman; rare anecdotist, anecdotalist.

 

telling

telling adjective a telling critique of the military mind: revealing, significant; convincing, persuasive, forceful, striking, potent, powerful, strong, cogent, compelling; trenchant, weighty, important, meaningful, influential; effective, effectual. ANTONYMS unimportant, insignificant.

 

telling-off

telling-off noun informal I've already had one telling off from Dad today: reprimand, rebuke, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding, remonstration, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, lecture, criticism, censure; informal rap, rap over the knuckles, slap on the wrist, flea in one's ear, talking-to, dressing-down, earful, roasting, tongue-lashing, bawling-out, caning, blast, blowing up; Brit. informal ticking-off, carpeting, wigging, rollicking, rocket, row; Austral. /NZ informal serve; Brit. vulgar slang bollocking; dated rating.

 

telltale

telltale adjective a telltale blush spread over her face: revealing, revelatory, suggestive, meaningful, significant, meaning, indicative; unmistakable; informal giveaway. ▶noun ‘Steve did it, miss, ’ said a telltale: N. Amer. tattletale; informal blabbermouth, blabber, loud mouth, snitch, squealer; Brit. informal sneak; Scottish informal clype; Austral. /NZ informal pimp; dated talebearer.

 

Duden Dictionary

Tell

Tell Substantiv, maskulin |T e ll |Schweizer Volksheld

 

Tell

Tell Substantiv, maskulin Archäologie , der |T e ll |der Tell; Genitiv: des Tells, Plural: die Telle arabisch ; »Hügel, Anhöhe «Hügel aus in Schichten übereinandergelagerten Ruinen, die aus unterschiedlichen Zeiten der Besiedlung stammen

 

Teller

Tel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |T e ller |der Teller; Genitiv: des Tellers, Plural: die Teller mittelhochdeutsch tel [l ]er, telier, aus dem Romanischen, im Sinne von »Vorlegeteller zum Zerteilen des Fleisches « zu spätlateinisch taliare = spalten, schneiden, zerlegen, zu lateinisch talea = abgeschnittenes Stück 1 Teil des Geschirrs 1a von runder (flacher oder tieferer ) Form, von dem Speisen gegessen werden ein tiefer, flacher, vorgewärmter, leerer Teller | ein Teller [voll ] Suppe | seinen Teller leer essen 2 Ski kleine, runde, durchbrochene Scheibe (aus Kunststoff ), die den Skistock wenige Zentimeter über seinem unteren Ende umgibt 3 meist im Plural Jägersprache Ohr des Schwarzwildes 4 Plattenteller

 

Tellerbrett

Tel ler brett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |T e llerbrett |

 

Tellereisen

Tel ler ei sen Substantiv, Neutrum Jagdwesen , das |T e llereisen |aus zwei Bügeln und einer tellerförmigen Platte bestehendes Fangeisen

 

tellerfertig

tel ler fer tig Adjektiv |t e llerfertig |zum Verzehr auf dem Teller bearbeitet und vorbereitet

 

Tellerfleisch

Tel ler fleisch Substantiv, Neutrum besonders österreichisch , das |T e llerfleisch |gekochtes und in Stücke geschnittenes Rind- oder Schweinefleisch, das in der Suppe serviert wird

 

tellerförmig

tel ler för mig Adjektiv |t e llerförmig |von der Form eines flachen Tellers 1

 

Tellergericht

Tel ler ge richt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |T e llergericht |(in Gaststätten ) einfaches Gericht , das auf dem Teller serviert wird

 

Tellermine

Tel ler mi ne Substantiv, feminin , die |T e llermine |tellerförmige Mine 2

 

Tellermütze

Tel ler müt ze Substantiv, feminin , die |T e llermütze |

 

tellern

tel lern schwaches Verb |t e llern |in Rückenlage mit Handbewegungen schwimmen

 

Tellerrand

Tel ler rand Substantiv, maskulin , der |T e llerrand |Rand des Tellers 1 über den Tellerrand blicken /schauen o. Ä. etwas von einer höheren Warte aus betrachten; über seinen eingeschränkten Gesichtskreis hinausblicken, um etwas richtig einzuschätzen

 

Tellersammlung

Tel ler samm lung Substantiv, feminin , die |T e llersammlung |Sammlung besonders wertvoller oder schöner Teller

 

Tellertuch

Tel ler tuch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |T e llertuch |Plural Tellertücher

 

Tellerwäscher

Tel ler wä scher Substantiv, maskulin , der |T e llerwäscher |jemand, der in einem Lokal 1 gegen Bezahlung Geschirr spült

 

Tellerwäscherin

Tel ler wä sche rin Substantiv, feminin , die |T e llerwäscherin |weibliche Form zu Tellerwäscher

 

Tellskapelle

Tells ka pel le Substantiv, feminin , die |T e llskapelle |Kapelle im Schweizer Kanton Uri, deren Wandgemälde Szenen aus Tell zeigen

 

Tellur

Tel lur Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tell u r |lateinisch-neulateinisch chemisches Element; ein Halbmetall Te

 

tellurig

tel lu rig Adjektiv Chemie |tell u rig |

 

tellurisch

tel lu risch Adjektiv |tell u risch |die Erde betreffend

 

Tellurit

Tel lu rit Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tellur i t |Salz der tellurigen Säure

 

Tellurium

Tel lu ri um Substantiv, Neutrum Astronomie , das |Tell u rium |das Tellurium; Genitiv: des Telluriums, Plural: die Tellurien Gerät zur modellhaften Darstellung der Bewegungen von Erde und Mond um die Sonne

 

French Dictionary

tellement

tellement adv. adverbe 1 Beaucoup. : As-tu mal à la jambe? Pas tellement. 2 Très, énormément. : Elle était tellement contente quand elle a su qu ’elle gagnait. 3 Tant. : Ils sursautèrent, tellement l ’explosion fut forte. LOCUTION Tellement que À tel point que. : Ils ont tellement travaillé qu ’ils sont épuisés. SYNONYME point que . Note Syntaxique Quand la proposition principale est affirmative, le verbe se construit avec l ’indicatif. Quand la principale est négative ou interrogative, le verbe se construit avec le subjonctif. Est-il tellement occupé qu ’il ne puisse se libérer?

 

tellurique

tellurique ou tellurien , ienne adj. adjectif Qui provient de la terre. : Une secousse tellurique.

 

Spanish Dictionary

tellina

tellina (también telina )nombre femenino Molusco marino del tamaño de una almeja y con valvas de colores brillantes .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Tell

Tell /tel /名詞 テル 〘William ～; スイスの伝説的英雄 〙.

 

tell

tell /tel /〖原義は 8 〗コーパス頻度ランク tell +名詞 ①story (↓他動詞 1b 第1例 )②truth (↓他動詞 1b 第4例 )③something (↓他動詞 1b 第3例 )④name (↓他動詞 1b 第2例 )⑤thing (s )(↓他動詞 1b 第5例 )❢tell は 「言う, 伝える 」が基本の意の 動詞 で, 上記のほかにdifference, joke, wayなど幅広い内容の目的語をとる (↓他動詞 1 語法 (1 )).動詞 ～s /-z /; told /toʊld /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〖tell A (that )節 /wh節 句 〗A 〈人 〉に …ということ […か ]を話す , 伝える, 教える (→advise 5 ) (!Aの直後に 副詞 を伴うことがある ) ; 〈手紙などが 〉A 〈人 〉に …ということ […か ]を伝える (!しばしば ～ingで後置修飾して; ↓最終例 ) ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と言う (→say 他動詞 1 a 語法 )▸ Mark told me [╳told ] that he wanted to go home .マークは家に帰りたいと言った (!(1 )話し相手を表す間接目的語は省略しない. (2 )“I want to go home, ” Mark told me [╳told ]. の間接話法に相当 ) ▸ I was told (that ) my mother had left a message .私は母の伝言があると聞かされた ▸ Are you telling me you don't drive a car? 君は車を運転しないということかい (!肯定の進行形は聞き手に訴えたい点を印象づける; →say 他動詞 1b 第2例 ) ▸ John tells me you are looking for a new apartment .君が新しいアパートを探しているとジョンから聞いている (!現在形の伝達動詞はほんの少し前の発言を生き生きと伝える ) ▸ Will you tell them exactly what happened?彼らに何が起こったのか正確に話してくれないか ▸ I wrote him a letter telling him she was in London .私は彼に彼女はロンドンにいることを伝える手紙を書いた b. 〖tell A B /B to A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 〉にB 〈事 〉を話す, 教える ; (書いて )知らせる, 伝える ; B 〈話など 〉をする , B 〈冗談 秘密 うそ 名前など 〉を言う (!(1 )tell A BではBに, tell B to AではAに意味上の重点がある; ↓第1例. (2 )Aが 代名詞 のときはtell A Bが好まれる; ↓第2例 ; ↓語法 ) ; 〖tell A about B 〗B 〈事 〉についてA 〈人 〉に話す (!tell A Bと違って周辺的な事項を含めた漠然とした内容を暗示 ) ; 〖tell A ＋副詞 〗A 〈人 〉に (…のように )話す ▸ He told the children the story. ≒He told the story to the children .彼は子供たちにその話をした ▸ Tell me your name .お名前を教えてください (!(1 )考える必要のない単純な内容を伝えるときはteachは用いない. (2 )｟コーパス ｠nameと用いるときはtell Bよりtell A Bの方が一般的. ただし, Tell your real name. (本当の名前を言いなさい )のような場合はtell Bも普通 ) ▸ Tell me (about your mother ).≒Tell me something (about your mother ).(君のお母さんについて )話を聞かせてください ▸ You've got nothing to lose by telling me this [the truth ].君は私にこのこと [本当のこと ]を話して失うものは何もない ▸ Ann told the same thing to the police .アンは同じことを警察に話した ▸ OK, I'll tell you straight .わかった, 率直に言うよ ▸ Tell Alice hello [hi ].≒Tell Alice I said [say ] hello .｟米 ｠アリスによろしく伝えてくれ (!この表現を除いて, goodbye, thanksなどの具体的な言い回しを従えるときはsayの方が普通; →say 他動詞 1 d ) ▸ If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times .何度言ったらわかるんだ (!「あと一度言ったら千回になる 」の意から ) ▸ Could you tell me the way to the post office? 郵便局への道を教えていただけますか (!実際にそこまで案内することを表すshowと違って口頭による説明をいう ) 語法 コーパス 1 tell (A ) B と tell B (to A ) Bがsomething, everything, anything, nothingなどの不定代名詞や, (a )にあげる 名詞 のときは, 文脈から明らかな場合, tell the truth (真実を話す )のようにAは省略されることがある. またBが (b )にあげる 名詞 の場合は, tell A Bが普通 (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a )). a. story, truth, name, tale, difference, joke, lie, secret .b. thing, news, plan, problem, word, fact, question .2 tell so /tell it 前出の内容を漠然とさす場合にはtell A soを用い, 前出の 名詞 代名詞 文の内容を明確にさし示す場合はtell it (to A )を用いる ▸ My wife always tells me so .妻はいつも私にそう言う (!tell soは ｟まれ ｠; soは消極的な態度を暗示する ) ▸ I love that joke and I've told it ever since .そのジョークが好きでそれ以来ずっとそれを言ってきた (!tell ＋名詞 /代名詞 ＋itは ｟まれ ｠; itは積極的な態度を暗示する ) 2 〖tell (that )節 /wh節 〗 «…で » …ということ […か ]がわかる , 判断できる «by , from » (!(1 )通例可能性を暗示する語句を伴って. (2 )進行形にしない. (3 )文脈から明らかな場合that節やwh節は省略される; ↓自動詞 1 ) ▸ I could tell by [from ] looking at you what happened .君を見て何が起こったかわかった ▸ It's often hard [difficult ] to tell whether a child is ill .子供が病気かどうかを判断するのは難しいことが多い ▸ There's no telling how deep it is. ≒It's impossible to tell how ….それがどのくらいの深さなのかはわからない 3 a. 〖tell A (to do )〗A 〈人 〉に (…するよう )命令 [忠告 ]する ;〖tell A B 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈事 〉を命令する, 〈手紙などが 〉A 〈人 〉にBするように指示する (!しばしば ～ing形で後置修飾して; ↑1a ) ; 〖tell A wh句 節 /(that )節 〗A 〈人 〉に …か […ということ ]を命令 [忠告 ]する (!通例節中にmust, have to, shouldなどの 助動詞 やbe to do などを伴う ) ▸ I was told (by my mother ) to take you home .私は君を家まで送るように (母から )言われた ▸ I didn't tell him what he should do [what to do ].私は彼にどうすべきか言わなかった ▸ She has been told by her doctor (that ) she must lose weight [to lose weight ].彼女は医者から体重を減らすよう忠告を受けた ▸ Do as you are told .言われるとおりにしなさい ▸ How many times do I have to tell you? ｟話 ｠(指示をしたのに忘れている人に警告して )何度言ったらわかるんだい b. 〖通例過去形で 〗〖～ A (that )節 〗A 〈人 〉に …ということを警告 [注意 ]する ▸ He told me that I was on the wrong train .彼は私が列車を間違えていると注意してくれた 4 〖tell A from B 〗(似ているが ) «…で » AをBと見分ける (｟よりかたく ｠distinguish ); 〖～ A 〗A 〈違いなど 〉を見分ける «by » ; 〖tell which節 〗どちらが [どちらの …が ]…か見分ける (!進行形 受け身にしない ) ▸ It is difficult to tell a genuine CD from a fake one just by looking at it. ≒… tell the difference between a genuine CD and a fake one ….見ただけで本物のCDと偽物のそれを見分けるのは難しい ▸ Can you tell the difference [which is which ]?違いがわかりますか 5 〖tell A B /wh節 句 /(that )節 〗〈事 物などが 〉A 〈人 〉にB 〈事 〉[…か, …ということ ]を示す , 知らせる ;〖tell A ＋副詞 〗A 〈人 〉に (…のように )示す ;〖tell (A about ) B 〗〈事 物が 〉(A 〈人 〉に )B 〈事 〉について示す [語る ] (!いずれも進行形 受け身にしない ) ▸ His face tells you only half the story [tells it all ].彼の顔つきからは事情の半分しかわからない [がすべてを物語っている ]▸ A voice will tell you which number to press .音声で何番を押せばいいか教えてくれる ▸ My experience tells me otherwise .私の経験則では違ったふうになる 6 ｟くだけて ｠〖～ A on B 〗〈特に子供などが 〉A 〈先生 親など 〉にB 〈人 〉のことを告げ口する .7 〘政 〙(選挙で )〈得票数 〉を数える .8 ｟古 ｠〈連続 集団の構成要素 〉を (ひとつひとつ )数える .自動詞 1 «…で » わかる , 判断できる «by , from » (↑他動詞 2 )▸ I can tell by the way you walk .君の歩き方でわかるんだ ▸ as far as I can tell ≒so far as I could tell 私の知っている限り ▸ “That guy's been in there for ages.” “How can you tell? ”「そいつはずっと中にいるよ 」「どうしてわかるんだ 」▸ Only time will tell .時間がたってみないとわからない 2 ｟くだけて ｠(秘密などを )人に言う, ばらす .3 ｟くだけて ｠〈主に子供が 〉 (先生 親などに )【人のことを 】告げ口する «on » ▸ You told on us? 僕たちのことを告げ口したんだね 4 ｟かたく ｠〈事が 〉【人 事に /事に 】(特に悪い )影響を与える «on /in » (!進行形にしない ) .à ll t ó ld 〖しばしば挿入的に 〗(人 物について )全部で, 総数で (in total ); 全体としてみれば, 結局 .D ò n't make me t è ll you ag á in! ＝Don't make me say it again! D ò n't t é ll me …｟くだけた話 ｠(よくあることなのでわかってますが )まさか …なんて言うんじゃないでしょうね (!半ばあきれながら先回りして言う ) ▸ Don't tell me , you lost your car key again .また車のキーをなくしたなんて言うんじゃないでしょうね D ò n't t é ll m è what to d ó! ｟話 ｠私に指図するな .D ò t é ll! ｟話 ｠(無関心を示す相づちとして )あっそう, へえ (!1語1語に強勢を置いて発音 ) .(Do ) you m è an to t é ll me …?=(Do ) you mean to say …?I (can ) t é ll you .｟話 ｠〖挿入的に 〗(信じられないかもしれないが )本当に, 絶対に, 言っておきますが .I c à n't t é ll you ｟話 ｠1 «…かを » (秘密なので )言えません «wh 節 » .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠ «…かを » 口では言えません, 言葉では表せません «wh 節 » ▸ I can't tell you how terrible I felt .どんなにひどい思いをしたか口では言えません 3 ＝I (can ) tell you .Ì couldn't t é ll you .(質問に答えられず )わかりません .I'll t é ll you s ò mething [ó ne th ì ng, an ó ther th ì ng ].｟話 ｠(意見の異なる人に )言っておきますが, (大切な話を切り出す前置きとして )ちょっといいでしょうか ; いいことを教えてあげましょう (!話し手の知識や自分なりの経験則などを導入する ) .I ('ll ) t é ll you wh à t .1 ｟話 ｠(提案 申し出を導入して )こうしてはどうでしょうか, こうしましょう (I know what ).2 ｟米 ｠〖挿入的に; 文頭で 〗(本意を強調して )何かと言ったら, 実は (!単にtell you whatとも ) .Ì 'm not t é lling (y ó u ).｟話 ｠君には話さ [教え ]ない ▸ “Where are you going? ” “I'm not telling you .”「どこに行くの 」「君には教えないよ 」.I'm t é lling you .＝I (can ) tell you .I t è ll a l í e .｟話 ｠(直前の言葉を訂正しようとして )違った, うそです .I t ó ld you (so ).｟くだけた話 ｠(忠告に従わなかった人に対して )だから言ったでしょう, それごらん .L è t me t é ll you .＝I (can ) tell you .L è t me t é ll you s ò mething [ò ne th í ng, an ò ther th í ng ].｟主に米話 ｠＝I'll tell you something [one thing , another thing ].t é ll against A ｟主に英 かたく ｠〈人の特性などが 〉A 〈人 〉に不利に働いている [働く ] (!受け身にしない ) .t è ll A ap á rt A 〈人 物 〉の違いを見分ける (!Aは複数名詞 ) .t è ll it l ì ke [h ò w ] it í s ｟くだけた話 ｠(人の気持ちを考慮せず )ありの [思った ]ままを言う .T é ll m è .｟話 ｠(質問を導入して )教えて欲しい [聞きたい ]のだけれど, ねえ, あの .T é ll me ab ò ut it .｟話 ｠(同じ経験をしているので同情して )わかるよ .T è ll me an ó ther (ò ne )!→another .t é ll of A ｟かたく 主に文 ｠〈文 人など 〉A 〈人 事 〉について (くわしく )説明する [描写する ].t è ll A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 ｟くだけて ｠ «…(したこと )で » A 〈人 〉をしかる «for (do ing )» (｟よりかたく ｠scold )▸ be [get ] told off for not doing one's homework 宿題をやっていなくてしかられる 2 ｟かたく ｠(特別な仕事のため大集団から )A 〈小集団 〉を結成する .t é ll one s è lf (自分を納得させよう [勇気づけよう ]と ) «…ということを » 自分に言い聞かせる «(that )節 » ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と自分に言い聞かせるように言う (→say 他動詞 1 a ).t è ll A wh è re to g è t ó ff [wh è re A g è ts ó ff, wh è re to g ó ]｟くだけた話 ｠A 〈人 〉に物事にはほどがあるということを言ってやる .t è ll A wh è re to p ú t [st í ck ] B ＝t è ll A wh à t A can d ó with B ｟くだけて ｠(怒って )A 〈人 〉にB 〈事 〉の事なんか知らないと言う .T è ll you wh á t ＝I ('ll ) tell you what .Th à t would be t é lling .｟話 ｠(秘密なので )言えません .(There's ) n ò w á y to t é ll .｟話 ｠だれにもわかりません (!｟まれ ｠にthere'sが省略される ) .to t è ll (you ) the tr ú th →truth .Wh à t can I t é ll you? →What can I say ?Wh à t did I t é ll you? ＝I told you (so )( ↑).w ò n't be t ó ld ｟英話 ｠(忠告したのに )言うことを聞こうとしない .you can n è ver t é ll (…) = you n è ver can t é ll (…)｟ことわざ ｠(先のことは [外見では ])わからないものだ .(You're ) t è lling m é! ｟くだけた話 ｠(同意見の相手に同意して )そうなんですよね, 本当に, いやまったく .

 

teller

t é ll er 名詞 C 1 ｟主に米 ｠銀行窓口係, 金銭出納 （すいとう ）係 (｟英 ｠cashier ).2 (議会などの )投票集計員 .3 (物語 運勢などの )語り手 ; 話す人 .

 

telling

t é ll ing 形容詞 1 〈議論などが 〉有効な, 効果的な .2 〈表情などが 〉自然に表れた, おのずと出る .名詞 U 語ること, 話すこと .～ly 副詞 おのずと .

 

telling-off

t è lling- ó ff 名詞 複 tellings-off C ｟英 くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗ひどくしかること, 大目玉 .

 

telltale

t é ll t à le 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗おのずとわかる, 隠し切れない 〈証拠など 〉.名詞 C 1 ｟英 小児 けなして ｠告げ口する人, 秘密を言いふらす人 (｟米 ｠tattletale ).2 (隠しても )おのずとわかるもの, 証拠 .3 自動記録 [登録 ]装置, タイムレコーダー (time clock ).

 

tellurium

tel lur i um /tel j ʊ́ ə riəm /名詞 U 〘化 〙テルル 〘非金属元素; ｟記号 ｠Te 〙.

 

telly

tel ly /téli /名詞 複 -lies ｟英 くだけて ｠＝television (｟米 ｠TV )▸ on telly テレビで