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2 Translation results for telling in Spanish

adjective | verb

telling adjective

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elocuente, revelador

Example sentences of
telling adjective

  • •Her experience is a telling example of why the nation's educational system needs to be changed.
  • •The most telling moment in the case was when the victim took the stand.
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Synonyms of
telling adjective

valid, sound, cogent, convincing, solid, compelling

Detailed synonyms for telling adjective

See: Valid

tell verb

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told, has told, is telling, tells
decir; contar, enumerar; saber; notarse, hacerse sentir; relatar, narrar; revelar, divulgar; discernir, notar

Example sentences of
tell verb

  • •He told us the story.
  • •Has she told you the good news, yet?
  • •Please tell us your name and occupation.
  • •She looked at the palm of my hand and told me my fortune.
  • •If you see her, tell her hello for me.
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  • •“I feel sick,” he told his mom.
  • •“What is his name?” “I don't know. He didn't tell me.”
  • •“Who is the letter from?” “I'm not telling.”
  • •I promise not to tell anyone.
  • •I can't tell you because it's a secret.
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Synonyms of
tell verb

say, utter, state, reveal, disclose, divulge, betray, let on, expose, inform, acquaint, apprise, notify, count, discern, instruct, know, relate, show
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¿Qué significa la expresión tell me about it?
  • En una conversación, cuando alguien dice Tell me about it, generalmente significa que la información que se acaba de entregar no es nueva, y hasta obvia para ellos. Ejemplo: "Living in a big city must be quite expensive these days." "Tell me about it, I've been living in Los Angeles for the past three years."

Detailed synonyms for tell verb

See: Inform, Reveal, Say
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Reverse translation for telling

elocuente  - eloquent 
revelador  - revealing 
decir  - to say, to tell, to speak, to talk, to call 
contar  - to count, to count (up), to matter, to be of concern, to tell, to include 
enumerar  - to enumerate 
saber  - to know, to know, to suppose, to be informed, to know how to, to be able to, to learn, to find out, to taste 
notarse  - to be evident, to show, to feel, to seem 
hacerse sentir
relatar  - to relate, to tell 
narrar  - to narrate, to tell 
revelar  - to reveal, to disclose, to develop (film) 
divulgar  - to spread, to circulate, to divulge, to reveal, to popularize 
discernir  - to discern, to distinguish 
notar  - to notice, to tell 
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