telling dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de telling dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.telling [GB ˈtɛlɪŋ, Am ˈtɛlɪŋ] SUBST

telling

racconto m

telling

narrazione f

a funny story that lost nothing in the telling

un aneddoto che non perdeva la sua comicità a essere raccontato

her adventures grew more and more fantastic in the telling

le sue avventure diventavano sempre più fantastiche a mano a mano che le raccontava

II.telling [GB ˈtɛlɪŋ, Am ˈtɛlɪŋ] ADJ

1. telling (effective):

telling blow

ben dato, efficace

telling argument, speech, statement

efficace

2. telling (revealing):

telling remark, detail

significativo

telling omission

rivelatore

III.telling [GB ˈtɛlɪŋ, Am ˈtɛlɪŋ]

there's no telling what will happen next

nessuno può dire che cosa succederà adesso

telling-off [GB, Am ˈtɛlɪŋɔf] SUBST

telling-off

sgridata f

telling-off

ramanzina f

to give sb a (good) telling-off

fare una bella ramanzina a qn

fortune telling [Am ˈfɔrtʃən ˌtɛlɪŋ] SUBST

fortune telling

divinazione f

fortune telling

chiromanzia f

I.tell <passé/ppas told> [GB tɛl, Am tɛl] VERBE trans

1. tell (give information):

tell person:

dire, riferire

tell manual, instruction:

dire, spiegare

tell gauge:

indicare

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb person:

dire qc a qn, informare qn di qc

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb map, instructions:

dire, indicare qc a qn

to tell sb how to do, what to do

spiegare a qn come fare, che cosa fare

she told him what had happened

gli raccontò che cosa era successo

she told him where to go

gli spiegò dove andare

he told me how unhappy he was

mi disse or mi confidò quanto era infelice

to tell the time clock:

segnare l'ora

to tell the time person:

leggere l'ora, dire l'ora

can you tell me the time please?

potresti, puoi dirmi l'ora per favore?

something tells me he won't come

qualcosa mi dice che non verrà

his behaviour tells us a lot about his character

il suo comportamento la dice lunga sul suo carattere

I can't tell you how happy I am to…

non sai quanto sia felice di…

I am pleased to tell you that …

sono lieto di annunciarvi che …

(I'll) tell you what, let's get a video out! fam

ho un'idea! E se affittassimo una videocassetta?

I told you so!

te l'avevo detto, io!

what did I tell you!

che cosa ti avevo detto?

you're telling me!

a chi lo dici!

don't tell me you've changed your mind!

non dirmi che hai cambiato idea!

you'll regret this, I can tell you!

te ne pentirai, te lo dico io!

it's true, I tell you!

ti dico che è vero!

I won't stand for it, I tell you!

sappi che non lo permetterò!

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell joke, story

raccontare

to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb

dire, raccontare qc a qn

to tell sb about or of sth

raccontare a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn

from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election

stando a quel che dicono i giornali, rischiano di perdere le elezioni

tell me all about it!

raccontami tutto!

tell me about it! iron

non me ne parlare!

tell me more about yourself

parlami ancora un po' di te

I told her the news

le ho raccontato le novità

their victims tell a different story

le loro vittime hanno una versione diversa della storia

he's very handsome - or so I've been told

è un gran bell'uomo - almeno, così mi hanno detto

“my life as a slave girl, ” as told to Celia Irving PRESSE

“la mia vita di schiava, ” com'è stato raccontato a Celia Irving

I could tell you a thing or two about her!

potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

3. tell (ascertain, deduce):

you can, could tell (that)

si vede, si vedeva che

I, he can tell (that)

si vede (che)

who can tell what will happen next?

chi può dire, chissà che cosa succederà adesso?

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear

si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

I could tell that he was in love from the look in his eyes

gli si leggeva negli occhi che era innamorato

4. tell (distinguish):

tell

distinguere

to tell sb from sb

distinguere qn da qn

to tell sth from sth

distinguere qc da qc, vedere la differenza tra qc e qc

he can't tell right from wrong

non sa distinguere il bene dal male

can you tell the difference?

riuscite a vedere or sentire la differenza?

how can you tell which is which? or how can you tell them apart?

come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

the dog can tell him from his footsteps

il cane lo riconosce dal passo

5. tell (order):

tell

ordinare

tell

dire

to tell sb to do

dire, ordinare a qn di fare

to tell sb not to do

ordinare a qn di non fare

do as you are told!

fai quello che ti dicono!

she just won't be told!

si rifiuta di obbedire!

you can't tell me what to do!

non sta a te dirmi cosa devo fare!

he didn't need telling twice! GB or he didn't need to be told twice!

non se l'è fatto dire due volte!

6. tell (count, enumerate):

tell arch

contare

tell arch

enumerare

to tell one's beads RÉLIG

dire or recitare il rosario

II.tell <passé/ppas told> [GB tɛl, Am tɛl] VERBE intr

1. tell (reveal secret):

promise me you won't tell!

promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling!

non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2. tell (be evidence):

to tell of

rivelare, essere la prova di

the lines on his face told of years of hardship

i suoi lineamenti marcati erano la prova di anni di miseria

3. tell (know for certain):

tell

sapere

as or so far as I can tell

per quel che ne so

how can you tell?

come fai a dirlo or saperlo?

it's very hard to tell

è molto difficile a dirsi or a sapersi

you never can tell

non si sa mai or non si può mai dire

4. tell (produce an effect):

her age is beginning to tell

gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview

al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore

III.to tell oneself VERBE pron

to tell oneself <passé/ppas told>:

to tell oneself

dirsi

to tell oneself

ripetere a se stesso (that che)

IV.tell [GB tɛl, Am tɛl]

tell me another! fam

trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb where to get off or where he gets off fam

mandare qn a quel paese

you tell me!

a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is

parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth

dire qc ai quattro venti

don't tell the world about it!

non gridarlo ai quattro venti!

more than words can tell

più di quanto le parole possano dire

time (alone) will tell prov

chi vivrà vedrà

time will tell which of us is right

col tempo vedremo chi di noi due aveva ragione

to tell one's love arch, littér

dichiararsi, dichiarare il proprio amore

tell on VERBE [tɛl -] (tell on [sb])

1. tell on (reveal information about):

tell on person

denunciare (to a)

he's always telling on people!

fa sempre la spia!

2. tell on (have visible effect on):

the strain is beginning to tell on him

iniziano a farsi vedere su di lui i primi segni di fatica

her age is beginning to tell on her

sta incominciando a sentire il peso degli anni

tell off VERBE [tɛl -] (tell [sb] off) (scold)

tell off person

sgridare, riprendere

she got told off for leaving early, arriving late

è stata sgridata perché è andata via troppo presto, è arrivata in ritardo

Traductions de telling dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

rimbrotto

telling-off

fare un rimbrotto a qn

to give sb a telling-off

cartomanzia

fortune-telling

chiromanzia

fortune-telling

urlata

telling-off

telling dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de telling dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.telling [ˈte·lɪŋ] ADJ

1. telling (revealing):

telling

rivelatore, -trice

2. telling (significant):

telling

efficace

II.telling [ˈte·lɪŋ] SUBST

telling

racconto m

telling-off <tellings-off> [ˌte·lɪŋ·ˈɑ:f] SUBST

telling-off

ramanzina f

to give sb a telling-off for (doing) sth

fare una ramanzina a qn per (aver fatto) qc

I.tell <told, told> [tel] VERBE trans

1. tell (say):

tell

dire

to tell sb of sth

informare qn di qc

to tell sb whether …

dire a qn se …

I told you so

te l'avevo detto, io

2. tell (narrate):

tell

raccontare

tell me another (one) fam

sparane un'altra

3. tell (command):

tell

ordinare

to tell sb to do sth

dire a qn di fare qc

do as you're told fam

fa come ti si dice

4. tell (make out):

tell

riconoscere

5. tell (distinguish):

tell

distinguere

to tell sth from sth

distinguere qc da qc

6. tell (know):

tell

sapere

there is no telling

non si sa

7. tell:

tell (count)

contare

tell (add up)

sommare

all told

in tutto

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tell it like it is fam

parlare chiaro

that would be telling

non posso dirtelo

you're telling me! fam

lo dici a me!

II.tell <told, told> [tel] VERBE intr

1. tell:

tell

parlare

to tell of sth/sb

parlare di qc/qn

2. tell (know):

tell

sapere

you never can tell

non si sa mai

how can I tell?

come faccio a saperlo?

who can tell?

chi può dirlo?

3. tell (have an effect):

tell

farsi sentire

tell on VERBE trans

to tell on sb

denunciare qn

tell off VERBE trans

tell off

rimproverare

to tell sb off for sth

rimproverare [o sgridare] qn per qc

tell apart VERBE trans

tell apart

distinguere

Traductions de telling dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

rimbrotto

telling-off

rabbuffo

telling-off

rimprovero

telling-off

partaccia

telling-off

fare una partaccia a qu

to tell sb off

telling Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

and what, pray tell, are you doing?

si può sapere, di grazia, cosa stai facendo?

there is no telling

non si sa

that would be telling

non posso dirtelo

you're telling me! fam

lo dici a me!

to give sb a telling-off for (doing) sth

fare una ramanzina a qn per (aver fatto) qc

to give sb a telling off

dare una tirata d'orecchi a qu

that girl I was telling you about

-a ragazza di cui ti parlavo

I'm telling you for your own good

lo dico per il tuo bene

I think he's [or she's] telling a pack of lies

mi sa che racconta un sacco di bugie

and don't go telling everyone about it!

e non andare a sbandierarlo a tutti!

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

I think, if the visual action is telling the story, then you don't need to verbalise it.

www.denofgeek.com

In fact, most times she gives people a big telling-off, she's right.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I don't need a half-brained country bumpkin telling me to get a life when its very clear that you yourself do not have a life nor a functional brain.

www.semissourian.com

Eliciting sympathy by telling exaggerated stories about bad deeds of other people (e.g. during gossip).

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She harshly instructs the comic to just keep telling jokes and leave the business end to her.

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A medieval dramatic troupe's performances of mystery plays provide the unifying motif for a parallel telling of the story of the film.

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Several researchers continued to conduct interviews, looking for telling details to further enrich particular aspects of the story.

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He was known as a clever dodger in the open who used his hands with telling effect in warding off tacklers.

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The punishment for telling anyone about the summons is contempt of court, with a penalty of 8-9 months imprisonment.

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This grammatical form is especially used when telling jokes, or narrating stories.

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