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

1. tell (say, communicate):

to tell sth
etw sagen
lügen <lügst, log, gelogen>
to tell sb sth
jdm etw sagen
to tell sb sth (relate, explain)
jdm etw erzählen
to tell sb that ...
jdm sagen, dass ...

2. tell (assure):

3. tell (narrate, relate):

to tell sth
to tell sth to sb
jdm etw erzählen

5. tell (command, instruct):

to tell sb to do sth
jdm sagen, dass er/sie etw tun soll

6. tell (discern):

to tell sth/sb
etw/jdn erkennen
(notice) to tell sth
etw [be]merken
to tell sth (know)
etw wissen
to tell sth/sb from sth/sb
etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden

7. tell (count):

Phrases:

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

1. tell liter (give account, narrate):

to tell of sb/sth
von jdm/etw erzählen

2. tell fig (indicate):

3. tell (inform):

jdn verraten [o. sl verpetzen]

4. tell (have an effect or impact):

tel N

tel abbreviation of telephone [number]

teal [ti:l] N ORN

I. tail [teɪl] N

1. tail (of animal):

Schwanz m <-es, Schwạ̈n·ze>
tail of a horse also
Schweif m <-(e)s, -e> form
tail of a bear, badger, wild boars
Bürzel m <-s, ->
tail of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also
Rute f <-, -n> spec
tail of an insect

2. tail fig (rear):

Schwanz m <-es, Schwạ̈n·ze> fig
tail of an aeroplane also
tail of a car
Heck nt <-(e)s, -e>
tail of a comet
Schweif m <-(e)s, -e>
tail of a kite
Schwanz m <-es, Schwạ̈n·ze>
tail of a hurricane
Ausläufer m <-s, ->
tail of a letter
tail of a note

3. tail FASHION (lower part of a dress):

Schleppe f <-, -n>
tail of a shirt
[Hemd]zipfel m inf
tail of a coat
Schoß m <-es, Schö̱·ße>

4. tail FASHION inf (tail coat):

Frack m <-(e)s, Frä·cke>
Schwalbenschwanz m <-es, -schwänze> hum dated

5. tail inf (buttocks):

Hintern m <-s, -> inf

6. tail (reverse of coin):

7. tail inf (person following sb):

Schatten m <-s, -> a. hum
Beschatter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

8. tail no pl pej sl (women):

Weiber pej pl inf

9. tail Am ECON:

10. tail COMPUT:

Schluss m <-es, Schlụ̈s·se>

II. tail [teɪl] VB trans

1. tail (remove the stalks of fruit):

to tail sth
etw putzen

2. tail inf:

to tail sb
to tail sb
jdm folgen

I. toil1 [tɔɪl] N no pl

Plackerei f inf
CH a. Krampf m inf

II. toil1 [tɔɪl] VB intr

1. toil (work hard):

2. toil (go with difficulty):

III. toil1 [tɔɪl] VB trans

Present
Itell
youtell
he/she/ittells
wetell
youtell
theytell
Past
Itold
youtold
he/she/ittold
wetold
youtold
theytold
Present Perfect
Ihavetold
youhavetold
he/she/ithastold
wehavetold
youhavetold
theyhavetold
Past Perfect
Ihadtold
youhadtold
he/she/ithadtold
wehadtold
youhadtold
theyhadtold
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