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in the PONS Dictionary

telling [ˈtelɪŋ] ADJ

1. telling answer, remark:

telling: wymowny

2. telling (significant):

telling: znaczący

telling-off <tellings-off> N

telling-off: reprymenda f

to give sb a telling-off: besztać [perf z-] kogoś

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

1. tell (say):

tell: mówić [perf powiedzieć]

to tell lies: kłamać [perf s-]

2. tell (relate):

tell: opowiadać [perf opowiedzieć]

3. tell (order):

to tell sb to do sth: kazać komuś coś zrobić

do as you're told inf: rób, co ci każą

4. tell (know, distinguish):

to tell the difference: rozróżniać [perf rozróżnić]

to tell sth from sth: odróżniać [perf odróżnić] coś od czegoś

I could tell it was him: zorientowałem się, że to on

it's easy to tell a non-native speaker: łatwo rozpoznać obcokrajowca

5. tell (give information):

tell: informować

this brochure will tell you all you need to know: ta broszura dostarczy ci wszelkich niezbędnych informacji

6. tell (prophesy):

to tell sb's fortune: przepowiadać [perf przepowiedzieć] komuś przyszłość

Phrases:

all told: w sumie

tell me another [one]! inf: co ty nie powiesz!

there is no telling inf: trudno powiedzieć

you're telling me! esp AM inf: mowa!

I told you so inf: a nie mówiłem?

sth tells its own story [or tale]: coś mówi samo za siebie

to tell tales on [or about] sb: obgadywać [perf obgadać] kogoś

to the tell time [or AM time]: posługiwać się zegarkiem

tell you what,...: wiesz co,...

that would be telling inf: nie mogę powiedzieć

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

1. tell inf (inform):

to tell on sb: donosić [lub skarżyć] na kogoś

2. tell (affect):

tell: dawać [perf dać] się we znaki

to tell on sb's health: odbijać [perf odbić] się na czyimś zdrowiu

3. tell (recognize, know):

tell: orientować [perf z-] się

I could tell that...: zorientowałem się, że...

tell against VB trans Brit form

to tell against sb: przemawiać na czyjąś niekorzyść

tell apart VB trans

tell apart: rozróżniać [perf rozróżnić]

to tell sb/sth apart from sb/sth: odróżniać [perf odróżnić] kogoś/coś od kogoś/czegoś

tell off VB trans (reprimand)

to tell sb off: besztać [perf z-] kogoś

Present
I	tell
you	tell
he/she/it	tells
we	tell
you	tell
they	tell

Past
I	told
you	told
he/she/it	told
we	told
you	told
they	told

Present Perfect
I	have	told
you	have	told
he/she/it	has	told
we	have	told
you	have	told
they	have	told

Past Perfect
I	had	told
you	had	told
he/she/it	had	told
we	had	told
you	had	told
they	had	told

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there is no telling inf: trudno powiedzieć

that would be telling inf: nie mogę powiedzieć

you're telling me! esp AM inf: mowa!

to degrade oneself by cheating/telling lies: zniżać [perf zniżyć] się do oszustwa/kłamstwa

to give sb a telling-off: besztać [perf z-] kogoś

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