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Detailed Translations for tell from English to German

tell:

to tell verbe (tells, told, telling)

  1. to tell (narrate; report)
    erzählen; sagen; melden; Geschichte erzählen; austragen; berichten; deklamieren; sprechen; mitteilen; reden
    • erzählen verbe (erzähle, erzählst, erzählt, erzählte, erzähltet, erzählt)
    • sagen verbe (sage, sagst, sagt, sagte, sagtet, gesagt)
    • melden verbe (melde, meldst, meldt, meldte, meldtet, gemeldet)
    • austragen verbe (trage aus, trägst aus, trägt aus, trug aus, trugt aus, ausgetragen)
    • berichten verbe (berichte, berichtest, berichtet, berichtete, berichtetet, berichtet)
    • deklamieren verbe (deklamiere, deklamierst, deklamiert, deklamierte, deklamiertet, deklamiert)
    • sprechen verbe (spreche, sprichst, spricht, sprach, spracht, gesprochen)
    • mitteilen verbe (teile mit, teilst mit, teilt mit, teilte mit, teiltet mit, mitgeteilt)
    • reden verbe (rede, redst, redt, redte, redtet, geredet)
  2. to tell (say; expound; describe; )
    erzählen; mitteilen; benachrichtigen; schildern
    • erzählen verbe (erzähle, erzählst, erzählt, erzählte, erzähltet, erzählt)
    • mitteilen verbe (teile mit, teilst mit, teilt mit, teilte mit, teiltet mit, mitgeteilt)
    • benachrichtigen verbe (benachrichtige, benachrichtigst, benachrichtigt, benachrichtigte, benachrichtigtet, benachrichtigt)
    • schildern verbe (schildere, schilderst, schildert, schilderte, schildertet, geschildert)
  3. to tell (pass on; blab; feed)
    durchsagen; übertragen; austragen; weitererzählen; denunzieren; herumerzählen; ausposaunen
    • durchsagen verbe (durchsage, durchsagst, durchsagt, durchsagte, durchsagtet, durchsagt)
    • übertragen verbe (übertrage, überträgst, überträgt, übertrug, übertrugt, übertragen)
    • austragen verbe (trage aus, trägst aus, trägt aus, trug aus, trugt aus, ausgetragen)
    • weitererzählen verbe (erzähle weiter, erzählst weiter, erzählt weiter, erzählte weiter, erzähltet weiter, weitererzählt)
    • denunzieren verbe (denunziere, denunzierst, denunziert, denunzierte, denunziertet, denunziert)
    • herumerzählen verbe (erzähle herum, erzählst herum, erzählt herum, zählte herum, herumerzählt)
    • ausposaunen verbe (posaune aus, posaunst aus, posaunt aus, posaunte aus, posauntet aus, ausposaunt)
  4. to tell (make known; inform; point out; )
    informieren; benachrichtigen; aufklären; aufmerksam machen; hinweisen; deklamieren
    • informieren verbe (informiere, informierst, informiert, informierte, informiertet, informiert)
    • benachrichtigen verbe (benachrichtige, benachrichtigst, benachrichtigt, benachrichtigte, benachrichtigtet, benachrichtigt)
    • aufklären verbe (kläre auf, klärst auf, klärt auf, klärte auf, klärtet auf, aufgeklärt)
    • aufmerksam machen verbe (mache aufmerksam, machst aufmerksam, macht aufmerksam, machte aufmerksam, machtet aufmerksam, aufmerksam gemacht)
    • hinweisen verbe (weise hin, weist hin, wies hin, wiest hin, hingewiesen)
    • deklamieren verbe (deklamiere, deklamierst, deklamiert, deklamierte, deklamiertet, deklamiert)
  5. to tell (talk; speak; rattle; )
    sprechen; klatschen; babbeln; erzählen; sagen; plaudern; reden; quatschen; schwatzen; eine Aussage machen; schwätzen; kommunizieren; äußern; ausdrücken; tratschen; herumerzählen; bemerken; plappern; weitererzählen; berichten; petzen; quasseln; faseln; deklamieren; konversieren
    • sprechen verbe (spreche, sprichst, spricht, sprach, spracht, gesprochen)
    • klatschen verbe (klatsche, klatschst, klatscht, klatschte, klatschtet, geklatscht)
    • babbeln verbe (babbele, babbelst, babbelt, babbelte, babbeltet, gebabbelt)
    • erzählen verbe (erzähle, erzählst, erzählt, erzählte, erzähltet, erzählt)
    • sagen verbe (sage, sagst, sagt, sagte, sagtet, gesagt)
    • plaudern verbe (plaudere, plauderst, plaudert, plauderte, plaudertet, geplaudert)
    • reden verbe (rede, redst, redt, redte, redtet, geredet)
    • quatschen verbe (quatsche, quatschst, quatscht, quatschte, quatschtet, gequatscht)
    • schwatzen verbe (schwatze, schwatzt, schwatzte, schwatztet, geschwatzt)
    • schwätzen verbe (schwätze, schwätzt, schwätzte, schwätztet, geschwätzt)
    • kommunizieren verbe (kommuniziere, kommunizierst, kommuniziert, kommunizierte, kommuniziertet, kommuniziert)
    • äußern verbe (äußere, äußerst, äußert, äußerte, äußertet, geäußert)
    • ausdrücken verbe (drücke aus, drückst aus, drückt aus, drückte aus, drücktet aus, ausgedrückt)
    • tratschen verbe (tratsche, tratscht, tratschte, tratschtet, getratscht)
    • herumerzählen verbe (erzähle herum, erzählst herum, erzählt herum, zählte herum, herumerzählt)
    • bemerken verbe (bemerke, bemerkst, bemerkt, bemerkte, bemerktet, bemerkt)
    • plappern verbe (plappere, plapperst, plappert, plapperte, plappertet, geplappert)
    • weitererzählen verbe (erzähle weiter, erzählst weiter, erzählt weiter, erzählte weiter, erzähltet weiter, weitererzählt)
    • berichten verbe (berichte, berichtest, berichtet, berichtete, berichtetet, berichtet)
    • petzen verbe (petze, petzst, petzt, petzte, petztet, gepetzt)
    • quasseln verbe (quassele, quasselst, quasselt, quasselte, quasseltet, gequasselt)
    • faseln verbe (fasle, faselst, faselt, faselte, faseltet, gefaselt)
    • deklamieren verbe (deklamiere, deklamierst, deklamiert, deklamierte, deklamiertet, deklamiert)
    • konversieren verbe (konversiere, konversierst, konversiert, konversierte, konversiertet, konversiert)
  6. to tell (prompt; whisper)
    vorsagen
    • vorsagen verbe (sage vor, sagst vor, sagt vor, sagte vor, sagtet vor, vorsagt)

Conjugations for tell:

present
  1. tell
  2. tell
  3. tells
  4. tell
  5. tell
  6. tell
simple past
  1. told
  2. told
  3. told
  4. told
  5. told
  6. told
present perfect
  1. have told
  2. have told
  3. has told
  4. have told
  5. have told
  6. have told
past continuous
  1. was telling
  2. were telling
  3. was telling
  4. were telling
  5. were telling
  6. were telling
future
  1. shall tell
  2. will tell
  3. will tell
  4. shall tell
  5. will tell
  6. will tell
continuous present
  1. am telling
  2. are telling
  3. is telling
  4. are telling
  5. are telling
  6. are telling
subjunctive
  1. be told
  2. be told
  3. be told
  4. be told
  5. be told
  6. be told
diverse
  1. tell!
  2. let's tell!
  3. told
  4. told
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for tell:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Geschichte erzählen narrate; report; tell
aufklären call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell brighten; chasten; clarify; clear; clear the table; clear up; draw attention to; elucidate; empty the table; enlighten; ennoble; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; indicate; make something accessible; make something clear; point; point out; purify; refine; show; signal; throw light on
aufmerksam machen call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell draw attention to; indicate; point; point out; show; signal
ausdrücken blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell crush; express; express oneself; formulate; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; peg out; personify; phrase; pinch out; portray; put into words; represent; reveal oneself; speak; squeeze; squeeze dry; squeeze empty; squeeze out; talk; utter; ventilate; verbalise; verbalize; voice; word
ausposaunen blab; feed; pass on; tell blab; blazon out; disclose; give away; inform against; keep on beating; keep on hitting; reveal; squeal; trumpet forth
austragen blab; feed; narrate; pass on; report; tell blab; carry out; carry out a message; deliver; disclose; dispense; disseminate; finish; give; give away; hand over to; inform against; metastasise; metastasize; order; play out; provide; reveal; sow; spread; squeal; unenlist; unsubscribe
babbeln blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; drivel; gab; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
bemerken blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell attend; become aware of; blame; feel; find; notice; observe; pay heed to; perceive; rebuke; reprimand; see; sense; signal; take notice of; witness
benachrichtigen call attention to; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; recount; report; say; tell alert; brief; draw attention to; indicate; inform; point; point out; report; show; signal; tip off
berichten blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell announce; inform; report; state
deklamieren blab; call attention to; chat; chatter; have a conversation; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; narrate; point out; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell declaim; orate; recite
denunzieren blab; feed; pass on; tell blab; denounce; disclose; give away; inform against; peach; report; reveal; squeal; tell tales
durchsagen blab; feed; pass on; tell
eine Aussage machen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; have a conversation; speak; talk
erzählen blab; chat; chatter; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; recount; relate; report; say; speak; talk; tell deceive; fool; have a say in the matter; join in the conversation; kid; put in a word; put in one's oar; shove in one's oar; stick in one's oar; take part in the conversation
faseln blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell be a pain in the neck; chat; communicate; converse; have a conversation; jabber; keep on; murmling one's displeasure; nag; rabbit; rave; speak; talk; talk nonsense; waffle
herumerzählen blab; chat; chatter; feed; have a conversation; narrate; pass on; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell blab; disclose; give away; inform against; reveal; squeal
hinweisen call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell address; direct; draw attention to; indicate; point; point out; refer to; show; signal
informieren call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell ask; draw attention to; indicate; inform; inquire; inquire about; list; make inquiries about; make known; mention; notify; point; point out; report; send word; show; signal
klatschen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell applaud; babble; blab; chat; chatter; clap; drivel; gab; gossip; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; speak badly; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
kommunizieren blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; speak; talk; to be busy
konversieren blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; speak; talk
melden narrate; report; tell announce; apply; declare; enrol for; give; inform; list; mention; register; report; report oneself; state
mitteilen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; narrate; recount; report; say; tell announce; blab; denounce; disclose; express; express oneself; give away; give expression to; impersonate; inform; inform against; list; make known; mention; notify; peach; report; reveal; reveal oneself; send word; speak; squeal; state; talk; tell tales; utter; ventilate
petzen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell betray; blab; denounce; disclose; give away; inform against; peach; report; reveal; squeak; squeal; tell tales
plappern blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; blunder; chat; chatter; chirp; drivel; flap; gab; gabble; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; quack; rattle; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
plaudern blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; communicate; converse; discuss; drivel; gab; have a chat; have a conversation; have a good long talk; jabber; jaw; make a slip; prattle; prattle on; rot; speak; talk; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; to be busy; twaddle; waste one's time talking
quasseln blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; chirp; drivel; gab; gabble; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; quack; rattle; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
quatschen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; communicate; converse; drivel; gab; have a chat; have a conversation; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rabbit; rave; rot; speak; talk; talk crap; talk nonsense; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle; waffle
reden blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell chat; communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; speak; talk; to be busy
sagen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell announce; bring something up; communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; inform; report; speak; state; talk; ventilate
schildern cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell depict; describe; explain; make clear; make explicit; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch
schwatzen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; chirp; drivel; gab; gabble; have a chat; jabber; jabber away; jaw; prattle; prattle on; quack; rattle; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
schwätzen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; bluster; chat; chatter; chirp; complain; crackle; drivel; gab; gabble; grumble; have a chat; jabber; jaw; mumble; mutter; prattle; prattle on; quack; rattle; rave; rot; sputter; talk crap; talk nonsense; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
sprechen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; have a conversation; speak; talk
tratschen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; drivel; gab; gossip; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; speak badly; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
vorsagen prompt; tell; whisper prompt; whisper; whisper in someone's ear
weitererzählen blab; chat; chatter; feed; have a conversation; narrate; pass on; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell blab; disclose; give away; inform against; reveal; squeal
äußern blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell express; interpret; spout; translate; unload
übertragen blab; feed; pass on; tell assign; beam; broadcast; carry; erect; move; port; put upright; raise; relocate; transfer; transport
- assure; differentiate; distinguish; enjoin; evidence; narrate; order; recite; recount; say; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; state; tell apart
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
übertragen broadcast; figurative; metaphorical
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- narrate; relate

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Related Definitions for "tell":

  1. mark as different1
  2. discern or comprehend1
    • He could tell that she was unhappy1
  3. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority1
    • The mother told the child to get dressed1
  4. let something be known1
  5. narrate or give a detailed account of1
    • The father told a story to his child1
  6. give evidence1
    • he was telling on all his former colleague1
  7. express in words1
    • tell me what is bothering you1
  8. inform positively and with certainty and confidence1
    • I tell you that man is a crook!1

Wiktionary Translations for tell:

tell
verb
  1. to pass information
  2. to instruct
tell
verb
  1. mit Dativ: Worte an eine bestimmte Person oder PersonenKreis richten
  2. schriftlich oder mündlich ein Erlebnis oder Vorkommnis anschaulich zur Darstellung bringen
  3. eine Ausarbeitung oder Überlegung mündlich darlegen
  1. sagen, sprechen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tell erzählen vertellen — een al of niet ware gebeurtenis verhalen
tell befehlen; anordnen commander — Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu’un. (Sens général).
tell erzählen conter — Exposer par un récit.
tell sagen; äußern dire — Exprimer par la parole
tell erzählen raconter — Conter, narrer, faire le récit
tell Tell tertremonticule, éminence isolée.

Tell:


Translation Matrix for Tell:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- William Tell

Related Definitions for "Tell":

  1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)1

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