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From the verb tell ⇒ conjugate ) telling is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections v pres p
Voornaamste vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
telling adj figurative (revealing)veelzeggend, veelbetekenend bn onthullend bn These figures are very telling about the city's financial crisis.
Aanvullende vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
telling n informal (account)verklaring nw de verhaal nw het By his telling, he put out the fire all by himself.
Voornaamste vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
tell ⇒ vtr (say, say to) zeggen, vertellen overg.ww What did you tell him? tell vtr (inform) vertellen, zeggen overg.ww Tell me what he said. tell [sb] ,[sb] that ⇒ vtr (with clause: announce) iets meedelen, mededelen overg.ww He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician. tell [sb] [sth] ⇒ vtr (reveal, divulge) iets onthullen, verklappen overg.ww We told them our secret. tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep (recount [sth] to [sb] ) iets tegen iemand vertellen woordgr He told the story to his daughter.
Aanvullende vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr (command, order) zeggen, bevelen overg.ww (formeel ) gebieden overg.ww He told her to clean her room. tell ⇒ vi colloquial (notice)zien, merken overg.ww Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? tell vi (confess) vertellen, onthullen overg.ww I interrogated him, but he would not tell. tell vtr (distinguish) onderscheiden, uit elkaar houden overg.ww Can you tell the difference between these two colours? tell vtr (identify) zeggen, uitmaken overg.ww Can you tell me who it is? tell vtr (realize) weten, zeggen, bepalen overg.ww It's hard to tell who it is in this light. tell vtr (assure) verzekeren overg.ww I have done all the work, I tell you. tell vtr (explain) vertellen, uitleggen overg.ww Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion.
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Voornaamste vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
verhalen overg. ww (vertellen) tell vtr narrate vtr vertellen overg./onoverg. ww (verhalen) tell vtr narrate vi narrate vtr zeggen overg.ww (vertellen, meedelen) say vtr tell vtr klappen onoverg. ww (praten) tell vtr talk, speak vi chat vi blab vtr
Aanvullende vertalingen WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
verkopen overg. ww (vertellen) tell vtr Hij stond daar zomaar leugens te verkopen.
Samengestelde woorden: WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
een standje geven overg. uitdr. (berispen) scold vtr tell off vtr prhasal sep een standje geven overg. uitdr. (iem. berispen) scold vtr tell off vtr prhasal sep een uitbrander geven overg. uitdr. (berispen) tell off vtr phrasal sep scold vtr een uitbrander geven overg. uitdr. (iem. flink terechtwijzen) tell off vtr phrasal sep scold vtr ervan langs geven overg. uitdr. (berispen) tell off vtr phrasal sep scold vtr in de toekomst kijken onoverg. uitdr. (helderziend zijn) look into the future v expr tell fortunes v expr liegen onoverg. ww (niet de waarheid spreken) lie vi tell lies, tell a lie v expr Mondje dicht! tw (geheim: niet vertellen) Hush! interj Don't tell anyone! interj
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep informal (distinguish between)uit elkaar houden, van elkaar onderscheiden overg. uitdr. The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep informal (inform against)verklikken overg. ww (informeel ) iem. erbij lappen frase If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will tell on him. tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep US, informal, figurative (have an effect on)een uitwerking hebben frase After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you.