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I can tell youUsed other than as an idiom: see I, can, tell, you.Rate it:

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I can tell youEmphasises the truth of a statement.Rate it:

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I tell a lieI am mistaken; I thought that what I said was true, but I have just realised that it is not.Rate it:

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il n'a pas demandé son reste!He soon took himself off, I can tell you! He soon shut up, I can tell you!Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de quoi (fam.)Pray don’t mention it; There is no necessity to apologise. Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire vos affaires au tiers et au quartYou must not tell your business to all the world, to everybody.Rate it:

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inform onTo snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.Rate it:

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je me suis tenu à quatre pour ne pas lui dire ses véritésIt was almost more than I could do not to tell him what I thought of him.Rate it:

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je ne dis pas mes affaires aux autresI do not tell others my plans (or business); I keep my concerns to myself.Rate it:

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je ne te le fais pas diretell me about itRate it:

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je ne vous dis que çaI cannot tell you any more, but it is a fact.Rate it:

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je vais lui dire cela.—non, il n'aurait qu'à se fâcherI will tell him that.—No, don’t, he might get angry.Rate it:

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je vous demande pardon.—il n'y a pas de quoiI beg your pardon.—Pray do not mention it.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep one's lips sealedTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.Rate it:

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keep shtumDon't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.Rate it:

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keep someone in the darkTo deliberately not tell someone details about somethingRate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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let somebody in onTo disclose; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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let someone in onTo disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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lie through one's teethTo tell a gross or egregious untruth.Rate it:

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locos y niños dicen la verdadChildren and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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mendacium dicereto tell lies.Rate it:

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mettez-moi au fait de ce qui s'est passéTell me what happened.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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ne m'en parle pastell me about itRate it:

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nem me falatell me about itRate it:

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not so fastUsed to tell someone to stop doing something.Rate it:

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o tempo dirátime will tellRate it:

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only time will tellAlternative form of time will tell.Rate it:

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out with itUsed to tell somebody to reveal a secret.Rate it:

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point outTo tell, remind, indicate to someone.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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pray tellExpressing incredulity, please explain (some claim or position the speaker doubts).Rate it:

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precari aliquid a deoto pray to God.Rate it:

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precari deum, deosto pray to God.Rate it:

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preces facereto pray.Rate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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qui vivra verraHe who lives longest will see most; Time will show (tell).Rate it:

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raconter de fil en aiguilleTo tell the whole matter from the beginning.Rate it:

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rap atTo talk to; to communicate with; to tell of important things.Rate it:

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rat outTo inform authorities; to tell on.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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si lo sabré yodon't I know it; tell me about itRate it:

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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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