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"Sir," began Theo, "to tell you the truth -"»Herr«, begann Theo, »wenn ich die Wahrheit sagen soll.«Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.Wenn eine der aufgeführten Nebenwirkungen Sie erheblich beeinträchtigt oder Sie Nebenwirkungen bemerken, die nicht in dieser Gebrauchsinformation angegeben sind, informieren Sie bitte Ihren Arzt, Apotheker oder das Pflegepersonal.© OPUS 2010
Romanov dreaded having to tell Zaborski that he could now prove conclusively that the original Tsar's icon had been destroyed in a plane crash some thirty years before.Es graute Romanow davor, Zaborski von dem definitiven Nachweis berichten zu müssen, daß die echte Zaren-Ikone vor etwa dreißig Jahren bei einem Flugzeugabsturz vernichtet worden war.Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
The Arcanist and the Astronomer had both got on their nightcaps, and were going to turn into bed, when the astronomer said: I tell you what it is, dear colleague, one piece of good fortune never comes alone.Beide, der Arkanist und der Astronom, hatten schon die Schlafmützen aufgesetzt und wollten zu Bette gehen, als letzterer, nämlich der Astronom, also anhob: Bester Herr Kollege, ein Glück kommt nie alleinHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Fifi whines periodically, and Yoyo has recited something for the men, he can tell from the singsong in her voice.Fifi weint in regelmäßigen Abständen, und Yoyo hat, wie er aus dem eintönigen Klang ihrer Stimme schließt, den Männern etwas aufgesagt.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
"No, I didn't tell him, but it was obvious to him that I was there for a reason.»Nein, erzählt habe ich es ihm nicht, aber für ihn schien auf der Hand zu liegen, daß ich aus einem bestimmten Grund gekommen war.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
"I think we should tell the manager about our intruder," Stephanie said over the sound of the hotel's hair dryer.»Ich finde, wir sollten dem Hotelmanager Bescheid sagen, dass jemand bei uns eingedrungen ist«, sagte Stephanie über das Geräusch des Föhns hinweg.Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die OperationDie OperationCook, Robin© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHSeizureCook, Robin© 2003 by Robin Cook
All we want to make us perfect is that Severin —who's looking much paler and more pensive than I like to see him—shall have had some more terrible experience than even we have, and will tell us about it.'Nun fehlte es noch, daß Severin, der mir auch zu düster und nachdenkend aussieht, noch viel Graulicheres, als wir, in diesen Tagen erlebt hätte, und es uns auftischte.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
As soon as I can rise from this couch, I shall wander away into some foreign land, with death in my heart. Should you hear that I am no more, you may tell Mathilda that I...'Sowie ich genesen, ziehe ich, die Todeswunde in der blutenden Brust, fort in fremde Lande. Hörst du dann, daß ich geendet, so magst du Mathilden es sagen, daß ich...Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
"That was what Bob had hoped not to have to tell you."»Das war es, was Bob Ihnen ersparen wollte.«Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
That system served the industrial core well, at least as far as we can tell from the macroeconomic aggregates.Dieses System hat, soweit wir aus makroökonomischer Gesamtsicht erkennen können, dem industriellen Kern gutgetan.© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/15/2012© 1995-2012 Project Syndicatehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/ 6/15/2012
Do tell your doctor that you missed a dose .Informieren Sie Ihren Arzt darüber .© OPUS 2010
You may find it helpful to tell a relative or close friend that you are depressed or have an anxiety disorder , and ask them to read this leaflet .Es kann hilfreich sein , wenn Sie einem Freund oder Verwandten erzählen , dass Sie depressiv sind . Bitten Sie diese Personen , diese Packungsbeilage zu lesen .© OPUS 2010
Didn't I tell you they attract White Ladies?Hab ich dir nicht gesagt, dass so ein Ding die Weißen Frauen anzieht?Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Come, Christlieb; let us get home as fast as we can, and tell father all about it.Komm Christlieb - schnell laß uns nach Hause laufen und dem Papa erzählen was sich zugetragen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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Collocations
tell off
abzählen
tell another story
andere Sprache sprechen
tell the truth
ehrlich gesagt
tell where to get off
gründlich Bescheid stoßen
tell a long rigmarole
lang und breit erzählen
tell a lie
lügen
kiss and tell
mit intimen Enthüllungen an die Öffentlichkeit gehen
tell about
petzen
tell over the phone
telefonisch mitteilen
tell dirty jokes
Zoten reißen
tell apart
auseinanderhalten
tell tall stories
flunkern
tell stories
Geschichten erzählen
obligation to tell the truth
Wahrheitspflicht
tell the truth
Wahrheit sagen
Word forms
tell
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | told |
| Imperative | tell |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | telling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | told |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I tell | we tell |
| you tell | you tell |
| he/she/it tells | they tell |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am telling | we are telling |
| you are telling | you are telling |
| he/she/it is telling | they are telling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have told | we have told |
| you have told | you have told |
| he/she/it has told | they have told |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been telling | we have been telling |
| you have been telling | you have been telling |
| he/she/it has been telling | they have been telling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I told | we told |
| you told | you told |
| he/she/it told | they told |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was telling | we were telling |
| you were telling | you were telling |
| he/she/it was telling | they were telling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had told | we had told |
| you had told | you had told |
| he/she/it had told | they had told |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been telling | we had been telling |
| you had been telling | you had been telling |
| he/she/it had been telling | they had been telling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will tell | we shall/will tell |
| you will tell | you will tell |
| he/she/it will tell | they will tell |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be telling | we shall/will be telling |
| you will be telling | you will be telling |
| he/she/it will be telling | they will be telling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have told | we shall/will have told |
| you will have told | you will have told |
| he/she/it will have told | they will have told |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been telling | we shall/will have been telling |
| you will have been telling | you will have been telling |
| he/she/it will have been telling | they will have been telling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would tell | we should/would tell |
| you would tell | you would tell |
| he/she/it would tell | they would tell |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be telling | we should/would be telling |
| you would be telling | you would be telling |
| he/she/it would be telling | they would be telling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have told | we should/would have told |
| you would have told | you would have told |
| he/she/it would have told | they would have told |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been telling | we should/would have been telling |
| you would have been telling | you would have been telling |
| he/she/it would have been telling | they would have been telling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am told | we are told |
| you are told | you are told |
| he/she/it is told | they are told |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being told | we are being told |
| you are being told | you are being told |
| he/she/it is being told | they are being told |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been told | we have been told |
| you have been told | you have been told |
| he/she/it has been told | they have been told |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was told | we were told |
| you were told | you were told |
| he/she/it was told | they were told |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being told | we were being told |
| you were being told | you were being told |
| he/she/it was being told | they were being told |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been told | we had been told |
| you had been told | you had been told |
| he/she/it had been told | they had been told |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be told | we shall/will be told |
| you will be told | you will be told |
| he/she/it will be told | they will be told |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been told | we shall/will have been told |
| you will have been told | you will have been told |
| he/she/it will have been told | they will have been told |