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Don't tell me you are not.
Ne dis pas non!...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
However, after a few minutes' general conversation, just as the minister rose to dismiss him, he made up his mind to ask: ' Could your excellency tell me the persons who are to be arrested ?'
Après quelques minutes de conversation, comme le ministre le congédiait en se levant, il se décida à demander:«Son Excellence pourrait-elle me désigner les personnes...?
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
I will not tell you to be careful of your life; your duty teaches you that. As a soldier, expose it; as a husband guard it; and return to me as you leave me, a lover, the dearest of men, and a Christian.»
… Je ne vous dirai pas d’avoir soin de vos jours… je ne connais que trop les cruels devoirs d’un militaire ; mais pensez quelquefois à votre amie, qui ne saurait vivre sans vous, et puisse le ciel que j’invoque vous rendre bientôt à mon amour !
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
You want me to tell you what she did with the two lovers.
Tu me demanderas ce qu’elle fît des deux amants.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Well, well, I am going to speak now, and I shall tell you all I know; because I see quite well that it is all this silence that is preying upon your heart.'
Eh bien! je causerai maintenant, je dirai ce que je saurai, parce que je vois bien que c'est tout ce silence qui vous tourne sur le coeur.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"Permit me to tell you, father, that those who have given you information about me have been ill-informed.
– Permettez-moi de vous dire, mon père, que ceux qui vous ont ainsi renseigné sur mon compte étaient mal informés.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Moreover, if the latter should ever see her returning she intended to tell him some tale or other, staring at him the while with that stern look which always reduced him to silence.
Elle comptait d’ailleurs, si ce dernier la voyait jamais rentrer, lui faire quelque histoire, en le regardant de cet air dur qui lui fermait la bouche.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
I dared not tell her frankly what brought me.
Je n'osai pas lui dire franchement ce qui m'amenait.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
I brought another couple with me for Rougon. You will find them at home, Félicité, and you must tell me how they turn out.
J'en avais aussi deux pour Rougon; vous les trouverez chez vous, Félicité, et vous m'en direz des nouvelles.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
"I don't know anybody to tell."
— Je n'ai personne à qui le raconter.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
We should tell ourselves, once and for all, that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power.'
Convainquons-nous une fois pour toutes, que le devoir capital de notre âme est d'être aussi complète, aussi heureuse, aussi indépendante, aussi grande que possible.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
When at last Boutan had to express an opinion he replied : "Mon Dieu! my friend, I can tell you nothing from a practical point of view, for I have never even planted a lettuce.
Enfin, lorsqu’il dut se prononcer : « Mon Dieu ! mon ami, je ne puis pratiquement vous rien dire car je n’ai jamais planté une salade.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Some women who have suffered sexual .violence find it easier to tell, their full story to another woman.
Il est plus facile pour les femmes ayant subi des violences sexuelles de parler de leur expérience dans sa, totalité à une autre femme.
‘I tell you I have breakfasted. Look at the saucepan.
«Mais si, j’ai déjeuné, regarde la casserole! …
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
When we see Madame Felicite, your mother, we shall tell her that you would have cut yourself in pieces for us.
Quand nous verrons là-bas Mme Félicité votre mère, nous lui dirons que vous vous êtes mis en quatre pour nous.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

tell me why
dites-moi pourquoi
tell again
redire
tell a lie
mentir

Word forms

tell

verb
Basic forms
Pasttold
Imperativetell
Present Participle (Participle I)telling
Past Participle (Participle II)told
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tellwe tell
you tellyou tell
he/she/it tellsthey tell
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am tellingwe are telling
you are tellingyou are telling
he/she/it is tellingthey are telling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have toldwe have told
you have toldyou have told
he/she/it has toldthey have told
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been tellingwe have been telling
you have been tellingyou have been telling
he/she/it has been tellingthey have been telling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I toldwe told
you toldyou told
he/she/it toldthey told
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was tellingwe were telling
you were tellingyou were telling
he/she/it was tellingthey were telling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had toldwe had told
you had toldyou had told
he/she/it had toldthey had told
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been tellingwe had been telling
you had been tellingyou had been telling
he/she/it had been tellingthey had been telling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tellwe shall/will tell
you will tellyou will tell
he/she/it will tellthey will tell
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be tellingwe shall/will be telling
you will be tellingyou will be telling
he/she/it will be tellingthey will be telling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have toldwe shall/will have told
you will have toldyou will have told
he/she/it will have toldthey will have told
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been tellingwe shall/will have been telling
you will have been tellingyou will have been telling
he/she/it will have been tellingthey will have been telling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tellwe should/would tell
you would tellyou would tell
he/she/it would tellthey would tell
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be tellingwe should/would be telling
you would be tellingyou would be telling
he/she/it would be tellingthey would be telling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have toldwe should/would have told
you would have toldyou would have told
he/she/it would have toldthey would have told
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been tellingwe should/would have been telling
you would have been tellingyou would have been telling
he/she/it would have been tellingthey would have been telling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am toldwe are told
you are toldyou are told
he/she/it is toldthey are told
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being toldwe are being told
you are being toldyou are being told
he/she/it is being toldthey are being told
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been toldwe have been told
you have been toldyou have been told
he/she/it has been toldthey have been told
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was toldwe were told
you were toldyou were told
he/she/it was toldthey were told
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being toldwe were being told
you were being toldyou were being told
he/she/it was being toldthey were being told
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been toldwe had been told
you had been toldyou had been told
he/she/it had been toldthey had been told
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be toldwe shall/will be told
you will be toldyou will be told
he/she/it will be toldthey will be told
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been toldwe shall/will have been told
you will have been toldyou will have been told
he/she/it will have been toldthey will have been told