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Translating from English to Japanese

Translations:

tell — to pass information
→ 伝える (tsutaeru)
→ 申す (mōsu)
→ 述べる (noberu)
tell — to discern, notice, identify or distinguish
→ 分かる (wakaru)
→ 判る (wakaru)
tell — to instruct
→ 物語る (monogataru)
→ 語る (kataru)

More translations:

tell
→ 話す
tell
→ 命じる
tell
→ 言う
tell
→ 見わける
tell
→ もらす
tell
→ きき目がある

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  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)

    SynonymsWilliam Tell

VERB 8

  1. express in words

    • “He said that he wanted to marry her”
    • “tell me what is bothering you”
    • “state your opinion”
    • “state your name”
    Synonymsstatesay

  2. let something be known

    • “Tell them that you will be late”

  3. narrate or give a detailed account of

    • “Tell what happened”
    • “The father told a story to his child”
    Synonymsnarraterecountrecite
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  1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    • “I said to him to go home”
    • “She ordered him to do the shopping”
    • “The mother told the child to get dressed”
    Synonymsorderenjoinsay

  2. discern or comprehend

    • “He could tell that she was unhappy”

  3. inform positively and with certainty and confidence

    • “I tell you that man is a crook!”
    Synonymsassure

  4. give evidence

    • “he was telling on all his former colleague”
    Synonymsevidence

  5. mark as different

    • “We distinguish several kinds of maple”
    Synonymsdistinguishseparatedifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralizeseveralisetell apart