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~ 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)
tell on
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~ give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
tell
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~ narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
tell
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~ give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
tell
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~ 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"
tell
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~ discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
tell off
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~ reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"
tell apart
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~ mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
tell apart
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~ detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
tell
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– Engelsk
~ mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
tell
— Udsagnsord
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~ inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"