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bowel [báuəl] samostalnik
anatomija črevo
množina črevesje
figurativno prebava
figurativno čustvo, strasti, usmiljenje

to have the bowels open iztrebljati se
to have no bowels biti neusmiljen
to get one's bowels in an uproar razjeziti se

charity [čǽriti] samostalnik
dobrodelnost, dobrotljivost, usmiljenje; miloščina; dobrodelna ustanova

to ask charity prositi miloščine
charity begins at home bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
as cold as charity hladen, brezčuten
for charity, for charity's sake zastonj
sister of charity usmiljena sestra

commiseration [kəmizəréišən] samostalnik
usmiljenje, pomilovanje, sočustvovanje

compassion [kəmpǽšən] samostalnik (for, with)
usmiljenje, sočutje

to have (ali take) compassion on s.o. imeti s kom usmiljenje
in compassion to iz usmiljenja do

compassionateness [kəmpǽšənitnis] samostalnik
usmiljenje, sočutje

grace¹ [greis] samostalnik
milina, dražest, privlačnost, ljubkost; okras; milost, naklonjenost, usluga; usmiljenje; molitev pred jedjo in po njej
britanska angleščina dovoljenje, odločba; vljudnost; igra z obročem; naslov vojvode ali nadškofa (Your, His Grace)

act of grace zakon o amnestiji
airs and graces šopirjenje
with a bad grace nevljudno, neprijazno
to be in s.o.'s grace biti v milosti pri kom
grace to boot! bog se nas usmili!
with a good grace v milosti pri kom
in s.o.'s good graces v milosti pri kom
to say grace moliti pred jedjo ali po njej
days of grace dnevi odloga plačila
the Three Graces tri gracije
to fall from grace grešiti
time of grace doba prepovedi lova
in the year of grace v letu gospodovem

heart [ha:t] samostalnik
srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje)
množina srčne karte

after one's own heart po želji, kot srce poželi
at heart v duši, v srcu, po srcu
an affair of the heart ljubezenska zadeva
bless my heart! za boga!
by heart na pamet
at the bottom of one's heart na dnu srca
heart's desire srčna želja
from one's heart iskreno, iz srca
for one's heart srčno rad
heart and head navdušeno
heart of oak srčika hrasta, figurativno srčen človek; leseno ladjevje
heart and soul z dušo in telesom
a heart-to-heart talk odkrit pogovor
in good heart v dobrem stanju
the land is in good heart zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana
in the heart of v osrčju
in one's heart skrivoma
in one's heart of hearts v dnu duše, zares
in heart dobre volje
light of heart vesel, brezbrižen
left heart levi srčni prekat
king (queen) of hearts srčni kralj (dama)
navtika my hearts! tovariši!, pogumni fantje!
near one's heart všeč, pri srcu
the very heart of the matter bistvo zadeve
out of heart malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)
sick at heart potrt, žalosten
smoker's heart kadilčevo (bolno) srce
searchings of heart tesnoba, sum
to one's heart's content do mile volje, kot srce poželi
with all one's heart iz vsega srca, srčno rad
with a heavy heart s težkim srcem
medicina disordered heart srčna nevroza

Z glagoli:

to break s.o.'s heart streti komu srce
to clasp s.o. to one's heart prižeti koga na srce
to cry one's heart out oči si izjokati
to cut s.o. to the heart zadeti koga v srce, užaliti
to do one's heart good dobro deti, osrečiti
to eat one's heart out giniti od žalosti
my heart fails pogum mi upada
I cannot find it in my heart to; ali I don't have the heart to srce mi ne da, da bi
to get (go) to the heart of priti (iti) stvari do dna
to give heart opogumiti
to give one's heart to s.o. dati komu srce
to go near (ali to) one's heart ganiti
my heart goes out to him sočustvujem z njim
to grow out of heart postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)
to have a heart imeti (dobro) srce
have a heart! usmili se!
to have no heart biti brez srca, neusmiljen
to have s.th. at heart srčno kaj želeti
to have one's heart in one's mouth v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen
to have one's heart in one's boots biti zelo malodušen
to have one's heart in the right place imeti srce na pravem mestu
to have s.o.'s good at heart brigati se za dobro nekoga
to have one's heart in one's work biti z vsem srcem pri delu
his heart leaps up srce mu zaigra
to lay s.th. to heart na srce položiti
to lose heart izgubiti pogum
to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
to make one's heart bleed čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)
to open one's heart to s.o. razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen
to pluck up heart opogumiti se
to pour out one's heart srce izliti
to put s.o. in good heart razveseliti, razvedriti koga
to put one's heart into s.th. biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom
my heart sank srce mi je padlo v hlače
to set one's heart on s.th. iz vsega srca kaj želeti
to set one's heart at rest umiriti se, pomiriti se
to take s.th. to heart k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti
to take heart (of grace) zbrati pogum, opogumiti se
to wear one's heart on one's sleeve imeti srce na jeziku
to win s.o.'s heart srce osvojiti
what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh povedati, kar ti leži na srcu

lenity [léniti] samostalnik
blagost, usmiljenje, popustljivost, uvidevnost

mercy [mə́:si] samostalnik
usmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov
ameriško, pravno pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječo

at the mercy of v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilost
to cry for mercy prositi za milost
to have mercy on; ali to show mercy to usmiliti se koga
left to the tender mercies of prepuščen na milost in nemilost
it is a mercy that sreča je, da
that's a mercy! na srečo!, hvala bogu!
thankful for small mercies z majhnim zadovoljen
to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost
Sister of Mercy usmiljenka

pity¹ [píti] samostalnik
usmiljenje, sočutje
figurativno škoda

to have (ali take) pity on smiliti se, usmiliti se koga
out of pity iz usmiljenja
for pity's sake! za božjo voljo!
what a pity! kakšna škoda!
such a pity! taka škoda!
more's the pity! toliko slabše!
it is a thousand pities večna škoda je

remorse [rimɔ́:s] samostalnik
kes, kesanje; očitanje vesti, skesanost (at, for zaradi)
skrušenost
arhaično usmiljenje, sočutje

without remorse brez usmiljenja
I feel remorse vest me peče
remorse of conscience (mind) grizenje vesti

rue² [ru:]

1. samostalnik
obžalovanje, kesanje; skrušenost, pobitost, žalost; razočaranje, zagrenjenost; sočutje, usmiljenje

2. prehodni glagol
(bridko) obžalovati (dejanje); prekleti (dogodek); objokovati (dan)

to rue a bargain hoteti preklicati, razdreti kupčijo
you shall rue it! bridko boš to obžaloval!
neprehodni glagol
kesati se, obžalovati svojo obljubo itd.

ruefulness [rú:fulnis] samostalnik
skesanost, skrušenost, pobitost, potrtost; žalost
arhaično sočutje, usmiljenje

ruth [ru:ɵ] samostalnik
arhaično sočutje, usmiljenje; žalost, skrb; kes(anje)

compassionate² [kəmpǽšəneit] prehodni glagol
sočustvovati, čutiti usmiljenje

muster² [mʌ́stə]

1. prehodni glagol
pregledati, sklicati v zbor, zbrati
figurativno (up) zbrati (pogum)

2. neprehodni glagol
zbrati se

to muster up one's courage zbrati ves svoj pogum
to muster up sympathy izkazati komu usmiljenje
ameriško to muster in vpoklicati v vojsko
ameriško to muster out odpustiti iz vojske

season² [si:zn]

1. prehodni glagol
začiniti, zabeliti, napraviti okusno, prijetno; dozoriti (plodove, vino); osušiti (les); aklimatizirati, privaditi, priučiti (to s.th. na kaj)
arhaično ublažiti, omiliti

seasoned soldiers fronte navajeni vojaki
seasoned wine dozorelo vino
seasoned wood suh les
highly seasoned dish močnó začinjena jed
to be seasoned to climate biti navajen na klimo
to season a cask namočiti sod
my pipe is not yet seasoned moja pipa še ni ukajena
to season one's remarks with jokes zabeliti svoje opazke s šalami, z dovtipi
to season sailors privaditi mornarje na morje
let mercy season justice! naj usmiljenje omili (ublaži) pravičnost!

2. neprehodni glagol
dozore(va)ti; (p)osušiti se; privaditi se, aklimatizirati se, navaditi se (to na)

timber seasons well in the open air les se dobro osuši na prostem

self množina selves [self, selvz]

1. samostalnik
sam (poedinec); svoja osebnost, jaz; prava narava; osebne koristi, egoizem, sebičnost, samoljubje
filozofija jaz, subjekt
biologija enobarvna cvetlica (žival)

my humble self, my poor self moja malenkost
my former (better) self moj prejšnji (boljši) jaz
his own self, his very self njegov lastni jaz
his second self njegov drugi jaz; njegov intimen prijatelj; njegova desna roka
your good selves trgovina vaša spoštovana firma
our noble selves hudomušno mi
knowledge of self poznavanje samega sebe
pity's self poosebljeno usmiljenje
a study of the self študija o jazu
he cares for nothing but self on se briga le za svoj lastni jaz
he has no other guide but self nima drugega vodnika kot svoje samoljubje
self do, self have kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal
to refer everything to self vse nase, v svojo korist obračati
self is a bad guide to happiness sebičnost je slab vodnik k sreči

2. pridevnik
enoten, brez primesi, naraven (barva)
arhaično isti

a self trimming pozamenterija iz istega (enotnega) materiala

3. zaimek
sam

a cheque drawn to self nase izstavljen ček
a ticket admitting self and friend vstopnica za sebe in za prijatelja

take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

tell^* [tel]

1. prehodni glagol
povedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti
parlament šteti (glasove)

all told (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupaj
tell me another! sleng tega mi ne boš natvezel!
I was told (so) rekli so mi (tako)
I'll tell you what nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal)
I'll tell you the world ameriško o tem sem prepričan
I can tell you zagotavljam vam
I cannot tell him from his brother ne razlikujem ga od njegovega brata
to tell s.th. abroad pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kaj
to tell fortunes from cards vedeževati iz kart
to tell one's money ameriško šteti svoj denar
to tell one's beads religija moliti rožni venec
to tell one's name povedati svoje ime
to tell the news naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novico
to tell a lie (ali lies) lagati
to tell the reason navesti razlog
to tell the tale pogovorno pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)
to tell tales zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkariti
to tell the truth povedati resnico
to tell the votes politika šteti glasove
he told him to go rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj gre
he can be told by his hat lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku
never tell me! ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!
the clock tells the time ura kaže čas
this tells its own tale to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasno
we were told to get up rekli so nam, naj vstanemo
you're telling me! sleng tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!

2. neprehodni glagol
pripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati (about o)
spoznati, vedeti (by po)
imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati
pogovorno izdati, ovaditi, zatožiti

for all we can tell kolikor mi vemo
who can tell kdo ve
how can you tell? kako morete to vedeti?
you never can tell človek nikoli ne ve
every shot tells vsak strel pogodi
her tears tell of her grief njene solze izdajajo njeno bolečino
to tell on (ali of) s.o. izdati, zatožiti koga
don't tell on me ne izdaj(te) me!
the hard work began to tell on her težko delo je začelo puščati sledove na njej
that tells against you to govori proti tebi