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tell
/tel/
verb (told, told /tJUld; US toUld/)
1 [+object]
menceritakan; memberitahu(kan) sst dengan berbicara atau menulis
▪ Did you tell him about it?
Apakah Anda menceritakan hal itu kepadanya?
▪ She told the news to everybody.
Dia memberitahukan berita itu ke semua org.
▪ I told myself that …
Saya memberitahu diri saya sendiri bahwa …
▪ Tell me what happened.
Beritahu saya apa yg terjadi?
▪ ‘I will stay here,’ he told me.
“Saya akan tinggal di sini,” dia memberitahu saya.
▪ tell stories/jokes
menceritakan cerita2/lelucon2
2 [+object]
mengatakan
▪ tell lies / the truth
mengatakan kebohongan/kebenaran
▪ To tell (you) the truth, I don’t like the show.
Sejujurnya, saya tidak menyukai pertunjukan  itu.
▪ Truth be told, this food is very delicious.
Sejujurnya, makanan ini énak sekali.
3 [+object]
memberitahukan tanpa melalui perkataan
▪ This evidence tells us that he is guilty.
Bukti ini memberitahukan kita bahwa dia bersalah.
4 [+object]
menyuruh
▪ She told me to take a seat.
Dia menyuruhku utk mengambil tempat duduk.
▪ He always does as he is told.
Dia selalu melaku-kan apa yg disuruh.
5 (tidak dl the continuous tenses)
mengetahui; melihat
▪ [+object]
He can/can’t tell the difference between beef and pork.
Dia bisa / tidak bisa mengetahui perbédaan daging sapi dan babi.
▪ [-object]
I could tell by/from the look on his face that ...
Saya bisa mengetahui dari raut wajahnya bahwa …
▪ I am sorry. I can’t tell.
Maaf. Saya tidak tahu.
▪ How can you tell?
Bagaimana Anda bisa mengetahuinya?
6 [+object]
membédakan; mengenali perbédaan
Can you tell a fake one from an original one?
Bisakah Anda membédakan barang yg palsu dari barang yg asli?
▪ tell right from wrong
membédakan perbuatan yg benar dan perbuatan yg salah
▪ Can you tell which is which and who is who?
Bisakah Anda membédakan yg mana adalah yg mana dan siapa adalah siapa?
▪ Can you tell them apart?
Bisakah Anda membédakan meréka?
7 [+/-object]
membocorkan suatu rahasia kepada org lain
▪ I know that he won’t tell.
Saya tahu bahwa dia tidak akan membocorkan rahasia.
8 [+object]
memperingatkan
▪ He told me not to do it.
Dia memperingatkanku utk tidak melakukannya.
9 [+/-object]
melaporkan perilaku buruk ssorg
▪ If you pinch her again, I’ll tell (Dad).
Kalau kamu mencubit dia lagi, saya akan lapor (Ayah).
10 [+object]
memberitahu ssorg melalui tindakan atau suara; menunjukkan
▪ She shouted to tell you that she was upset.
Dia berteriak utk menunjukkan kepada Anda bahwa dia gusar.
▪ He tapped his forehead to tell that he forgot.
Dia menepuk dahinya utk menunjukkan bahwa dia lupa.
11 [-object]
[+ (on sb)]
berdampak buruk pada ssorg/sst
▪ The strain was beginning to tell on us.
Tekanan fisik mulai berdampak pada kami.
■ IDIOM|as/so far as I can tell
→ lihat far¹
| all told
semua dihitung
▪ There are 20 students all told.
Ada 20 siswa, semua dihitung.
| don’t tell me (informal)
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa Anda tahu apa yg ssorg akan ucapkan karena Anda sudah mengenal org tsb. dengan baik
▪ Don’t tell me it’s because of the traffic jam.
Jangan katakan/bilang bahwa ini karena kemacetan lalu lintas.
| I/I’ll tell you what
(informal)
digunakan utk mengusulkan sst; begini saja
▪ Tell you what, let me know on Thursday.
Begini saja, beritahu aku pada hari Kamis.
| I tell you ; I can tell you; I’m telling you (informal)
digunakan utk penekanan
▪ I’m telling you, it was very delicious.
Benar, makanannya sangat énak.
| I told you (so)
(informal)
saya sudah memberitahu engkau (demikian)
|  I’ll tell you sth/one/another thing; let me tell you sth/one/another thing
digunakan utk penekanan atas apa yg Anda katakan
▪ Let me tell you sth. I’ll never leave you.
Mari saya beritahukan kamu satu hal – saya tidak akan meninggalkanmu.
| you can tell him from me that …
Anda bisa memberitahukan dia dari aku bahwa …
| live, etc. to tell the tale
bertahan  hidup dan bisa menceritakan pengalaman buruk Anda yg sesungguhnya kepada org lain
| tell a different story/tale
memberikan informasi yg berbéda dengan apa yg Anda harapkan/dengar sebelumnya
| tell its own tale/story
menjelaskan dengan sendirinya tanpa perlu penjelasan lebih lanjut
▪ Her nervousness told its own story.
Kegugupannya menjelaskan dengan sendirinya tanpa perlu penjelasan lebih lanjut.
| tell it like it is
(US) (informal)
mengatakan fakta 
| tell me (informal)
digunakan utk memperkenalkan pertanyaan
▪ Tell me, are you coming with us?
Beritahu aku, apakah kamu akan ikut kami?
| tell me about it
(informal)
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa Anda mengerti apa yg ssorg katakan karena Anda mempunyai pengalaman yg sama
▪ ‘He is rude to me!’ ‘Tell me about it.’
“Dia kasar kepadaku.” “Saya mempunyai pengalaman yg sama.”
| tell me another (one)!
(informal)
digunakan utk memberitahukan bahwa Anda tidak percaya pada apa yg meréka katakan
| tell tales (about sth / on sb) (UK)
memberitahukan kepada ssorg bahwa org lain telah berbuat kesalahan
| tell sb where to get off / where they can get off
(UK, informal)
menyatakan dengan jelas bahwa suatu perilaku tidak dapat diterima lagi
▪ He called me ‘coward’. You can tell him where to get off.
Dia memanggilku ‘pengecut’. Anda bisa memberitahukan dia bahwa hal itu tidak bisa diterima lagi.
| tell sb where to put/stick sth; tell sb what they can do with sth
(informal)
menjelaskan bahwa Anda marah dan menolak tawaran ssorg
| there’s no telling
tidak dapat diketahui apa yg terjadi atau yg akan terjadi
▪ There is no telling when it happened.
Tidak diketahui kapan hal itu terjadi. 
| to tell (you) the truth
(informal)
digunakan utk mengakui sst; sejujurnya
▪ To tell the truth, I didn’t like it.
Sejujurnya, saya tidak menyukainya.
| you can never tell; you never can tell
(peribahasa)
Anda tidak pernah bisa tahu
| you’re telling me!
(informal)
saya sangat setuju denganmu!
| hear tell (of sth)
→ lihat hear
| kiss and tell
→ lihat kiss¹
| a little bird told me
→ lihat little¹
| know / tell sb a thing or two (about sb/sth)
→ lihat thing
| time (alone) will tell; only time will tell
→ lihat time¹ 
PHR v
| tell against sb
(UK, formal)
merugikan ssorg
▪ The evidence told against her.
Bukti2 itu merugikan dia.
| tell of sth
(formal, sastra)
mengumumkan sst; melaporkan sst
▪ brochures telling of a big sale
brosur2 yg mengumumkan penjualan obral besar
| tell sb off (for sth / for doing sth)
(informal)
memarahi ssorg karena telah berbuat salah
(syn scold)
▪ I told her off for gossiping.
Saya memarahi dia karena bergosip.
▪ He got told off.
Dia dimarahi.
| tell on sb
(informal)
melaporkan ssorg yg telah berbuat salah
▪ Don’t tell on me please.
Jangan melaporkan saya. Saya mohon.
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