Usage examples of "tell off" in English with translation to Spanish

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That child was told off by the teacher. El profesor regañó a ese niño.

Please tell me what happened, off the record of course. Por favor cuéntame lo que ocurrió, extraoficialmente por supuesto.

Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land. Dile a esas personas que se aparten para que el helicóptero pueda aterrizar.

You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.

He promised me that he won't tell anybody. Él me prometió no decírselo a nadie.

The plane took off just now. El avión acaba de despegar.

She really wanted to tell the secret. Ella realmente quería decir el secreto.

The company laid off five people. La compañía despidió a cinco personas.

Tell me about your plan. Háblame acerca de tu plan.

I forgot to turn off the television before bed. Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.

I can't tell it. No puedo decirlo.

Police cordoned off the crime scene. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen.

You mean you didn't tell him anything? ¿O sea que no le dijiste nada?

A tall man went off from there in a hurry. Un hombre alto se marchó de allí con prisa.

I'm colorblind, I can't tell red from green. Daltónico que soy, no distingo al rojo del verde.

What are you doing on your night off? ¿Qué vas a hacer en tu noche libre?

Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back. Un minuto ahí. Yo espero que no estés tratando de decirme que no vas a pagar el dinero de vuelta.

Tom is taking a few days off. Tom se está tomando un par de días libres.

Tom didn't mean to tell Mary the secret, but he did. Tom no quiso contarle el secreto a Mary, pero lo hizo.

That guy is off his rocker! ¡El tío está como una cabra!

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