Usage examples of "tells" in English with translation to Spanish

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He always tells the truth. Él siempre dice la verdad.
He tells us what makes him laugh. Él nos cuenta qué lo hace reír.
Do what he tells you. Haz lo que te diga él.
I have never heard such stories as he tells. Yo nunca escuché tales historias que él cuenta.
Do as he tells you. Hazlo como te dice.
The story tells of the ghost of someone who drowned on the banks near a small town on the Caribbean sea. El cuento habla de la aparición de un ahogado en las orillas cerca de un pequeño pueblo de mar en el Caribe.
Do whatever he tells you. Haz lo que te diga.
Now he tells me the truth. Ahora él me dice la verdad.
You shouldn't believe everything Tom tells you. No deberías creer todo lo que Tom te dice.
Something tells me that you're hiding something. Algo me dice que estás ocultando algo.
I trust him because he never tells a lie. Yo confío en él porque nunca dice mentiras.
The Bible tells us that we should love our neighbors. La Biblia nos dice que deberíamos amar a nuestro prójimo.
My husband tells me feminist, but he is too sexist. Mi marido me dice feminista, pero él es demasiado machista.
She obeys him no matter what he tells her to do. Ella le obedece sin importar lo que le diga que haga.
The weather forecast tells us if it will rain or not. La previsión del tiempo nos dijo si iba a llover o no.
He is such an honest boy that he never tells a lie. Es un chico tan honesto que nunca dice una mentira.
He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before. Dice una nueva mentira para cubrir las anteriores.
She tells him to give her all of his salary and he does. Ella le dice que le dé todo su sueldo y él lo hace.
As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." Y como el Noble Corán dice: teme a Dios y habla siempre con la verdad.
My daughter tells me I'm old-fashioned because I don't use a cellphone. Mi hija dice que soy anticuada porque no uso celular.
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