Usage examples of "telling" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all902 dire761 raconter75 indiquer21 savoir14 distinguer13 ordonner2 apprendre1 s'apprendre1 other translations14

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I'm not telling you. Je ne te le dis pas.

I am telling a story. Je raconte une histoire.

There is no telling what will happen tomorrow. Impossible de savoir ce qui va se passer demain.

He is telling a lie. Il dit un mensonge.

Telling lies is a very bad habit. Raconter des mensonges, est une très vilaine habitude.

There's no telling what he'll do next. Personne ne sait ce qu'il fera ensuite.

I'm above telling lies. Je ne suis pas homme à dire des mensonges.

Muiriel is very good at telling invented stories. Muiriel est très douée pour raconter des histoires d'invention.

There's no telling when she'll stab you in the back. On ne peut savoir quand est-ce qu'elle nous trahira.

He returned home without telling us. Il est rentré chez lui sans nous le dire.

You shouldn't go around telling lies about people. Tu ne devrais pas raconter des mensonges sur les gens à la cantonade.

You omitted telling me to buy bread. Tu as omis de me dire d'acheter du pain.

He had not the least shame in telling his story. Il n'avait pas la moindre honte à raconter son histoire.

They accused him of telling a lie. Ils l'accusèrent de dire un mensonge.

She accused me of telling a lie. Elle m'accusa de dire un mensonge.

There is no telling what will happen. On ne peut pas dire ce qu'il adviendra.

Have no hesitation in telling the truth. N'ayez aucune hésitation à dire la vérité.

I have no hesitation in telling the truth. Je n'ai aucune hésitation à dire la vérité.

I'm constantly telling her to behave herself. Je lui dis constamment de bien se comporter.

I decided on telling him of my love. J'ai décidé de lui dire que je l'aimais.

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