Sentence examples of "tell off" in English
Please tell me what happened, off the record of course.
Veuillez me dire ce qui s'est passé, en privé, bien sûr.
Is there something you want to get off your chest? Come on, you can tell me.
Y a-t-il quelque chose que tu as sur le cœur à décharger ? Allons, tu peux me le dire.
I had a headache, and I took the day off today.
J'avais mal à la tête et j'ai pris un jour de congé aujourd'hui.
I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short.
J'étais en train d'essayer de lui dire ce qui était réellement arrivé, mais il m'interrompit brutalement.
Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.
Les mathématiciens sont comme les Français : quoi que vous leur disiez ils le traduisent dans leur propre langue et le transforment en quelque chose de totalement différent.
The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits.
Le talisman qu'il porte est supposé éloigner les mauvais esprits.
Could you tell me how to adjust the volume?
Pourriez-vous m'indiquer comment ajuster le niveau sonore ?
When the farmer drops dead off the tractor, then at the edge of the forest, there must be a reactor.
Lorsque le fermier tombe raide mort de son tracteur, ça veut dire qu'il doit y avoir un réacteur à l'orée du bois.
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