Usage examples of "To tell" in English with translation to German

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She really wanted to tell the secret. Sie wollte das Geheimnis verraten.

I decided to tell him that I love her. Ich habe beschlossen, ihm zu sagen, dass ich sie liebe.

Tom called to tell Mary that he'd be late. Tom rief an, um Mary zu sagen, dass er später kommen würde.

Tom decided not to tell Mary about what John had done. Tom entschied sich, Maria nichts von dem zu sagen, was Johannes getan hatte.

I went to the woman myself and told her about it, and she said that she also wanted to tell her daughter. Ich bin selber bei der Frau gewesen und habe es ihr gesagt, und sie sagte, sie wolle es auch ihrer Tochter sagen.

You don't have to tell it to me if you don't want to. Du musst es mir nicht erzählen, wenn du nicht willst.

He promised not to tell. Er versprach, nichts zu sagen.

I haven't worked up the courage to tell her yet. Ich habe noch nicht den Mut aufgebracht, es ihr zu sagen.

There's something I need to tell you before you leave. Es gibt etwas, das ich dir, bevor du gehst, sagen muss.

To tell the truth, I would rather stay at home than go out. Ehrlich gesagt möchte ich lieber zu Hause bleiben, als auszugehen.

To tell the truth, I am not your father. Um die Wahrheit zu sagen, dein Vater bin ich nicht.

She breathed in deeply and started to tell about her situation. Sie atmete tief ein und begann, von ihrer Lage zu erzählen.

Tom was not permitted to tell Mary everything he knew. Tom hatte keine Erlaubnis, Mary alles zu sagen, was er wusste.

Is there something you want to tell me? Gibt es etwas, was du mir sagen möchtest?

Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood. Tom wollte, dass Maria ihm von ihrer Kindheit erzähle.

By the way, I have something to tell you. Übrigens, ich muss dir etwas sagen.

It would be a waste of energy to tell a hair-raising story to a bald man. Energieverschwendung ist es, einem kahlköpfigen Mann eine haarsträubende Geschichte zu erzählen.

To tell the truth, I completely forgot. Um ehrlich zu sein, ich habe es total vergessen.

"Are you sure you want me to tell you?" "Please, I'm all ears!" "Bist du sicher, dass du willst, dass ich es dir sage?" "Ich bin ganz Ohr!"

You wanted to tell me about freedom? Du wolltest mit mir über Freiheit sprechen?

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