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

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Why are you telling this to me now? Por que você está me dizendo isso agora?
I am telling a story. Estou contando uma história.
I decided on telling her of my love. Eu decidi falar do meu amor para ela.
I think Tom might be telling the truth. Acho que Tom pode estar dizendo a verdade.
He is telling a lie. Ele está contando uma mentira.
I have no intention of telling you the result. Não tenho intenção de te dizer o resultado.
He kept on telling lies. Ele continuou a contar mentiras.
You should really think about it before telling him yes. Você deve pensar muito antes de lhe dizer sim.
A tale never loses in the telling Quem conta um conto aumenta um ponto
That's why I'm telling you not to go alone. É por isso que eu estou dizendo para você não ir sozinha.
It's no use telling me anything. Não há por que me contar tudo.
Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on. Ser objetivo significa não dizer a todos de que lado você está.
Please forgive me for telling a lie. Por favor me perdoe por ter contado uma mentira.
There's no point telling me "Hi, how are you?" if you have nothing else to say. Não há razão para você me dizer "Oi, como vai?" se você não tiver nada além disso a dizer.
It seems that he is telling a lie. Parece que ele está contando uma mentira.
I've always thought that a heart attack was nature's way of telling you that it was time to die. Eu sempre pensei que um ataque do coração fosse uma maneira de a natureza te dizer que é hora de morrer.
Tom remembers telling Mary the story about how he had escaped from being eaten by cannibals. Tom se lembra de ter contado para Mary a história sobre como ele escapou de ser devorado pelos canibais.
In some situations, telling a white lie could be used to avoid people to be disappointed or get angry by or with someone. Em algumas situações, dizer uma mentira poderia ser usada para evitar que pessoas fiquem desapontadas ou zangadas.
Tell her to help him. Diga-lhe que o ajude.
They never tell a lie. Eles nunca contam mentira.
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