Sentence examples of "To tell" in English
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.
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.
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.
Tom wanted Mary to tell him about her childhood.
Tom wollte, dass Maria ihm von ihrer Kindheit erzähle.
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.
"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!"
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