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to speak with, talk to ☊ nói với ☊
叮嘱 → ☊ ding1zhu3 to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again ☊ Nói với ☊
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OXF3000N nói nói với tell
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Who did you speak to? Bạn đã nói với ai? * 087
like: Nói với → →
Ich sagte Ihnen bereits, den preiswertesten Flug. ☊ Tôi đã nói với chị rồi, chuyến bay rẻ nhất. ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 242)
Ja, sie erklärte mir, dass der Ring in guten Händen sein würde, wenn Sie ihn mitnehmen würden. ☊ Ừh, nó nói với tôi là sẽ không sao khi đưa nhẫn cho anh. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 335)
Bin ich mit der Niederlassung in Berlin verbunden? ☊ Có phải tôi đang được kết nối với chi nhánh tại Berlin không vậy? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1213)
I'd advise you not to tell him. ☊ advise ☊
I've told you time after time not to do that. ☊ after ☊
I've told you again and again (= many times) not to do that. ☊ again ☊
I've told you before—leave my things alone! ☊ leave/let sth alone ☊
If you don't tell them, nobody will be any the wiser (= they will not find out about it). ☊ any ☊
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. ☊ approve ☊
He spoke with authority on the topic. ☊ authority ☊
I did it because he told me to. ☊ because ☊
You should have told me so before. ☊ before ☊
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her. ☊ brave ☊
Take a deep breath and then breathe out when I tell you. ☊ breathe out ☊
call sb/sth: I called the office to tell them I'd be late. ☊ call ☊
She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. ☊ characteristic ☊
Pay close attention to what I am telling you. ☊ close ☊
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident. ☊ confidence ☊
Click 'Continue' to connect to the Internet. ☊ connect ☊
We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris. ☊ connection ☊
Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days. ☊ connection ☊
I am writing to you in connection with your recent job application. ☊ in connection with sb/sth ☊
It was curious that she didn't tell anyone. ☊ curious ☊
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
His secret died with him (= he never told anyone). ☊ die ☊
I've told you all my likes and dislikes. ☊ dislike ☊
She told him she was filing for divorce. ☊ divorce ☊
It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position. ☊ easy ☊
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents. ☊ embarrassing ☊
Tell them it's just not good enough. ☊ enough ☊
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. ☊ enter ☊
Do exactly as I tell you. ☊ exactly ☊
Exactly what are you trying to tell me? ☊ exactly ☊
I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. ☊ except ☊
The expression in her eyes told me something was wrong. ☊ expression ☊
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her! ☊ face ☊
She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. ☊ faithfully ☊
We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations). ☊ family ☊
fear to do sth: She feared to tell him the truth. ☊ fear ☊
feel it to be sth: She felt it to be her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
feel it + noun: She felt it her duty to tell the police. ☊ feel ☊
She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless. ☊ feeling ☊
Are you finally going to tell me why I'm here? ☊ finally ☊
She spoke with force and deliberation. ☊ force ☊
Just keep telling yourself that it won't last forever. ☊ forever ☊
'What fun!' she said with a laugh. ☊ fun ☊
Can you all gather round? I've got something to tell you. ☊ gather ☊
His dog goes everywhere with him. ☊ go ☊
I'll go ahead and tell them you're on the way. ☊ go ahead ☊
grateful (that...): He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident. ☊ grateful ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
She spoke with heavy irony. ☊ heavy ☊
I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She told me the news herself. ☊ herself ☊
I didn't tell anyone, honestly! ☊ honestly ☊
She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears. ☊ hope ☊
If anyone calls, tell them I'm not at home. ☊ if ☊
Use your imagination! (= used to tell sb that they will have to guess the answer to the question they have asked you, usually because it is obvious or embarrassing) ☊ imagination ☊
inform sb that...: I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. ☊ inform ☊
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). ☊ initiative ☊
a letter of introduction (= a letter which tells sb who you are, written by sb who knows both you and the person reading the letter) ☊ introduction ☊
join sth: The path joins the road near the trees. ☊ join ☊
The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge. ☊ join ☊
join (A and B) (together/up): Join the two sections of pipe together. ☊ join ☊
She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. ☊ just ☊
I was just going to tell you when you interrupted. ☊ just ☊
I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. ☊ just ☊
I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully. ☊ laugh ☊
Let's not tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Don't let's tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
It's just like her to tell everyone about it. ☊ like ☊
Listen, there's something I have to tell you. ☊ listen ☊
Tell him as little as possible. ☊ little ☊
The house is not yet connected to the mains. ☊ main ☊
Don't tell me how to manage my affairs. ☊ manage ☊
Maybe you should tell her. ☊ maybe ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
You mean (= are you telling me) we have to start all over again? ☊ mean ☊
He wouldn't have minded so much if she'd told him the truth. ☊ mind ☊
I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her. ☊ mistaken ☊
Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this? ☊ be/get mixed up in sth ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
I should tell you, I'm completely new to this kind of work. ☊ new ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
It was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it). ☊ notice ☊
She wouldn't tell me over the phone. ☊ over ☊
A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to name) told me about it. ☊ person ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
He did not look too pleased when I told him. ☊ pleased ☊
I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone. ☊ prefer ☊
Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it. ☊ principle ☊
'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.' ☊ promise ☊
promise (that...): Do I have your promise that you won't tell anyone about this? ☊ promise ☊
question sth: I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it. ☊ question ☊
Don't quote me on this (= this is not an official statement), but I think he is going to resign. ☊ quote ☊
Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure—we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much). ☊ raise ☊
I told him right off what I thought of him. ☊ right away/off ☊
Your secret is safe with me (= I will not tell anyone else). ☊ safe ☊
say to sb/yourself + speech: I said to myself (= thought), 'That can't be right!' ☊ say ☊
Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret? ☊ secret ☊
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. ☊ shame ☊
The group listens while one person shares (= tells other people about their experiences, feelings, etc.). ☊ share ☊
Bob told Jess he wanted to share his life with her. ☊ share ☊
Will you tell Mike to shut up? ☊ shut up ☊
hand signals (= movements that cyclists and drivers make with their hands to tell other people that they are going to stop, turn, etc.) ☊ signal ☊
He's not one to suffer in silence! (= to suffer without telling sb) ☊ silence ☊
'I don't agree,' he said in a small (= quiet) voice. ☊ small ☊
Somebody should have told me. ☊ somebody ☊
I'm sorry to have to tell you you've failed. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
She told me the whole story from soup to nuts. ☊ from soup to nuts ☊
He speaks with a strange accent. ☊ speak ☊
I specifically told you not to go near the water! ☊ specifically ☊
split sth: Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants! ☊ split ☊
We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers. ☊ stranger ☊
stress that...: I must stress that everything I've told you is strictly confidential. ☊ stress ☊
He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else). ☊ strict ☊
The temptation to tell her everything was very strong. ☊ strong ☊
I'm not sure whether I should tell you this. ☊ sure ☊
She looked surprised when I told her. ☊ surprised ☊
I was close to tears as I told them the news. ☊ tear ☊
tell A from B: Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? ☊ tell ☊
tell A and B apart: It's difficult to tell them apart. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb/yourself to do sth: He was told to sit down and wait. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: Do what I tell you. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb (that)...: The doctor told me (that) I should eat less fat. ☊ tell ☊
tell sth: to tell stories/jokes/lies ☊ tell ☊
tell sth to sb: He told the news to everybody he saw. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: He told everybody he saw the news. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb/yourself (that)...: They've told us (that) they're not coming. ☊ tell ☊
Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this? (= I don't believe what you have said) ☊ tell ☊
tell sb where, what, etc...: Tell me where you live. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: The advertisement told us very little about the product. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb (that)...: The sound of his breathing told her (that) he was asleep. ☊ tell ☊
I told the boys off for making so much noise. ☊ tell sb off (for sth/for doing sth) ☊
'Thank goodness for that!' she said with a sigh of relief. ☊ thank God/goodness/heaven(s) (for sth) ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
think (about sth): I can't tell you now—I'll have to think about it. ☊ think ☊
Don't tell me how it ends—I haven't read it all the way through yet. ☊ through ☊
How many times (= how often) do I have to tell you not to do that? ☊ time ☊
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? ☊ time ☊
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way). ☊ tone ☊
He spoke with typical enthusiasm. ☊ typical ☊
I won't tell them—not unless you say I can. ☊ unless ☊
Is anything up? You can tell me. ☊ up ☊
it upsets sb that...: It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it. ☊ upset ☊
'I promise,' she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice). ☊ voice ☊
I told you we should have done it my way! ☊ way ☊
Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening. ☊ by the way ☊
Well? Are you going to tell us or not? ☊ well ☊
Don't tell her that—you'll only make things worse. ☊ worse ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings). ☊ worship ☊
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. ☊ would ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
I thought she told you. ☊ you ☊