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51tell — tell1 /tel/, v., told, telling. v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln s childhood. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3.… …
52tell — I. /tɛl / (say tel) verb (told, telling) –verb (t) 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell one s life story. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3. to …
53Tell Atlas — The Tell Atlas ( ar. الاطلس التلي) is a mountain chain over 1,500 kilometers in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching from Morocco, through Algeria to Tunisia. It parallels the Mediterranean coast. Together… …
54lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… …
55lie*/*/*/ — [laɪ] (present participle lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] ; past tense lay [leɪ] ; past participle lain [leɪn] ) verb I 1) to be or put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface such as the floor or a bed She was lying on the beach reading a… …
56tell — I [[t]tɛl[/t]] v. told, tell•ing 1) to narrate or relate (a story, tale, etc.) 2) to make known (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate 3) to announce or proclaim 4) to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.); speak 5) to express in words (thoughts …
57Tell Halaf — Halaf Halaf est un site néolithique qui se trouve en Syrie du Nord. Actif entre le VIe et IVe millénaire av. J. C. (périodes 5 à 8), il a donné son nom à une culture spécifique. Il s y est développé une civilisation paysanne à partir de 6900,… …
58lie with — 1. to copulate with It has long been assumed that the adult male and female cannot lie in each other s company without copulating, within or outside marriage: To tell thee plain, I aim to lie with thee. (Shakespeare, 3 Henry V7 ) Lie …
59tell — verb 1 give sb information ADVERB ▪ bluntly, curtly, flatly ▪ She told me bluntly it was my own fault. ▪ gravely, seriously ▪ smugly …
60lie — lay, lie These two words cause confusion even to native speakers of English because their meanings are related and their forms overlap. Lay is a transitive verb, i.e. it takes an object, and means ‘to place on a surface, to cause to rest on… …
