fortelle
verbverbto tell · to recount, narrate
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EtymologyOpphav
fra lavtysk, norrønt fyrtelja, jamfør for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess; beslektet med tale (I)a speech, an address · speech, speaking · talk from Low German, Old Norse fyrtelja, compare for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess; related to tale (I)a speech, an address · speech, speaking · talkSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
gi en muntlig framstilling;
si (III)to say · to tell, framstille (2)to depict, beretteto recount, to relate, to report, gjengi (1)to retell;
røpeto give away · to reveal · to betray to give an oral account;
to saysi (III), to depictframstille (2), to recountberette, to retellgjengi (1);
to revealrøpe
si (III)to say · to tell, framstille (2)to depict, beretteto recount, to relate, to report, gjengi (1)to retell;
røpeto give away · to reveal · to betray to give an oral account;
to saysi (III), to depictframstille (2), to recountberette, to retellgjengi (1);
to revealrøpe
- fortelle eventyr to tell fairy tales
- fortelle fra reisen to tell about the trip
- fortell mer! tell me more!
- fortelle sin versjon av historien to tell one's version of the story
- hvem har fortalt det? who told you that?
- jeg har latt meg fortelle I have been given to understand
- en liten detalj kan fortelle mye a small detail can tell you a lot