telling russian
без
without
to (in telling time), of (in telling time)
вырази́тельный
expressive, vivid
meaningful, telling, significant
вы́говор
reprimand, reproof, dressing-down, telling-off
pronunciation, accent
ру́гань
bad language, swearing, abuse, cursing
swearing, scolding, telling-off
показа́тельный
revealing, indicative, telling, significant
demonstration, exhibition, show
exemplary, model
брань
swearing, abuse, bad language, invective
scolding, telling-off, reproach
battle, war, fight
весо́мый
weighty, significant, substantial, telling
ponderable, having weight
разда́ча
distribution, handing out, giving out, issuing
beating, dressing-down, telling-off
гада́ние
fortune-telling, divination, palmistry, card reading
guessing, guesswork, conjecture, speculation
хитре́ц
slyboots( a person who avoids showing or telling other people what he or she is thinking or intending)
нагоня́й
telling-off, rating, scolding
разно́с
dressing-down, telling-off, blowing-up, scathing review
delivery, distribution, carrying round
bursting apart, runaway (of an engine), overspeed
tray
надра́ить
to scrub, to polish (to a shine), to swab
to tell off, to give a telling-off, to chew out
to haul taut, to tighten, to lash down
встря́ска
shaking, jolt, shake-up
shock, upheaval, jolt (emotional)
dressing-down, telling-off, talking-to
писто́н
percussion cap, cap (for a toy gun), primer
eyelet, grommet, lace hole, hollow rivet
dressing-down, reprimand, telling-off
piston
dick, prick, cock
привра́ть
to add lie when telling something
прогада́ть
to miscalculate, to lose out, to make a bad bargain, to misjudge
to spend money on fortune-telling, to spend time telling fortunes
ворожба́
sorcery, witchcraft, casting spells, charming (folk healing)
fortune-telling, divination
вы́волочка
dressing-down, telling-off, scolding, reprimand
beating, thrashing, hiding
dragging out, hauling out
гада́тельный
conjectural, hypothetical, doubtful, problematic
fortune-telling, divinatory
доска́зывать
to finish telling, to finish saying, to tell to the end, to add (the rest)
кля́уза
petty denunciation, tale-telling complaint, informing
slander, malicious gossip, backbiting
intrigue, scheming
cavil, vexatious litigation, legal quibbling
нака́чка
pumping up, inflating
dressing-down, telling-off
injection of funds
предваре́ние
forewarning, telling beforehand, forestalling
прога́дывать
to miscalculate, to misjudge, to lose out
to spend money on fortune-telling
гада́льный
divinatory, fortune-telling
расска́зывание
telling, narrating, recounting, storytelling
расска́зывающий
telling, narrating, recounting
расска́зывавший
telling, narrating, who was telling
гада́ющий
fortune-telling, divining
ска́зывающий
telling, narrating, relating
повеству́ющий
narrating, telling, relating
досказа́вший
having finished telling, who finished telling, who told completely
доска́зывающий
completing (a narrative), finishing (telling), adding (what was left unsaid)
доска́зывавший
who was finishing saying, who was completing his statement, who was finishing telling
досказываемый
being finished (telling), being completed (a story), being added (to a story)
кля́узничавший
backbiting, slandering, calumniating, tale-telling
привира́вший
fibbing, prevaricating, prone to telling white lies, one who used to fib
я́бедничающий
tattling, tale-telling, complaining
я́бедничавший
tattling, tale-telling, having tattled
бре́шущий
barking
lying, telling lies
ворожи́ть
to tell fortunes, to divine, to practise fortune-telling, to do magic
гада́вший
fortune-telling, divining, who was telling fortunes
guessing, conjecturing, who was guessing
продёргивавший
threading, pulling through
reprimanding, scolding, telling off
Examples
Неизвестно, когда зако́нчится война́.
There is no telling when the war will end.
Почему бы не рассказа́ть Тому о том, что случи́лось?
What's wrong with telling Tom what happened?
I am telling a story.
Во времена́ всео́бщего обма́на говори́ть пра́вду - э́то революцио́нный акт.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Ве́жливый спо́соб показа́ть осведомлённость о фа́кте без упомина́ния исто́чника информа́ции - сказа́ть: "Мне соро́ка на хвосте́ принесла́".
A polite way to reveal knowledge of a fact without telling the source of the information is to say, "a little bird told me".
I'm not telling you again.
Том постоянно расска́зывает анекдо́ты.
Tom is always telling jokes.
Недолго думая, мы принялись зага́дывать зага́дки и расска́зывать ска́зки.
Without hesitation, we set to asking riddles and telling tales.
Is there something you're not telling me?
Ты нам что-то недогова́риваешь?
Is there something you're not telling us?
Спасибо, что рассказа́л мне пра́вду.
Thank you for telling me the truth.
Ты точно всё мне расска́зываешь?
Are you sure you're telling me everything?



















