Englishfor English speakers
tell
Verb
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When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.
He always tells the truth.
I told all of my friends about Wiktionary.
I will not tell anyone
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If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.
I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.
If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.
Troubles
properNoun
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(Ireland, historical) (1920s) The Irish War of Independence and the resultant Civil War.
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violence in Northern Ireland, 1960s–1990s