"can you tell us" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. Begins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker. Translations (begins a polite request): ئەتوانی پێمان بڵێی؟ (etwanî pêman bllêy?) (Central Kurdish), 請問 /请问 (qǐngwèn) (Chinese Mandarin), kan du fortælle os (Danish), voitteko kertoa meille (Finnish), podería dicirnos (Galician), könnten Sie uns sagen (German), megmondaná (note: for a single piece of information) (Hungarian), elmondaná (note: for more detailed information) (alt: nekünk (to us) is optional after both) (Hungarian), puoi dirci [informal] (Italian), potresti dirci (note: informal more polite) (Italian), può dirci [formal] (Italian), potrebbe dirci (note: formal more polite) (Italian), nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na kun? (Jingpho), nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na i? (Jingpho), tista' tgħidilna [formal] (Maltese), jekk joġbgħok tista’ tgħid lilna (Maltese), pode nos dizer (Portuguese), poderia nos dizer (Portuguese), pode nos contar (Portuguese), puteți să ne spuneți...? (Romanian), могли́ бы вы сказа́ть (moglí by vy skazátʹ) (Russian), podría decirnos [formal] (Spanish), podrías decirnos [informal] (Spanish), Skulle du kunna berätta för oss (Swedish), Kan du berätta för oss (Swedish)
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          "roman": "qǐngwèn",
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          "word": "請問 /请问"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "kan du fortælle os"
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          "word": "voitteko kertoa meille"
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          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "könnten Sie uns sagen"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "note": "for a single piece of information",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "megmondaná"
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          "alt": "nekünk (to us) is optional after both",
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          "word": "elmondaná"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
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          "word": "puoi dirci"
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          "note": "informal more polite",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
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          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "potrebbe dirci"
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          "code": "kac",
          "lang": "Jingpho",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na kun?"
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          "lang": "Jingpho",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na i?"
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "etwanî pêman bllêy?",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "ئەتوانی پێمان بڵێی؟"
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          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
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          "word": "tista' tgħidilna"
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          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "jekk joġbgħok tista’ tgħid lilna"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "pode nos dizer"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "poderia nos dizer"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "pode nos contar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "puteți să ne spuneți...?"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "moglí by vy skazátʹ",
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          "word": "могли́ бы вы сказа́ть"
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          "sense": "begins a polite request",
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          "word": "podría decirnos"
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          "sense": "begins a polite request",
          "word": "Skulle du kunna berätta för oss"
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na kun?"
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      "lang": "Jingpho",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "nang anhte hpe tsun dan lu na i?"
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      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "etwanî pêman bllêy?",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "ئەتوانی پێمان بڵێی؟"
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      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "jekk joġbgħok tista’ tgħid lilna"
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "pode nos dizer"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "poderia nos dizer"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "pode nos contar"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "puteți să ne spuneți...?"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "moglí by vy skazátʹ",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "могли́ бы вы сказа́ть"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "podría decirnos"
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
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      "word": "podrías decirnos"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "Skulle du kunna berätta för oss"
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      "sense": "begins a polite request",
      "word": "Kan du berätta för oss"
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