Meaning

2 senses
  1. (childish, colloquial)One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

    Petze, Verpetzer, Verpfeifer

    я́бедаjábeda

  2. (childish, colloquial)One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

    Klatschbase, Quasselstrippe, Quatschtüte

    спле́тникsplétnik, спле́тницаsplétnica, болту́нboltún

    someone who gossips indiscreetly

Examples

2 sentences
  1. You're such a tattletale.

    Ти такий ябеда.

    ruТы такой болтун.

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  2. I'm not a tattletale.

    Я не ябеда.

    ruЯ не стукач.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
one who tattles:
one who gossips:
Deutsch
one who tattles:
one who gossips:

Origin

From tattle + tale.

From tattle + tale.

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