tattletale
tattletale · tattletales
One who tattles, often a child seeking attentionOne who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
US/ˈtætəlˌteɪl/
» You're such a tattletale.
Ты такой болтун.
Ты такая сплетница.
Ти такий ябеда.
Meaning
2 senses(childish, colloquial)One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
Petze, Verpetzer, Verpfeifer
я́бедаjábeda
(childish, colloquial)One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
Klatschbase, Quasselstrippe, Quatschtüte
спле́тникsplétnik, спле́тницаsplétnica, болту́нboltún
someone who gossips indiscreetly
Examples
2 sentencesYou're such a tattletale.
Ти такий ябеда. — deniko
ruТы такой болтун. — odexed
I'm not a tattletale.
Я не ябеда. — deniko
ruЯ не стукач. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesРусский
one who tattles:
one who gossips:
Deutsch
one who tattles:
one who gossips:
Origin
From tattle + tale.From tattle + tale.
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Forms
plural: tattletales| Singular | tattletale |
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| Plural | tattletales |
regular
Synonyms
69 synonymsfingerB1gossipB1grassA1informantC2leakB2outerB1ratA1sneakB2telltaleC1buzzerC1mouthA1tattlerwhistle-blowernark
Close in meaning
- someone who gossips indiscreetly:tattlertaletellertalebearertelltaleblabbermouth