telltale
Revealing something, especially something not intended to be knownRevealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
» The school telltale reported Tom to the principal for smoking behind the gym.
Шкільний ябеда доніс директору, що Том палив за спортзалом. — deniko
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1 sensesRevealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
I noticed the snow was dirty, a telltale sign of recent human presence.
A telltale blush crept into her cheeks as he approached.
verräterisch, enthüllend
обличительныйobličitelʹnyj, выдающийvydajuščij, свидетельствующийsvidetelʹstvujuščij
- disclosing unintentionally something concealed
Examples
9 sentencesThe school telltale reported Tom to the principal for smoking behind the gym.
Шкільний ябеда доніс директору, що Том палив за спортзалом. — deniko
I'm not a telltale.
Я не ябеда. — deniko
You're such a telltale.
Ти такий ябеда. — deniko
You shouldn't get panicked if you see telltale signs of your own upcoming death.
Freedom of the press is one of the telltale signs of a free and democratic country.
Translations
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Origin
From tell + tale, perhaps dissimilated from earlier taleteller, from Middle English tale tFrom tell + tale, perhaps dissimilated from earlier taleteller, from Middle English tale tellere (literally “tale teller”).
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Forms
more telltale, most telltale| Comparative | more telltale Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most telltale Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.