Nested dolls are a telltale Russian export.
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Telltale
//ˈtɛlteɪl//
Synonyms for "telltale" (148 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (74)
Noun(23 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 20 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- thashethonjë noun (one who divulges private information)
- thashethonjë noun (tattletale; squealer)
- tregimtar noun (one who divulges private information)
- tregimtar noun (tattletale; squealer)
Bulgarian
3 entries- доносник noun (one who divulges private information)
- доносник noun (tattletale; squealer)
- издайник noun (one who divulges private information)
Catalan
3 entries- revelador adj (revealing something)
- espieta noun (one who divulges private information)
- grímpola noun (nautical: yarn that indicates relative direction of airflow)
Danish
4 entries- afslørende adj (revealing something)
- røbende adj (revealing something)
- sladderhank noun (one who divulges private information)
- sladrehank noun (one who divulges private information)
Dutch
4 entries- onthullend adj (revealing something)
- aanwijzing noun (something that serves to reveal)
- controleapparaat noun (engineering: contrivance for indicating or recording something)
- klikspaan noun (one who divulges private information)
Esperanto
4 entries- denuncisto noun (tattletale; squealer)
- klaĉulo noun (one who divulges private information)
- stukaĉo noun (one who divulges private information)
- stukaĉo noun (tattletale; squealer)
Finnish
4 entries- paljastava adj (revealing something)
- ilmiantaja noun (one who divulges private information)
- juorukello noun (one who divulges private information)
- juorukello noun (tattletale; squealer)
French
2 entries- révélateur adj (revealing something)
- révélatrice adj (revealing something)
Galician
4 entries- acusón noun (tattletale; squealer)
- delator noun (tattletale; squealer)
- lercha noun (one who divulges private information)
- lercho noun (one who divulges private information)
German
4 entries- enthüllend adj (revealing something)
- verräterisch adj (revealing something)
- Anzeige noun (something that serves to reveal)
- Fadensonde noun (nautical: yarn that indicates relative direction of airflow)
Italian
3 entries- rivelatore adj (revealing something)
- rivelatrice adj (revealing something)
- mostravento noun (nautical: yarn that indicates relative direction of airflow)
Persian
3 entries- سخنچین noun (one who divulges private information)
- سپزگ noun (one who divulges private information)
- چغل noun (one who divulges private information)
Polish
4 entries- kapuś noun (one who divulges private information)
- plotkara noun (tattletale; squealer)
- plotkarka noun (tattletale; squealer)
- plotkarz noun (tattletale; squealer)
Portuguese
2 entries- delator adj (revealing something)
- fofoqueiro noun (one who divulges private information)
Romanian
3 entries- denunțător noun (one who divulges private information)
- guraliv noun (one who divulges private information)
- limbut noun (one who divulges private information)
Russian
4 entries- выдающий adj (revealing something)
- обличительный adj (revealing something)
- предательский adj (revealing something)
- свидетельствующий adj (revealing something)
Spanish
4 entries- delator adj (revealing something)
- acusica noun (tattletale; squealer)
- cataviento noun (nautical: yarn that indicates relative direction of airflow)
- correveidile noun (one who divulges private information)
Swedish
1 entries- avslöjande adj (revealing something)
Turkish
4 entries- belli eden adj (revealing something)
- gerçeği açığa vuran adj (revealing something)
- gösteren adj (revealing something)
- dedikoducu noun (one who divulges private information)
Welsh
4 entries- arwyddocaol adj (revealing something)
- dadlennol adj (revealing something)
- clapgi noun (tattletale; squealer)
- clebryn noun (one who divulges private information)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
The use of bad grammar and spelling in the email asking Tom to update his bank account details was a telltale sign that it was a scam.
Source: tatoeba (3531206)
The school telltale reported Tom to the principal for smoking behind the gym.
Source: tatoeba (3531273)
The red, itchy rash on Mary's skin was a telltale sign that she had chicken pox.
Source: tatoeba (3531279)
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