telling

tell·ing  (tlng)

adj.

1. Having force and producing a striking effect.

2. Revealing previously unknown information.

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telling·ly adv.

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telling [ˈtɛlɪŋ]

adj

1. having a marked effect or impact a telling blow

2. revealing a telling smile

tellingly  adv

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See: track telling.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	telling - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" recounting, relation recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
	2.	telling - informing by words                   apprisal, notification making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information notice - advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" warning - notification of something, usually in advance; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
	3.	telling - disclosing information or giving evidence about another tattle, singing disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
Adj.	1.	telling - disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" revealing, telltale informatory, informative - providing or conveying information
	2.	telling - powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" cogent, weighty persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
	3.	telling - producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" impressive effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"

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telling

adjective effective, significant, considerable, marked, striking, powerful, solid, impressive, influential, decisive, potent, forceful, weighty, forcible, trenchant, effectual How a man shaves is a telling clue to his age.
minor, slight, trivial, insignificant, lightweight, negligible, unimportant, ineffectual, inconsequential, indecisive, easily ignored

Translations

telling [ˈtelɪŋ]

A. ADJ (= effective) [blow] → certero; [argument] → contundente, eficaz; (= significant) [figures, remark] → revelador

B. N → narración f
the story did not lose in the telling → la historia no perdió nada al ser narrada

telling [ˈtɛlɪŋ]

adj

(= revealing) [remark, detail] → révélateur/trice

(= effective) [argument, criticism] → convaincant(e)
with telling effect, to telling effect (= very effectively) → très efficacement

n [story] → narration f
telling-off telling off [ˌtɛlɪŋˈɒf] n → savon m >
to get a telling-off → se faire passer un savon; [child] → se faire gronder
tell-tale telltale [ˈtɛlteɪl]

n → rapporteur/euse m/f

adj [sign] → éloquent(e), révélateur/trice

telling

adj (= effective) → wirkungsvoll; argument also → schlagend; blow (lit, fig) → empfindlich; (= revealing) → aufschlussreich; blush → verräterisch

n

(= narration) → Erzählen nt; it loses a lot in the telling → das kann man gar nicht so schön erzählen

there is no telling what he may do → man kann nicht sagen or wissen, was er tut; there’s no telling → das lässt sich nicht sagen; there’s no telling how long the talks could last → es lässt sich nicht absehen, wie lange die Gespräche dauern werden; there’s never any telling with him → bei ihm lässt sich das nie sagen

telling [ˈtɛlɪŋ] adj (effective, blow) → efficace; (significant, figures, remark, detail) → rivelatore/trice

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telling [ˈtɛlɪŋ] adj (effective, blow) → efficace; (significant, figures, remark, detail) → rivelatore/trice