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tell·tale  (tltl)

n.

1. One who informs on another; a talebearer.

2. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.

3. Any of various devices that indicate or register information, especially:

a. A time clock.

b. Nautical One of the brightly colored lengths of yarn or ribbon attached to the shrouds, stays, or sails of a sailboat, serving to indicate wind direction relative to the boat's motion.

c. A row of strips hung above a railroad track to warn a passing train of low clearance ahead.

4. Sports A resonant metal strip, 24 or 30 inches (61 or 76 centimeters) high, across the bottom of the front wall of a racquets or squash court above which the ball must be hit.

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telltale [ˈtɛlˌteɪl]

n

1. a person who tells tales about others

2.

a.  an outward indication of something concealed

b.  (as modifier) a telltale paw mark

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any of various indicators or recording devices used to monitor a process, machine, etc.

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical

a.  another word for dogvane

b.  one of a pair of light vanes mounted on the main shrouds of a sailing boat to indicate the apparent direction of the wind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	telltale - someone who gossips indiscreetly     blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Adj.	1.	telltale - 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, telling informatory, informative - providing or conveying information

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telltale

adjective

revealing, significant, meaningful, giveaway (informal), unmistakable, suggestive, revelatory the telltale redness around his eyes

noun

blabbermouth (informal), sneak (Brit. informal), squealer (informal), snitch (informal), tattletale (U.S. informal), clype (Scot. informal) I didn't want to be a telltale so I kept quiet.

Translations

telltale [ˈtelteɪl]

A. ADJ [sign] → revelador, indicador

B. N

1. (= person) → soplón/ona m/f

2. (Naut) → catavientos m inv

telltale

n

(Brit) → Petzer m, → Petze f

(Tech) → Kontrolllicht nt, → Kontrolllampe f

adj attr → verräterisch

telltale [ˈtɛlˌteɪl]

1. adj (sign) → rivelatore/trice

2. n (fam, pej) (person) → spione/a, pettegolo/a