telltale

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛlteɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛlˌteɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tel′tāl′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
telltale (UK),
tattletale (US) n		 informal (informant, gossip) (informal)soplón, soplona nm, nf
  (AmL: coloquial)sapo, sapa nm, nf
  (AR: coloquial)buchón, buchona nm, nf
  delator, delatora nm, nf
 The gang eventually found the telltale and killed him.
 Bobby is a tattletale who always reports his brother's wrongdoing to his mother.
 La pandilla finalmente encontró al soplón y lo mató.
 Bobby es un sapo que siempre le cuenta a su mamá las fechorías de su hermano.
telltale adj informal, figurative (revealing)indicador/a, revelador/a adj
  que indica, que revela loc adj
 Pus-filled sores are a telltale symptom of chicken pox.
telltale,
tell-tale,
tell-tail n		 (nautical: indicates air flow)cataviento nm
 The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
telltale sign n informal (indication)pista nf
  señal nf
  indicio nm
 Spots of blood were a telltale sign that a violent crime had been committed.
 Las manchas de sangre eran pistas de que se había cometido un crimen violento.
  signo revelador nm + adj
 Las manchas de sangre eran un signo revelador de que se había cometido un crimen violento.
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'telltale' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
sneak - tattler
Spanish:
acusete - boca floja - acusón - chivato - cuentista - delator - gaceta - indiscreto - sonrisa delatora


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