telltale
Synonyymisanakirja
telltale
informatiivinen, tietoja sisältävä, paljastava, paljonpuhuva, selvä, juoruilija, juorukello, kielikello, kantelija, kantelupukki, lörppö, lavertelija, hölösuu.
Rimmaavat sanat
telltale rimmaa näiden kanssa:
hetale, ketale, retale, kaitale, vinokaitale, vyötärökaitale, kaistale, maakaistale, pirstale, hiutale...
Englannin sanakirja
telltale (englanti > suomi)
telltale englanniksi
One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
puhekieltä tattletale Tattletale; squealer.
Something that serves to reveal something else.
The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.
Saintsbury
puhekieltä A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.
puhekieltä A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
puhekieltä A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
puhekieltä A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.
puhekieltä A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
A bird, the tattler.
Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
His eye was blinking, a telltale signal that he was lying.
He blushed when he approached, a telltale sign that he was happy to see him.