telltale

• Adjectif décrivant ce qui révèle ou trahit une information, souvent un secret ou une vérité cachée ; caractéristique qui dénonce quelque chose.

Describes something that reveals or gives away information, often a secret or a hidden truth.

1. Revealing or disclosingB2formal

   Something that unintentionally shows or reveals information, often about a secret or hidden fact.

   révélateur

   • The blush on her cheeks was a telltale sign of her embarrassment.
   • The telltale footprints in the snow led directly to the hidden cabin.
   • His nervous fidgeting was a telltale indication that he was lying.

   Synonymesindicativemeaningfulpointedrevealingsignificativesuggestive

   Antonymesconcealingsecretive

• Nom désignant une personne qui révèle des secrets ou des informations personnelles sur autrui, souvent de manière indiscrète ou médisante ; également employé comme adjectif pour qualifier ce qui trahit ou révèle quelque chose.

A noun referring to a person who reveals secrets or private information about others, often in a gossipy or indiscreet manner.

1. Gossip or informerB2informal

   A person who reveals secrets or private information about others, often in a malicious or indiscreet way.

   Personne qui rapporte, qui moucharde

   • The children called him a telltale for reporting their secret hideout.
   • She was known as the office telltale, always sharing private conversations.
   • Don't be a telltale; keep what I told you to yourself.

   Synonymesblabbermouthgossipinformerratsnitchsquealerstool pigeontalebearertattletale