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Meaning of "tell tales" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES TELL TALES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tell tales in the English dictionary

The definition of tell tales in the dictionary is to tell fanciful lies. Other definition of tell tales is to report malicious stories, trivial complaints, etc, esp to someone in authority.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELL TALES

tell
tell a tale
tell apart
Tell el Amarna
tell it to the marines
tell its own tale
tell off
tell someone where to get off
tell the time
tellable
teller
tellership
tellin
telling
telling off
tellingly
tellinoid
telltale
tellural
tellurate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELL TALES

after-sales
credit sales
Dales
direct sales
femmes fatales
home sales
Manizales
New South Wales
Prince of Wales
sales
Scales
South Wales
tales
telesales
Thales
the Dales
the Scales
tip the scales
Wales
weighing scales

Synonyms and antonyms of tell tales in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tell tales» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELL TALES

Find out the translation of tell tales to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tell tales from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tell tales» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

搬弄是非
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contar cuentos
570 millions of speakers

English

tell tales
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहानियों बताओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقول حكايات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассказывать сказки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contar contos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাহিনী বলুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cafter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beritahu cerita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

petzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪口を言う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이야기 를 말해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngomong dongeng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kể những câu chuyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதைகள் சொல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोष्टी सांगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Masalları söylemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raccontare storie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opowiadać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розповідати казки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spune povești
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λένε ιστορίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertel stories
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

berätta sagor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortelle historier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tell tales

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL TALES»

The term «tell tales» is regularly used and occupies the 56.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL TALES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tell tales» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tell tales» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tell tales

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELL TALES»

Discover the use of tell tales in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tell tales and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of ...
In Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary ...
William R. Maples, Michael Browning, 2010
2
Slaves Tell Tales: And Other Episodes in the Politics of ...
This book should be of interest to a broad audience of classicists and historians of later periods."--Matthew R. Christ, Indiana University
Sara Forsdyke, 2012
3
Ready-to-tell Tales: Surefire Stories from America's ...
A multicultural collection of traditional tales contributed by more than forty of America's most experienced storytellers, with tips for telling the stories.
David Holt, Bill Mooney, 1994
4
The Dead Tell Tales: Essays in Honor of Jane E. Buikstra
Honoring Jane Buikstra's pioneering work in the development of bioarchaeological research, the essays in this volume stem from a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
María Cecilia Lozada, Barra O'Donnabhain, 2013
5
Tell-tales 4
Ambitious and contemporary, this groundbreaking collection offers new short fiction by exciting, fresh talents and established authors from around the world.
Courttia Newland, Monique Roffey, 2009
6
Bones: Dead People Do Tell Tales
"Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and physical anthropology"--Provided by publisher.
Sara L. Latta, 2011
7
More Ready-to-tell Tales from Around the World
A multicultural collection of traditional tales contributed by experienced storytellers, with tips for telling the stories.
David Holt, Bill Mooney, 2000
8
DNA and Blood: Dead People Do Tell Tales
"Learn how blood and DNA are used to solve crimes, with real cases as examples"--Provided by publisher.
Sara L. Latta, 2011
9
Trace Evidence: Dead People Do Tell Tales
"Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and trace evidence"--Provided by publisher.
Stephen Eldridge, 2011
10
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: 60 Mini-Mysteries to Test Your ...
Lengthy word puzzles to solve and the answers are given in the back of the book.
Sherban Young, 2010

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELL TALES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tell tales is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cowboy Ken tell tales of Western lore at San Bernardino library
SAN BERNARDINO >> As part of the Summer Reading Game, the San Bernardino Public Library will host Cowboy Ken and his American Cowboy Show. «San Bernardino County Sun, Jul 15»
2
Goldfrapp tell tales in cinema project
Pop group Goldfrapp are breaking into cinemas with a one-off screening of their short film anthology Tales of Us, followed by a live concert. Singer Alison ... «BBC News, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tell tales [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tell-tales>. Apr 2024 ».
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