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telltale noun

  /ˈtɛlteɪl/
  • One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
 ilmiantaja, juorukello
  • A bird, the tattler.
 juorukello, kantelupukki
  • (nautical) 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.
 juorulanka, virtauslanka
  • (engineering) 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.
 näyttölaite
  • (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
 paljastaja
  • (nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
 peräsinkulman osoitin

telltale adjective

  /ˈtɛlteɪl/
  • Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
 paljastava
telltale compass
juorukompassi
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