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telltale noun

  /ˈtɛlteɪl/
  • One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
 болту́н, спле́тник
  • A bird, the tattler.
 доносчик, я́беда
  • (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.
 индика́тор, указа́тель
  • (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
 намёк, улика

telltale adjective

  /ˈtɛlteɪl/
  • Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
 выдающий, обличительный, предательский, свидетельствующий
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