Tale-telling

Translation of "tale-telling" into Russian

Noun

tale-telling

tale-tellings pl

Denotes the act or practice of telling tales; functions as an abstract or activity noun, occasionally countable.

разговоры о чужих делах, распространение сплетен

Her constant tale-telling eventually alienated her coworkers.

Её постоянное сплетничество в конце концов оттолкнуло коллег.

Additional translations

детское, бытовое доносничество

разглашение тайн или донос властям, негативная окраска

Adjective

tale-telling

Used attributively to mean 'revealing' or 'connected with the telling of tales'; relative adjective, no comparative/superlative forms in regular use.

Her tale-telling glance said it all.

Её красноречивый взгляд говорил сам за себя.

Additional translations

в значении «выдающий, показывающий»

Noun

The act or practice of telling tales or stories, especially gossip or the disclosure of secrets.

Her constant tale-telling eventually alienated her coworkers.

Adjective

Revealing or indicative; serving to disclose something.

The detective noted the suspect’s tale-telling pause before answering.