You are reminded of those oriental taletellers of the marketplace, whose hands are as eloquent as their voices (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tale|tell|ing — «TAYL TEHL ihng», noun, adjective. = talebearing. (Cf. ↑talebearing) … Useful english dictionary
tell a tale — To disclose something important • • • Main Entry: ↑tale tell a tale To be revealing • • • Main Entry: ↑tell … Useful english dictionary
tell its own tale — (or story) be significant or revealing, without any further explanation or comment being necessary the worried expression on Helen s face told its own tale * * * tell its own tale/story f18 idiom to explain itself, without needing any further… … Useful english dictionary
tell tales — To gossip or pass on (discreditable) information about others, to be a talebearer • • • Main Entry: ↑tale * * * tell tales phrase to inform someone about something bad that someone else has done. This expression is used mainly by children.… … Useful english dictionary
tale — n. 1) to concoct, make up a tale 2) to narrate, tell a tale 3) an absorbing, exciting, fascinating, gripping; fanciful; grizzly; hair raising, harrowing, shocking tale 4) a fairy; folk tale 5) a tall ( unbelievable ) tale 6) (misc.) to tell tales … Combinatory dictionary
tale */*/ — UK [teɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tale : singular tale plural tales 1) a story about imaginary events or people tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem… … English dictionary
tale — cro·tale; cu·bi·tale; day·tale; dis·tale; or·bi·tale; tale; tell·tale·ly; … English syllables
Tell-Tale (película) — Tell Tale Título Corazón delator Ficha técnica Dirección Michael Cuesta Producción Michael Costigan, Ridley Scott, Christopher Tuffin, Tony Scott … Wikipedia Español
Tell — (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[ a]hlen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak, t[ae]lle to count … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
