tat|tle|tale — «TAT uhl TAYL», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. a telltale. –adj. revealing faults: »tattletale stains. ╂[American English < tattle; patterned on telltale] … Useful english dictionary
tattletale — tat|tle|tale [ˈtætlteıl] n AmE informal a word meaning someone who tattles used by or to children British Equivalent: telltale … Dictionary of contemporary English
tattletale — tat•tle•tale [[t]ˈtæt lˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) a talebearer or informer, esp. among children 2) telltale; revealing: tattletale crumbs[/ex] • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
tattle — tat|tle1 [ tætl ] verb intransitive to tell someone that another person has done something bad, usually in order to get them in trouble. This word is usually used by or about children and shows that you dislike people who do this: TELL ON: Tammy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Japān — (hierzu Karte »Japan und Korea«), Inselreich im äußersten Osten Asiens, das Nihón, Nippón oder Dai Nippon der Japaner, im Mittelalter Zipangu genannt. Diese Namen stammen teils von der chinesischen Bezeichnung Dschipönnkwo, teils von den sinisch… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Translations of The Lord's Prayer — The Lord s Prayer is a common tool used to compare languages. Since the publication of the Mithridates booksTwo examples are Mithridates de differentis linguis , Conrad Gessner, 1555; and Mithridates oder allgemeine Sprachenkunde mit dem Vater… … Wikipedia