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To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, usually
Examples
- My sister told on me when I didn't go to school.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bewray
Antonyms: none provided
To cause visible strain to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Years of drinking started to tell on his body.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
produce an effect or strain on somebody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Each step told on his tired legs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
give away information about somebody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: denounce, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inform
Narrower terms: sell out
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
žalovat
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Danish:
sladre
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Dutch:
klikken
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Finnish:
kannella
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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French:
balancer
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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German:
verpetzen
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Hungarian:
beárul
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Hungarian:
árulkodik
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Polish:
skarżyć
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Polish:
poskarżyć
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Portuguese:
dedurar
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Romanian:
pârî
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Russian:
я́бедничать
(jábedničatʹ)
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Russian:
ная́бедничать
(najábedničatʹ)
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Russian:
стуча́ть
(stučátʹ)
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Russian:
настуча́ть
(nastučátʹ)
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Spanish:
chivarse
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Spanish:
delatar
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Spanish:
chivatear
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Swedish:
skvallra
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Swedish:
tjalla
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Tagalog:
magsumbong
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
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Tamil:
மாட்டிவிடு
(māṭṭiviṭu)
— to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong
