tattle in Spanish
tattle in Spanish is charlotear, chivarse, delatar — tattle means to gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
tattle in Spanish
charlotear
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
chivarse
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
delatar
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
soplar
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
charlotear
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
What does "tattle" mean?
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verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
"The neighbours loved to tattle about everyone on the street."
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verb (especially of children) To report someone else's misbehaviour to an adult or authority figure.
"His little sister tattled on him for sneaking out."
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noun Idle gossip, or a piece of tale-telling about someone's wrongdoing.
"Nobody took the playground tattle seriously."
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tattle in a sentence
- The neighbours loved to tattle about everyone on the street.
- His little sister tattled on him for sneaking out.
- Nobody took the playground tattle seriously.
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What is "tattle" in Spanish?
"tattle" in Spanish is charlotear, chivarse, delatar. tattle means: To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
How do you use "tattle" in a sentence?
Example: "The neighbours loved to tattle about everyone on the street." In Spanish, "tattle" is charlotear, chivarse, delatar.
Are there other ways to say "tattle" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "tattle": charlotear, chivarse, delatar, soplar.
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