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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
verb
(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
verb
(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
verb
(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
verb
(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
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

What does "tattle" mean?

  1. verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
    "The neighbours loved to tattle about everyone on the street."
  2. 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."
  3. 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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