Английский Этимологический словарь - tattle
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Tattle
tattle
- 1481, "to stammer, prattle," in Caxton's translation of "Reynard the Fox," probably from M.Du. tatelen "to stutter," parallel to M.Du., M.L.G., E.Fris. tatern "to chatter, babble," possibly of imitative origin. The meaning "tell tales or secrets" is first recorded 1581. Sense influenced by tittle. Tattletale formed in Eng. 1888, probably patterned on telltale (early 16c.).
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~ v 1 old-fashioned to talk about small unimportant things, or about other people's private affairs; gossip 2 if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad - tattler n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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I. noun Date: circa 1529 1. idle talk ; chatter 2. gossip II. verb (~d; tattling) Etymology: Middle Dutch tatelen; akin to Middle English tateren to ~ Date: 1547 intransitive verb 1. chatter, prate 2. to tell secrets ; blab transitive verb to utter or disclose in gossip or chatter ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. prattle, chatter; gossip idly. 2 tr. utter (words) idly. --n. gossip; idle or trivial talk. Phrases and idioms tattle-tale US a tell-tale, esp. a child. Etymology: ME f. MFlem. tatelen, tateren (imit.) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. болтовня; сплетни this is the tattle of the day —- об этом все говорят, об хэтом все языки чешут 2. болтать, судачить; сплетничать to tattle to a neighbour —- судачить с соседкой 3. разболтать; проболтаться to tattle a secret —- разболтать секрет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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