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tattled

/ˈtætəld/ /ˈtæɾəld/

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verb

Petzen, ausplaudern

To chatter; to gossip.

Examples :

""Sarah tattled about her coworker's messy desk, spreading rumors to everyone in the office." "

Sarah petzte über den unordentlichen Schreibtisch ihrer Kollegin und verbreitete Gerüchte im ganzen Büro.

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verb

Petzen, verpfeifen

Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.

Examples :

""Maria tattled on her brother for drawing on the wall with crayons." "

Maria hat ihren Bruder verpetzt, weil er mit Buntstiften an die Wand gemalt hat.

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verb

plappern, quasseln

To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

Examples :

"Little Timmy, still learning to speak clearly, tattled excitedly about the dog he saw, his words a mix of babbles and half-formed sounds. "

Der kleine Timmy, der noch deutlich sprechen lernte, plapperte aufgeregt über den Hund, den er sah, seine Worte waren eine Mischung aus Gebrabbel und halbfertigen Lauten.

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