telling

adj.

1. Having force and producing a striking effect.
2. Revealing previously unknown information.

tellingly tell'ing·ly adv.

adjective

Serving to convince: cogent, convincing, persuasive, satisfactory. See persuasion/dissuasion.

adj

Definition: effective, significant
Antonyms: ineffective, insignificant, secondary, unimportant

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See track telling.

IN BRIEF: n. - Disclosing information or giving evidence about another..

No blame should attach to telling the truth — Anita Brookner

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - virkningsfuldt (argument), sigende, afslørende, kraftig

idioms:

• telling off    afsløre

Nederlands (Dutch)
het vertellen, pakkend, veelzeggend

Français (French)
adj. - bien porté (un coup), efficace, révélateur, éloquent

idioms:

• telling off    engueulade, réprimande

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wirkungsvoll, bedeutungsvoll

idioms:

• telling off    Standpauke, Schimpfe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποτελεσματικός, εντυπωσιακός, ενδεικτικός, εύστοχος

idioms:

• telling off    επίπληξη, κατσάδα

Italiano (Italian)
arguto, espressivo

idioms:

• telling off    sgridata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - revelador, impressionante

idioms:

• telling off    repreensão

Русский (Russian)
эффективный, сильный, основательный, решительный (удар и т.п.)

idioms:

• telling off    дать выговор, нагоняй, назначить

Español (Spanish)
adj. - contundente, eficaz, elocuente, expresivo

idioms:

• telling off    reprimenda

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - träffande, dräpande, verkningsfull, talande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有效的, 生动的, 明显的

idioms:

• telling off    斥责, 怒骂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有效的, 生動的, 明顯的

idioms:

• telling off    斥責, 怒罵

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 효과적인, 인상적인, 감정을 감추지 못하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有効な, 多くを語る, 効果的な, 表す

idioms:

• telling off    侮辱する
• there's no telling    予測できない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شديد الأثر, قوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרשים, משמעותי‬

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