- telling tell·ing adj
- ['tɛlɪŋ]
(effective: blow) efficace, (significant: figures, remark, detail) rivelatore (-trice)
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tell´ing|ly — tell|ing «TEHL ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. having effect or force; striking: »a telling blow. He is a master of a singularly lucid…and telling style (Times Literary Supplement). SYNONYM(S): effective, potent, forceful. –n. 1. the act of… … Useful english dictionary
tell|ing — «TEHL ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. having effect or force; striking: »a telling blow. He is a master of a singularly lucid…and telling style (Times Literary Supplement). SYNONYM(S): effective, potent, forceful. –n. 1. the act of relating or… … Useful english dictionary
sto|ry|tell|ing — «STR ee TEHL ihng, STOHR », noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act or art of telling stories, either true or made up. 2. Informal. the telling of falsehoods. –adj. 1. that tells stories: »the storytelling power of the camera s eye (Newsweek). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
telling — tell•ing [[t]ˈtɛl ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow[/ex] 2) indicative of much otherwise unnoticed; revealing: a telling analysis[/ex] • Etymology: 1850–55 tell′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
fortuneteller — or fortune teller [fôr′chən tel΄ər] n. a person who professes to foretell events, esp. events in other people s lives fortunetelling n., adj. fortune telling * * * for·tune·tell·er (fôrʹchən tĕl ər) n. One who professes to predict future events.… … Universalium
far — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ (Far has two comparatives, farther and further, and two superlatives, farthest and furthest. Farther and farthest are used mainly in sense 1, and are dealt with here. Further and furthest are dealt with in separate entries … English dictionary
lying — ly·ing || laɪɪŋ n. reclining, resting in a horizontal position; act of telling an untruth adj. tending to or characterized by untruth laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position,… … English contemporary dictionary
get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… … English dictionary
time — [[t]ta͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ times, timing, timed 1) N UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. ...a two week period of time... Time passed, and still Ma did not appear... As time went on the visits got more and more regular... The … English dictionary
like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate … English dictionary
need — [[t]ni͟ːd[/t]] ♦ needs, needing, needed (Need sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example She needs to know and She doesn t need to know and sometimes like a modal, for example She need know , She needn t know , or, in more formal… … English dictionary
