dead men tell no tales

/dɛd mɛn tɛl nəʊ teɪlz/

proverb

A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative dead men can tell no tales

  1. A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 死無對證 /死无对证
  • 死無對證 /死无对证 (sǐwúduìzhèng)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Czech mrtví muži nic neřeknou
  • mrtví muži nic neřeknoua dead person can no longer reveal information
Esperanto la mortintoj ne atestas
  • la mortintoj ne atestasa dead person can no longer reveal information
Finnish kuolleet eivät tiedä mitään
  • kuolleet eivät tiedä mitääna dead person can no longer reveal information
French les morts ne parlent pas
  • les morts ne parlent pasa dead person can no longer reveal information
German Tote reden nicht
  • Tote reden nichta dead person can no longer reveal information
Greek οι νεκροί δεν λένε παραμύθια
  • οι νεκροί δεν λένε παραμύθια (oi nekroí den léne paramýthia)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Italian i morti non parlano
  • i morti non parlanoa dead person can no longer reveal information
Japanese 死人に口無し
  • 死人に口無し (shinin ni kuchi nashi)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Korean 죽은 자는 말이 없다
  • 죽은 자는 말이 없다 (jugeun janeun mar-i eopda)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Polish martwi głosu nie mają
  • martwi głosu nie mająa dead person can no longer reveal information
Portuguese mortos não falam
  • mortos não falama dead person can no longer reveal information
Russian мёртвые не болта́ют
  • мёртвые не болта́ют (mjórtvyje ne boltájut)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Spanish los muertos no hablan
  • los muertos no hablana dead person can no longer reveal information
Thai คนตายพูดไม่ได้
  • คนตายพูดไม่ได้ (kōn-dtāai-pût-mâi-dâi)a dead person can no longer reveal information
Cite this entry
APA

dead men tell no tales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20men%20tell%20no%20tales

MLA

“dead men tell no tales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20men%20tell%20no%20tales. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead men tell no tales,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20men%20tell%20no%20tales.

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