dead men tell no tales

English

Alternative forms

• dead men can tell no tales

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛd mɛn tɛl nəʊ teɪlz/

Proverb

dead men tell no tales

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

Usage notes

• Sometimes used to indicate a motive for murder.

Translations

a dead person can no longer reveal information

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 死无对证 (zh) (sǐwú duì zhèng (死無對證))

• Esperanto: la mortintoj ne atestas
• Finnish: kuolleet eivät tiedä mitään
• French: les morts ne parlent pas
• Greek: οι νεκροί δεν λένε παραμύθια (oi nekroí den léne paramýthia)
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• Japanese: 死人に口無し (shinin ni kuchi nashi)
• Korean: 죽은 자는 말이 없다 (jugeun janeun mari eopda)
• Portuguese: mortos não falam
• Russian: мёртвые не молча́т (mjórtvyje ne molčát)
• Serbo-Croatian: мртва уста не говоре (mrtva usta ne govore)

See also

• silent as the grave