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

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)

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

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