nark

[US]/nɑːk/
[UK]/nɑrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. informante; actuar como espía

vt. informar sobre; actuar como informante
Word Forms
Pluralnarks
Tercera persona singularnarks
Participio pasadonarked
Pasadonarked
Gerundionarking

Phrases & Collocations

nark on someone

delatar a alguien

Example Sentences

1.The nark is narking.

1.El soplón está soplón.

A nark cant keep something in dark.

Un soplón no puede guardar algo a oscuras.

I was narked at being pushed around.

Me molestó que me empujaran.

Real-world Examples

As soon as Ronnie Vallance came across the story-it was leaked to one of his narks in Soho, to one of his 'Ghost Squad' as he chooses to call it-he went straight off to the Treasury.

Tan pronto como Ronnie Vallance se enteró de la historia, que fue filtrada a uno de sus soplones en Soho, a uno de sus 'Ghost Squad' como él elige llamarlo, fue directamente al Ministerio de Hacienda.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 1)

Had Johnson been a " nark" of the police he would soon have been exposed, but as he dealt with cases which never came directly into the courts, his activities were never realised by his companions.

Si Johnson hubiera sido un "soplón" de la policía, pronto habría sido expuesto, pero como se ocupaba de casos que nunca llegaban directamente a los tribunales, sus actividades nunca fueron descubiertas por sus compañeros.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

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