nark

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

Translation

n. ilmiantaja; toimia vakona.

vt. ilmiantaa; toimia ilmiantajana.
Word Forms
Pluralnarks
Third Person Singularnarks
Past Participlenarked
Past Tensenarked
Present Participlenarking

Phrases & Collocations

nark on someone

nark on joku

Example Sentences

1.The nark is narking.

1.Poliisi on poliisin töissä.

A nark cant keep something in dark.

Poliisi ei voi pitää asiaa salassa.

I was narked at being pushed around.

Olin vihainen siitä, että minua työnnettiin.

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.

Heti kun Ronnie Vallance törmäsi tarinaan – se vuoti yhden hänen tiedustajiensa korviin Sohoossa, yhden hänen niin sanotusta 'Ghost Squadistaan' – hän lähti suoraan Treasuryyn.

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.

Jos Johnson olisi ollut poliisin 'tiedustaja', hänet olisi pian paljastettu, mutta koska hän käsitteli tapauksia, jotka eivät koskaan suoraan päätyneet oikeuteen, hänen toimintaansa eivät hänen kumppaninsa huomanneet.

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

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