nark

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

Translation

n. informateur; agir comme un espion

vt. informer sur; agir comme un informateur
Word Forms
Plurielnarks
Troisième personne du singuliernarks
Participe passénarked
Passé simplenarked
Participe présentnarking

Phrases & Collocations

nark on someone

déchocher quelqu'un

Example Sentences

1.The nark is narking.

1.Le nark est en train de narker.

A nark cant keep something in dark.

Un nark ne peut pas garder quelque chose dans l'ombre.

I was narked at being pushed around.

J'étais agacé d'être ballotté.

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.

Dès que Ronnie Vallance a appris l'histoire - elle avait été divulguée à l'un de ses informateurs à Soho, à l'un de ses 'Ghost Squad' comme il les appelle - il s'est rendu directement au Trésor.

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 avait été un "informateur" de la police, il aurait été démasqué rapidement, mais comme il traitait des affaires qui n'arrivaient jamais directement devant les tribunaux, ses activités n'ont jamais été remarquées par ses compagnons.

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

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