nark

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

Translation

n. informatore; agire come spia

vt. informare su; agire come informatore
Word Forms
pluralenarks
terza persona singolarenarks
participio passatonarked
passatonarked
participio presentenarking

Phrases & Collocations

nark on someone

spiare qualcuno

Example Sentences

1.The nark is narking.

1.Il narcotaico sta marcando.

A nark cant keep something in dark.

Un narcotaico non può tenere qualcosa al buio.

I was narked at being pushed around.

Mi sono sentito infastidito dall'essere maltrattato.

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.

Non appena Ronnie Vallance è venuto a conoscenza della storia - è stata trapelata a uno dei suoi informatori a Soho, a uno dei suoi 'Ghost Squad' come li chiama - si è diretto direttamente al Tesoro.

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.

Se Johnson fosse stato un "informatore" della polizia, sarebbe stato presto scoperto, ma poiché si occupava di casi che non finivano direttamente in tribunale, le sue attività non venivano realizzate dai suoi compagni.

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

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