nark

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

Translation

n. informant; agera som spion

vt. informera om; agera som informant
Word Forms
Pluralnarks
Third Person Singularnarks
Past Participlenarked
Past Tensenarked
Present Participlenarking

Phrases & Collocations

nark on someone

att vara nark

Example Sentences

1.The nark is narking.

1.Den narkomanen använder droger.

A nark cant keep something in dark.

En narkoman kan inte hålla något i dunkel.

I was narked at being pushed around.

Jag var irriterad över att bli behandlad dåligt.

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.

Så fort Ronnie Vallance fick kännedom om historien – den hade läckts till en av hans informatörer i Soho, till en av hans "Ghost Squad" som han väljer att kalla det – gick han direkt till finansministeriet.

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.

Hade Johnson varit en "informatör" åt polisen, så hade han snart avslöjats, men eftersom han hanterade fall som aldrig direkt kom in på domstol, insåg hans kamrater aldrig hans aktiviteter.

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

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