blow the whistle

tocar el silbato, pitar

Hacer sonar un silbato para dar una señal durante un partido, como ordenar que se pare.

En inglés sencillo: To make a sound with a whistle to signal something during a game, such as a stop.

• The referee blew the whistle.
• Did she blow the whistle before the goal?
• He blows the whistle whenever a player breaks a rule.

Sinónimos: whistle

Expresiones frecuentes: blow the whistle, blow the whistle again

denunciar

Informar a una autoridad de las acciones ilegales o deshonestas de otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To tell someone in authority about another person's illegal or dishonest actions.

• Someone needs to blow the whistle.
• She blew the whistle on her dishonest boss.
• Would you blow the whistle if your company broke the law?

Cómo se usa: blow the whistle on someone/something (An employee blew the whistle on the fraud.)

Sinónimos: report, expose

Expresiones frecuentes: blow the whistle, finally blow the whistle

denunciar irregularidades

Informar al público o a las autoridades de actos ilegales o dañinos dentro de una organización.

En inglés sencillo: To tell the public or officials about illegal or harmful actions within an organization.

• She blew the whistle on the fraud.
• An employee has blown the whistle on unsafe working conditions.
• Would you blow the whistle if your employer broke the law?

Cómo se usa: blow the whistle on someone/something (An employee blew the whistle on the company’s fraud.)

Sinónimos: report wrongdoing, expose wrongdoing

Expresiones frecuentes: blow the whistle publicly, blow the whistle anonymously