denounce

condenar, denunciar

Decir públicamente y con mucha firmeza que alguien o algo es malo o está mal.

En inglés sencillo: To publicly say very strongly that someone or something is bad or wrong.

• The mayor denounced the violence.
• She publicly denounced the government's decision.
• Several speakers denounced him as a liar.

Cómo se usa: denounce someone/something as something (Campaigners denounced the policy as unfair.)

Sinónimos: condemn, criticize, decry

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: denounce violence, publicly denounce something, denounce someone as

denunciar, delatar

Acusar formalmente a alguien de haber actuado mal, sobre todo informando a las autoridades.

En inglés sencillo: To formally accuse someone of wrongdoing, especially by reporting them to the authorities.

• Someone denounced him to the police.
• She refused to denounce her friends.
• The arrested man had been denounced as a spy.

Cómo se usa: denounce someone to someone (He denounced his former partner to the police.); denounce someone for something (A neighbour denounced her for hiding stolen goods.)

Sinónimos: report, inform on, accuse

Expresiones frecuentes: denounce someone to, denounce a suspect, denounce a neighbour