snitch

fare la spia, spifferare

Riferire a un’autorità le scorrettezze di qualcuno, spesso tradendo la sua fiducia.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone in authority about another person’s wrongdoing, often seen as betraying that person.

• Do not snitch on me.
• Someone snitched to the teacher about our plan.
• He refused to snitch on his friends.

Come si usa: snitch on someone (He snitched on his friends.); snitch to someone (Someone snitched to the police about the robbery.)

Sinonimi: tell on, inform on

Espressioni comuni: snitch on someone, snitch to someone

sgraffignare, rubare

Prendere qualcosa di nascosto, soprattutto un oggetto piccolo.

In inglese semplice: To take something secretly, especially something small.

• Who snitched my pen?
• He snitched a biscuit from the tin.
• She caught me snitching sweets from her bag.

Come si usa: snitch something from someone/something (She snitched a coin from his pocket.)

Sinonimi: steal, pinch, swipe

Espressioni comuni: snitch a biscuit, snitch something from someone

spia, spione

Persona che riferisce a un’autorità le scorrettezze altrui, spesso per mettere qualcuno nei guai.

In inglese semplice: Someone who tells an authority about another person’s wrongdoing, often to get them into trouble.

• Nobody trusted the snitch.
• The gang suspected that he was a police snitch.
• They called her a snitch for telling the teacher.

Sinonimi: informer, tattletale

Espressioni comuni: a police snitch, call someone a snitch, a known snitch

ladro

Persona che ruba oggetti altrui.

In inglese semplice: Someone who steals things.

• The snitch stole my wallet.
• They caught the snitch with the missing coins.
• A snitch had taken everything from his bag.

Sinonimi: thief

Espressioni comuni: a little snitch, catch a snitch