snitch

密告する、告げ口する

他人の悪い行いを権限のある人に伝える。裏切りと受け取られることが多い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： snitch on someone (He snitched on his friends.); snitch to someone (Someone snitched to the police about the robbery.)

類義語： tell on, inform on

よく使う表現： snitch on someone, snitch to someone

くすねる

特に小さな物を、こっそり盗む。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： snitch something from someone/something (She snitched a coin from his pocket.)

類義語： steal, pinch, swipe

よく使う表現： snitch a biscuit, snitch something from someone

密告者、告げ口屋

他人の悪事を権限のある人に知らせる人。相手を困らせる目的の場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： informer, tattletale

よく使う表現： a police snitch, call someone a snitch, a known snitch

泥棒

他人の物を盗む人。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： thief

よく使う表現： a little snitch, catch a snitch