snitch

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die andere verrät oder bei Autoritäten wie der Polizei anschwärzt, oft heimlich oder hinterhältig; auch allgemein für einen Verräter oder Petzer.

A noun referring to a person who informs on others, often to authorities such as the police, typically in a secretive or betraying manner.

1. Informer or betrayerB2informal

   A person who secretly gives information about someone else's wrongdoing to an authority, often the police.

   Informant oder Verräter

   • The gang suspected there was a snitch among them.
   • He was labeled a snitch after talking to the detectives.
   • No one trusts a snitch in this neighborhood.

   Synonymefinkgrassinformernarkratsquealerstool pigeonstoolietattletale

• Verb, das bezeichnet, jemanden bei einer Autoritätsperson zu verpetzen oder zu verraten, oft heimlich oder hinterhältig.

A verb used to indicate the act of informing on someone, especially to an authority figure, often in a secretive or betraying manner.

1. StealB2informal

   To take something that does not belong to you, especially in a sneaky or petty way.

   stehlen

   • Someone snitched my wallet from the table.
   • He snitched a cookie from the jar when no one was looking.
   • They caught him snitching office supplies.

   Synonymecopfilchliftnickpilferpinchpurloinsnafflestealswipe

2. Inform on someoneB2informal

   To secretly tell an authority figure about someone else's wrongdoing.

   Verpetzen

   • He snitched on his classmates for cheating.
   • She snitched to the teacher about the prank.
   • Don't snitch on your friends; it's not cool.

   Synonymebetrayblabgrassinformratsquealtattletell

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