tip off

• Verbo frasal que significa proporcionar a alguien información secreta o confidencial, a menudo como advertencia o aviso previo.

A phrasal verb meaning to give someone secret or confidential information, often as a warning or advance notice.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Give secret informationinformal

   To give someone a piece of secret or private information, often about a crime or wrongdoing.

   soplar

   • Someone tipped off the police about the robbery.
   • The journalist was tipped off by an anonymous source.
   • They were tipped off about the surprise inspection.

   Sinónimosalertappriseclue ininformnotifytipwarn

   Antónimosconcealwithhold

2. Warn or alertinformal

   To warn someone about something that is going to happen, often to help them avoid trouble.

   Avisar o alertar

   • He tipped off his friend about the upcoming layoffs.
   • The security guard tipped off the staff about the fire drill.
   • She tipped off her neighbor about the suspicious activity.

   Sinónimosadvisealertcautionforewarninformnotifywarn

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