delatar

v.

1 to denounce.

lo delaté a la policía I reported him to the police

2 to betray, to give away.

3 to tell on, to give away, to denounce, to finger.

La chica delató a Tito The girl gave Tito away.

4 to reveal, to give away.

Delataron el secreto They revealed the secret.

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delatar

► verbo transitivo

1 to inform on

2 (revelar) to give away, reveal

■ el humo lo delató the smoke gave it away

► verbo pronominal delatarse

1 to give oneself away

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verb

1) to betray

2) inform against, denounce

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1. VT

1) [persona] to denounce, inform against

los delató a la policía — he reported them to the police

2) [actitud, mirada] to betray, give away

2.

See:

delatarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) persona (acusar) to denounce, inform on

b) mirada/nerviosismo/acento (descubrir) to give ... away, betray

2.

delatarse v pron (refl) to give oneself away

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= blow + the whistle (on), inform on, turn in.

Ex. The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.

Ex. Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.

Ex. Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.

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* delatar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.

* delatarse = give + Reflexivo + away.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) persona (acusar) to denounce, inform on

b) mirada/nerviosismo/acento (descubrir) to give ... away, betray

2.

delatarse v pron (refl) to give oneself away

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= blow + the whistle (on), inform on, turn in.

Ex: The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.

Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.

Ex: Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.

* delatar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.

* delatarse = give + Reflexivo + away.

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delatar [A1 ]

vt

1 «persona» (acusar) to denounce, inform on o against

2 «mirada/nerviosismo/acento» (descubrir) to give … away, betray

■ delatarse

v pron

(refl) to give oneself away

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delatar (conjugate delatar) verbo transitivo [persona] (acusar) to denounce, inform on
delatarse verbo pronominal (refl) to give oneself away
delatar verbo transitivo
1 to betray
2 (traicionar, descubrir) to give away: el nerviosismo la delató, her nervousness gave her away
'delatar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- alcahuetear
- descubrir
- traicionar
English:
betray
- give away
- grass
- inform
- shop
- give

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delatar

♦ vt

1. [denunciar] to denounce;

lo delató a la policía he reported him to the police

2. [sujeto: sonrisa, ojos] to betray, to give away;

esa risita nerviosa te delata that nervous giggle gives you away

♦ See also the pronominal verb delatarse

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delatar

v/t

:

delatar a alguien inform on s.o.; fig give s.o. away

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delatar vt

1) : to betray, to reveal

2) : to denounce, to inform against

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delatar vb (denunciar) to inform on

la mujer delató a su marido the woman informed on her husband