chivarse

chivarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to tell, squeal, split

■ se chivó al profe he told the teacher

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VPR

1) (=dar un chivatazo) to squeal * (a, con on)

grass * (a, de on)

se chivó a la policía — he squealed o grassed to the police *

chivarse a la maestra — to tell the teacher

2) LAm to get annoyed

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam) (a la policía) to squeal (sl)

me voy a chivar a mamá — I'm going to tell Mom

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam) (a la policía) to squeal (sl)

me voy a chivar a mamá — I'm going to tell Mom

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chivarse [A1 ]

v pron

A (Esp fam) (a la policía) to squeal (sl), to grass (BrE sl), to rat (sl)

la policía encontró la droga porque alguien se chivó the police found the drugs because somebody squealed o grassed

se chivó al profesor he ratted to o told the teacher

me voy a chivar a mamá I'm going to tell Mom

B (Arg fam) (transpirar) to sweat

estaba todo chivado he was drenched in sweat

C (Ven fam) (enfurecerse, enojarse) to get mad (colloq), to get annoyed

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chivarse (conjugate chivarse) verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to tell;
(a la policía) to squeal (sl)
chivarse verbo reflexivo familiar to tell tales
'chivarse' also found in these entries:
English:
sneak
- split
- squeal
- tell

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vpr

1. Esp [niños] to tell, Br to split (de on); [delincuentes] to squeal, Br to grass (de on);

si no me ayudas, me chivaré al profesor if you don't help me, I'll tell the teacher on you;

alguien se ha chivado a la policía someone has squealed o Br grassed to the police

2. Am [enfadarse] to become o get angry

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chivarse

v/r fam

rat fam

(a to);

chivarse de alguien rat on s.o. fam