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snitches

/ˈsnɪtʃɪz/

Translations

snitchnoun

snitches

/snɪtʃ/

délateurPersonne qui dénonce quelqu’un aux autorités ; registre courant.

The thief was caught after a snitch reported his activities to the police.

Le voleur a été arrêté après qu’un délateur a signalé ses activités à la police.

Vif d'orDans l’univers de Quidditch.

Harry spotted the snitch hovering near the goalposts and dived after it.

Harry aperçut le Vif d’or qui planait près des poteaux de but et plongea à sa suite.

Additional translations

mouchardFamilier ; s’emploie pour un indicateur ou un dénonciateur.

Synonyms

snitchverb

snitches

snitched

Past Simple

snitched

Past Participle

snitching

Gerund

/snɪtʃ/

chiperVoler discrètement, de façon furtive.

Someone snitched my phone while I was getting coffee.

Quelqu’un m’a chipé mon téléphone pendant que je prenais un café.

dénoncerInformer la police ou une autorité en révélant une faute ou un secret.

He decided to snitch on his accomplices to the police in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Il a décidé de dénoncer ses complices à la police en échange d’une peine plus légère.

Additional translations

balancerFamilier ; très courant dans la langue parlée.

faucherFamilier ; voler rapidement ou subrepticement.

moucharderFamilier ; dénoncer quelqu’un en le rapportant à une autorité.

Synonyms

Definitions

snitchnoun

A person who informs on someone else, often to the authorities.

The thief was caught after a snitch reported his activities to the police.

(Quidditch) a small, golden, winged ball that flies rapidly around the pitch and whose capture ends the game and scores 150 points

Harry spotted the snitch hovering near the goalposts and dived after it.

snitchverb

To inform on someone; to betray a secret or confidential information about someone.

He decided to snitch on his accomplices to the police in exchange for a lighter sentence.

to steal or pilfer (something) in a sly or furtive manner

Someone snitched my phone while I was getting coffee.