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tipping off

/ˈtɪpɪŋ ɒf/

/ˈtɪpɪŋ ɔf/

Translations

tip offverb

tipping off

Gerund

tipped off

Past Simple

tipped off

Past Participle

tipping off

Gerund

/tɪp ɒf/

/tɪp ɔf/

tuyauterFamilier ; informer discrètement ou secrètement.

The police were tipped off about the suspect's whereabouts.

La police a été tuyautée sur l'endroit où se trouvait le suspect.

Additional translations

prévenirSens plus neutre ; communiquer une information confidentielle.

Synonyms

tip offverb

To give someone a piece of secret or confidential information.

The police were able to catch the suspect after an anonymous caller tipped them off about his whereabouts.