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nark

/nɑːk/

/nɑrk/

Translations

narknoun

narks

/nɑːk/

/nɑrk/

стукач

The gang was worried about having a nark in their midst.

Банда беспокоилась о том, что среди них есть стукач.

Additional translations

Synonyms

narkverb

narked

Past Simple

narked

Past Participle

narking

Gerund

/nɑːk/

/nɑrk/

стучать

He decided to nark on his friends to the police.

Он решил стучать на своих друзей в полицию.

Additional translations

доносить

Synonyms

tell on

Definitions

narknoun

A person who informs on someone else, especially to the police.

The gang was wary of him, suspecting he might be a nark.

A police officer or government agent who enforces drug laws.

The undercover nark had been gathering evidence for months.

A person who habitually complains, spoils other people’s enjoyment, or acts as a killjoy (chiefly Australian & New Zealand, informal).

Don’t be such a nark—come out and enjoy yourself.

narkverb

To inform on someone, especially to the police.

He decided to nark on his accomplices to avoid a harsher sentence.

To annoy, irritate, or bother someone (chiefly British & Australian, informal).

It really narks me when people leave without saying goodbye.