el
masculine
/soˈplon/
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Translation
(informal) informer, snitch, grass
Word origin
From soplar ('to blow'), used figuratively for whispering or tipping off, from Latin sufflare ('to blow').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sufflare
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsoplones
Examples
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Nobody wants to play with the snitch of the class.
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The police had an informer inside the gang.
soplona .
His sister is a snitch and told mum about it.
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They called him a grass for warning the teacher.
anónimo .
An anonymous informer tipped off the press.
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