antaa ilmi — meaning in English

English meaning

• denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
• rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

antaa ilmi is used for these senses in English:

• denounce (transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
• rat (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]
• sneak (intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
• turn in (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).

denounce — full definition

1. verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
2. verb To formally accuse or inform against someone.

rat — full definition

1. noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
2. verb Informally, to inform on someone to the authorities; to betray someone's trust.

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