ilmiantaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- confess verb To admit that you have done something wrong, or that something is true.
- denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
- shop noun A place, physical or online, where goods or services are sold.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
Senses
ilmiantaa is used for these senses in English:
- confess (transitive) To disclose or reveal.
- denounce (transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
- rat out (slang, derogatory, transitive) To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
- shop (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
- sneak (intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
- snitch (slang, intransitive) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
- turn in (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
confess — full definition
- verb To admit that you have done something wrong, or that something is true.
- verb To tell a priest about your sins as part of a religious practice.
denounce — full definition
- verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
- verb To formally accuse or inform against someone.
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