narauttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
narauttaa is used for these senses in English:
- bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
- tattle (intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.
tattle — full definition
- verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
- verb (especially of children) To report someone else's misbehaviour to an adult or authority figure.
- noun Idle gossip, or a piece of tale-telling about someone's wrongdoing.