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доноси́ть — meaning in English

donosit

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English meaning

  • denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
  • inform verb To tell someone about facts or a situation.
  • peach noun A soft, juicy fruit with fuzzy yellow-red skin and a large single stone, grown on the Prunus persica tree.
  • rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
  • snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
  • squeal noun A loud, high-pitched cry or sound.

Senses

доноси́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • denounce (transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
  • dob in (slang, transitive) To betray (someone) by informing on them.
  • inform To act as an informer; denounce.
  • inform on To tell on someone; to act as an informant against.
  • peach (intransitive, obsolete) To inform on someone; turn informer.
  • rat (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]
  • snitch (slang, intransitive) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
  • squeal (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

denounce — full definition

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

inform — full definition

  1. verb To tell someone about facts or a situation.
  2. verb To shape or influence something, especially an idea or approach.

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