Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

لو دادن به پلیس

English translation:

Rat somebody out to the police

Added to glossary by Marzieh Izadi
Nov 8, 2019 09:25
4 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term

لو دادن به پلیس

Persian (Farsi) to English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters لو دادن به پلیس
آنها او را به پلیس لو داده اند
Change log

Nov 8, 2019 09:25: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Nov 8, 2019 11:59: Yana Dovgopol changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"

Dec 23, 2019 20:35: Marzieh Izadi Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Rat somebody out to the police

Rat somebody out
لو دادن
Finger somebody
لو دادن به پلیس
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2 hrs

Give away to police

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-11-08 12:12:51 GMT)
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Squeal on someone to police
https://delinglish.com/idioms-expressions/لو-دادن-انگلیسی

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-11-08 12:13:17 GMT)
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Rat out someone
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3 hrs

denounce/inform on/ blow the whistle on

Any one of the above plus rat on would work
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1 day 1 hr

They turned him in to the police.

informal= they fingered him/her to the police.
they snitched him to the police.
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