delatar

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delatar

  • [d̪elaˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín delatus ('acusado')

verb haber delatado · delatando · habiendo delatado · delatado · delato · delatas

  1. Acusar, denunciar a alguna persona de un delito a un juez o tribunal competente.

    Similar: echar paja, sapear

  2. Descubrir, revelar alguna cosa.
  3. Poner en evidencia algo que se hace de manera secreta.

In English

  • rat to tell on someone
  • out to reveal as having a certain secret
  • snitch inform on
  • betray to disclose or discover
  • leak to reveal secret information
  • sneak to inform an authority about another's misdemeanours
  • squeal to rat on someone
  • inform to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on
  • blow the whistle disclose information to the public
  • tattle to report incriminating information or wrongdoing
  • give away to unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone
  • tell on to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong

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"delatar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/delatar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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delatar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/delatar

Chicago

"delatar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/delatar.

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@misc{delatar_2026,
  title = {delatar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/delatar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}