rat out
rat out · rats out · ratted out · ratting out
сказати, відрізнити, говорити
сказать, говорить, отличить
sagen, erkennen, unterscheiden
To inform authoritiesTo inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
» Tom ratted us out.
Tom hat uns verpetzt.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, slang)To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
Don't you dare rat me out or I'll kill you!
стуча́тьstučátʹ
Examples
13 sentencesTom ratted us out.
deTom hat uns verpetzt.
Tom ratted me out.
deTom hat mich verraten.
Are you going to rat me out?
I was ratted out by my best friend.
His best friend ratted him out to the authorities.
ruЕго лучший друг сдал его начальству.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to inform authorities (about someone):
Forms
rats out, ratting out, ratted out, ratted out| Base form | rat out · to rat out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rats out |
| Present participle | ratting out |
| Past simple | ratted out |
| Past participle | ratted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
35 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb