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1 stool pigeon
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2 stool pigeon
s.1 señuelo, reclamo de ave, reclamo.2 soplón, oreja, chivato, informante de la policía. -
3 stool
stu:l(a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) taburetestool n taburetetr[stʊːl]1 (seat) taburete nombre masculino, banqueta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fall between two stools quedarse entre dos aguasstool ['stu:l] n1) seat: taburete m, banco m2) footstool: escabel m3) feces: deposición f de hecesn.• deposicion s.f.n.• asiento s.m.• banqueta s.f.• banquillo s.m.• escabel s.m.• evacuación del vientre s.f.• taburete s.m.• tarima s.f.stuːl1) c ( seat) taburete m, banco m[stuːl]to fall between two stools — nadar entre dos aguas
1. N- fall between two stools2) (Med) (=faeces) deposición f3) (Bot) planta f madre2.CPDstool pigeon * N — (=informer) chivato(-a) * m / f, soplón(-ona) * m / f ; (=decoy) señuelo m
* * *[stuːl]1) c ( seat) taburete m, banco mto fall between two stools — nadar entre dos aguas
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4 chivato
chivato 1
◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp, Ven fam)
chivato 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) ( dispositivo sonoro) bleeper (colloq); ( luz piloto) pilot light
chivato,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar
1 (soplón) squealer, grass
2 (acusica) telltale
II sustantivo masculino alarm, warning device ' chivato' also found in these entries: Spanish: chivata - soplón - soplona English: informer - sneak - stool-pigeon - telltale -
5 gancho
gancho sustantivo masculino 1 2
gancho sustantivo masculino
1 hook
2 fam (gracia, encanto) charm
3 (cómplice de un estafador) bait, decoy (de la policía) stool-pigeon
4 LAm (para el pelo) hairpin ' gancho' also found in these entries: Spanish: enganchar - reclamo - alfiler - colgar - percha English: hang - hook - clip - hanger - hooked - on - peg - safety -
6 oreja
oreja sustantivo femenino (Anat) ear; tirarle a algn de las orejas or (AmL) tirarle las orejas a algn to pull sb's ears ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Méx fam) ( soplón — de la policía) stool pigeon (colloq), grass (BrE colloq); ( que escucha a escondidas) eavesdropper
oreja sustantivo femenino
1 Anat ear
2 (de sillón) wing Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to see the danger signs
con las orejas gachas, with one's tail between one's legs ' oreja' also found in these entries: Spanish: lóbulo - mosca English: ache - belt - ear - grin - push - broad - lobe - prick -
7 soplón
soplón
◊ - plona sustantivo masculino, femenino
soplón,-ona m,f fam (chivato) grass, informer (acusica) sneak, telltale ' soplón' also found in these entries: Spanish: chivata - chivato - confidente - soplona - alcahuete - oreja English: grass - informer - sneak - sneaky - stool-pigeon - supergrass - telltale
См. также в других словарях:
Stool pigeon — Stool Stool, n. [AS. st[=o]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS. st[=o]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[=o]ll, Sw. & Dan. stol, Goth. st[=o]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ. stol ; from the root of E. stand. [root]163. See {Stand}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stool pigeon — (USA) A stool pigeon is a police informer … The small dictionary of idiomes
stool pigeon — ► NOUN 1) a police informer. 2) a person acting as a decoy. ORIGIN so named from the original use of a pigeon fixed to a stool as a decoy … English terms dictionary
stool pigeon — police informer, 1868, American English; earlier one who betrays the unwary (or is used to betray them), 1821, originally a decoy bird (1812); said to be from decoys being fastened to stools to lure other pigeons. But perhaps related to stall… … Etymology dictionary
stool pigeon — [sto͞o′lē] n. ☆ n. 1. a pigeon or other bird used as a decoy 2. a person serving as a decoy 3. Informal a spy or informer, esp. for the police: also stoolie [sto͞o′lē] n … English World dictionary
stool pigeon — index informant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stool pigeon — stool ,pigeon noun count INFORMAL someone who gives information to the police about criminals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stool pigeon — [n] informer betrayer, blabbermouth*, canary*, decoy, deep throat*, doublecrosser, fink*, informant, narc*, nark*, rat*, sneak, snitch, snitcher, source, squealer*, stoolie*, tattler, tattletale, tipster*, turncoat, weasel*, whistle blower;… … New thesaurus
stool pigeon — noun 1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police • Syn: ↑fink, ↑snitch, ↑snitcher, ↑stoolpigeon, ↑stoolie, ↑sneak, ↑sneaker, ↑canary … Useful english dictionary
stool pigeon — (USA) A stool pigeon is a police informer. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who acts as an informer, especially one who gives information to the police or the authorities, is called a stool pigeon. I don t trust Jack. I… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stool pigeon — a police informer Pigeons were tied to stools to lure other pigeons for capture: Perhaps the incident would have passed without further consequences, for the stool pigeon was no more popular among the guards, most of whom thought he had … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms