stool pigeon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stool pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

stool pigeon [Brit, Am stul ˈpɪdʒən] N inf

stool pigeon

confidente m

stool pigeon

informatore m

stool pigeon

spia f

Translations for stool pigeon in the Italian»English Dictionary

confidente (alla polizia)

stool pigeon inf

Translations for stool pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul] N

1. stool (furniture):

stool

sgabello m

stool

seggiolino m

high, bar, piano stool

sgabello alto, da bar, da pianoforte

2. stool (faeces):

stool

feci fpl

3. stool BOT:

stool

ceppo m

4. stool Am (toilet):

stool

gabinetto m

stool

water m

II.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul] VB intr

stool

fare la spia

III.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul]

to fall between two stools (not to belong to either of two categories)

non essere né carne né pesce

to fall between two stools (in choice)

fare come l'asino di Buridano

pigeon [Brit ˈpɪdʒɪn, Am ˈpɪdʒən] N

pigeon

piccione m

pigeon

colombo m

that's your pigeon! inf

sono affari tuoi!

to put or set the cat among the pigeons Brit

scatenare un putiferio

stool pigeon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stool pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

stool pigeon N inf

stool pigeon

informatore(-trice) m (f)

Translations for stool pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

stool [stu:l] N

1. stool (seat):

stool

sgabello m

2. stool pl MED:

stool

feci f pl

pigeon [ˈpɪ·dʒən] N

1. pigeon (bird):

pigeon

piccione m

2. pigeon fig (easy prey):

pigeon

merlo m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Due to his status as a stool pigeon, he is distrusted by criminals and police officers alike.

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He was asked to spy on fellow officers and become a "stukatch", or stool pigeon.

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No, she was a (expletive) stool pigeon.

www.thestar.com

The only thing we saw moving was pigeons, not stool pigeons, but birds that fly in the courtyard and sometimes get in the jail area.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

He calls his uncle a stool pigeon.

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But the authors remind us of more established names for the activity, including stool pigeon, snitch, informer, canary, turncoat and weasel which are far from flattering.

www.imt.ie

But according to local police, he hadn't realised her pet parrot would turn stool pigeon.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Lee's previous stool pigeon's cover was blown and was attacked, leading him paranoid and driven from his wife and home.

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