tip-off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tip-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tip-off [Am ˈtɪp ˌɔf, Brit ˈtɪpɒf] N

1. tip-off (inside information):

tip-off

dato m

tip-off

soplo m inf

tip-off

chivatazo m Spain inf

2. tip-off (telltale sign):

tip-off Am

claro indicio m

tip off VB [Am tɪp -, Brit tɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

tip off police/criminal:

tip off

avisar(le a)

tip off

pasarle el dato a CSur

tip off

darle un chivatazo a Spain inf

somebody had tipped him off

alguien le había avisado (or le había pasado el dato etc.)

Translations for tip-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chivatazo N m Spain inf

chivatazo

tip-off inf

dieron el chivatazo

the police were tipped off

pitazo N m

1.1. pitazo (del árbitro):

pitazo CSur Peru

whistle

1.2. pitazo CSur:

pitazo (de un tren)

whistle

pitazo (de un barco)

boom

pitazo (de un barco)

blast on the siren

2. pitazo Mex inf (información):

pitazo

tip-off

soplo N m

1.1. soplo (soplido):

soplo

puff

de un soplo

with one puff

de un soplo

in one go

como un soplo inf la mañana se me ha pasado como un soplo

the morning has flown past o whizzed by inf

1.2. soplo:

soplo (de aire)

puff

soplo (más fuerte)

blast

1.3. soplo:

soplo (de viento)

puff

soplo (más fuerte)

gust

1.4. soplo metal:

soplo

blast

2. soplo inf (chivatazo):

¿quién le dio el soplo al profesor?

who went and told the teacher?

¿quién le dio el soplo al profesor?

who blabbed to the teacher? inf

alguien dio el soplo a la policía

someone tipped off the police o gave the police a tip-off inf

me dieron un soplo para la carrera

they gave me a hot tip for the race inf

3. soplo MED:

soplo

heart murmur

tip-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tip-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tip-off [ˈtɪpɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N inf

tip-off

soplo m

tip off VB trans

tip off

avisar

Translations for tip-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chivatazo N m inf

chivatazo

tip-off

dar el chivatazo

to give a tip-off

soplo N m

1. soplo (acción):

soplo

puff

apagar las velas de un soplo

to blow out the candles with one puff

2. soplo (viento leve):

soplo

breeze

soplo de viento

breath of wind

3. soplo (tiempo):

como un soplo

like a flash

4. soplo (denuncia):

soplo

tip-off

5. soplo:

soplo (sonido)

murmur

soplo (corazón)

heart murmur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The archaeologists also found 17 human skeletons at the site of the wreck, following a tip-off from local divers.

www.radioaustralia.net.au

My phone ear is still ringing from the shellacking he was giving me only yesterday over a tip-off we'd had.

www.standard.co.uk

Following the tip-off, intelligence agencies were asked to track down the infiltrators.

www.thehindu.com

Evidential standards were very low: a tip-off by an anonymous informer was considered sufficient grounds for arrest.

en.wikipedia.org

Acting on a tip-off, they stormed a dilapidated building that she had been known to use as a hide-out.

en.wikipedia.org

However, a payment is not automatically suspended or stopped, solely on the basis of an anonymous tip-off.

www.independent.ie

Police shut him down, and then received a tip-off relating to this week's arrest.

www.9news.com.au

He said the raid was conducted following a tip-off.

www.themalaymailonline.com

Another tip-off that a company might be shady: no land line.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The school hosted a tip-off tournament with five teams.

www.ngnews.ca