Евгения Редькоadded a comment 7 years ago
как лучше перевести эту идиому?
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Евгения Редькоasked for translation 7 years ago
How to translate? (en-ru)
to sing like a canary
User translations (3)
- 1.
"рассказать как миленький, расколоться
translation added by Yuri DDDBronze en-ru0 - 2.
"запеть", доложить
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при допросе на следствии
translation added by Руслан ЗаславскийGold en-ru0 - 3.
петь как канарейка
translation added by Кирилл Гуляев0
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Кирилл Гуляевadded a comment 7 years ago
sing like a canary
To inform against someone to the police or other authority about his or her criminal or illicit behavior. I heard Joey Malone has been singing like a canary in the hopes of getting his sentence reduced.
Евгения Редькоadded a comment 7 years ago
Спасибо друзья за обсуждение" To give details of someone's wrongdoing"