Translation for "tip-off" to spanish

Tip-off

verb

• advertir
• avisar
• notificar

Translation examples

advertir verb

There were a thousand ways to tip off the militia without delivering himself to them: the state made informing easy.
Había mil modos de advertir a la milicia de forma indirecta: el Estado facilitaba el trabajo de los informadores.

avisar verb

And yet why would she tip off the people who were trying to kill her?
Sin embargo, ¿para qué iba ella a avisar a la gente que intentaba asesinarla?

At first she thought it was because he was afraid of her—afraid she would tell on him, tip off the wrong people, turn him in;
Al principio creía que era por que le tenía miedo: miedo de que lo delatara, de que avisara a quien no debía, de que lo entregara a la policía;

Sergeant Anelda Fischer said police recently received a tip-off from a traveling pastor that a child was being incarcerated in a compound outside White River.
La sargento Anelda Fischer dijo que la policía había recibido una llamada de un pastor ambulante para avisar de que una niña estaba encerrada en una finca cerca de White River.

More than likely, at least one of Brigid’s neighbours had a watching brief to tip off the police, in which case a description of his personal appearance would have been reported, although, with any luck, police incompetence would ensure that word would take its time to travel.
Muy probablemente al menos uno de los vecinos de Brigid tenía instrucciones de permanecer atento y avisar a la policía, y en tal caso esta ya habría recibido una descripción de su apariencia personal, aunque, con suerte, la voz no corriera muy deprisa gracias a la incompetencia policial.

If unlucky they’ll just tip off the CIA and Billy will be kidnapped, some dark night, and whisked back across the border, maybe across the lake in a speedboat, the way the Canadians smuggled liquor during Prohibition, he’s heard of guys they’ve done that to—he’ll be spirited away and thrown into jail and that will be the end of him.
Si tiene mala suerte, se limitarán a avisar a la CIA y Billy será secuestrado, una noche oscura, y conducido al otro lado de la frontera, quizá cruzando el lago en una lancha rápida, tal como los canadienses pasaban licor de contrabando en la época de la Ley Seca, Billy ha oído hablar de gente a la que se lo han hecho;