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moucharder

to inform on, to snitch

verb moo-shar-DEH Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

Moucharder is an informal verb meaning to report someone secretly to an authority, especially a teacher or the police. It derives from mouchard (informer, snitch), which itself comes from mouche (fly), evoking someone who buzzes around collecting information. The noun mouchard can also mean a peephole or a speed camera in French slang.

Examples

"Elle a mouchardé son camarade au professeur."

Natural Translation

She snitched on her classmate to the teacher.

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