| Principal Translations |
| squeal⇒ vi | (person: shriek) | chillar⇒ vi |
| | The little girl squealed when she saw the cute lambs. |
| | La niñita chilló cuando vio a los corderitos. |
| squeal vi | (pig noise) | chillar⇒ vi |
| | | gruñir⇒ vi |
| | The pig was squealing in its sty. |
| | El cerdo estaba chillando en la pocilga. |
| squeal vi | (tire noise) (ruedas) | chirriar⇒ vi |
| | | rechinar⇒ vi |
| | Adam braked hard and the tyres squealed. |
| | Adam pisó el freno a fondo y las ruedas chirriaron. |
| squeal n | (noise) | grito nm |
| | | chillido nm |
| | | chirrido nm |
| | Linda realised it must be breaktime when she heard the laughter and squeals of children coming from the playground. |
| | Linda se imaginó que sería la hora del recreo cuando escuchó afuera las risas y los gritos de los niños. |
| squeal vi | figurative, slang (inform, tell) | delatar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | botonear⇒, buchonear⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | pegar un chivatazo loc verb |
| | (ES) | chivarse⇒ v prnl |
| | "Somebody squealed," the gang leader said. "I want to know who it was." |
| | Alguien nos ha delatado —dijo el líder de la banda—. Quiero saber quién ha sido. |
| squeal on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, slang (inform, tell on [sb]) | delatar a vtr + prep |
| | One of Alex's classmates squealed on him and he was sent to see the headteacher. |
| | Uno de sus compañeros delató a Alex y lo mandaron a ver al director. |
| squeal to [sb] vi + prep | figurative, slang (inform, tell [sb]) | contar algo a loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | botonear algo a, buchonear algo a loc verb |
| | Jim didn't like what the other kids were doing, so he squealed to the teacher. |
| | A Jim no le gustaba lo que el resto de los niños estaba haciendo, por lo que se lo contó a la profesora. |