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tip off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tip [sb] off vtr phrasal sep	informal (inform, warn)	poner en aviso a loc verb
		avisar a, alertar a vtr + prep
		prevenir a vtr + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	The police arrived at the party after somebody tipped them off.
	La policía llegó a la fiesta después de que alguien los pusiera en aviso.
tip [sb] off to [sth], tip [sb] off about [sth] v expr	often passive, informal (inform, warn)	avisar a alguien de algo, avisar a alguien sobre algo vtr + prep
		prevenir a alguien sobre algo vtr + prep
	The informant tipped off the police about the planned drugs drop.
	El informante avisó a la policía de la transacción de drogas.
tip-off n	informal (hint, warning)	aviso nm
	(coloquial)	soplo nm
	(ES: coloquial)	chivatazo nm
	The building was evacuated after police received a tip-off that a bomb had been planted there.
	Evacuaron el edificio porque la policía recibió un aviso de que habían plantado una bomba ahí.
tipoff, tip off n	(in basketball)	inicio, comienzo nm
	(voz inglesa; baloncesto)	tip-off, tipoff nm
	The game was exciting right from the tip off.
	El juego fue emocionante desde el inicio.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tap-off, tip-off n	(basketball: start with jump ball)	salto entre dos loc nom m
	Un partido de baloncesto empieza con un salto entre dos.

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