heypolyglot
Italian

spione

/spiˈone/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

snitch, spy

  • a person who snoops on others or secretly reports their misbehavior to an authority; a telltale

In a sentence

Nessuno vuole giocare con Marco perché fa sempre lo spione con la maestra.

Nobody wants to play with Marco because he always snitches to the teacher.

Sei solo uno spione, non ti racconterò più i miei segreti!

You are just a snitch, I won't tell you my secrets anymore!

Chi è stato lo spione che ha avvisato il capo della nostra pausa?

Who was the snitch that told the boss about our break?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
spionemasculine · singular
spionimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: commonly used among children or colloquially among adults for a snitch or busybody.
  • The feminine form is spiona.

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