impormante
impormánte with stress marks
spy, informant
Usage Note
Impormante is a Spanish loanword (from informante) referring to someone who covertly provides information to authorities or rivals. The word often carries a negative connotation implying betrayal of trust, and it appears in law enforcement, journalism, and political contexts.
Examples
" May impormante ang pulis. "
Natural Translation
The police have an informant.
Literal Translation
Have informant the police.
" Ang impormante ng pulisya ay nanatiling hindi kilala. "
Natural Translation
The police informant remained unknown.
Literal Translation
The informant of-the police remained unknown.
" Natuklasan nilang may impormante sa loob ng grupo na nagbebenta ng lihim sa kalaban. "
Natural Translation
They discovered there was an informant inside the group selling secrets to the enemy.
Literal Translation
Discovered they have informant in inside of group linker selling of secret to enemy.
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