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Translate stool pigeon from English to French

Summary

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stool pigeon:
- appât; amorce
Wiktionary:
- stool pigeon → balance, indic, mouchard

English

Detailed Translations for stool pigeon from English to French

stool pigeon:

stool pigeon [the ~] noun

the stool pigeon (decoy; bait; call bird)
l'appât; l'amorce
- appât [le ~] noun
- amorce [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for stool pigeon:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
amorce	bait; call bird; decoy; stool pigeon	bait; beginning; commencement; enticement; lure; opening; outset; percussion-cap; start
appât	bait; call bird; decoy; stool pigeon	bait; come-on; enticement; fish-bait; lure
-	canary; fink; sneak; sneaker; snitch; snitcher; stoolie; stoolpigeon

Synonyms for "stool pigeon":

fink; snitch; snitcher; stoolpigeon; stoolie; sneak; sneaker; canary; informer; betrayer; rat; squealer; blabber
bait; decoy; lure

Related Definitions for "stool pigeon":

a dummy pigeon used to decoy others¹
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police¹

Wiktionary Translations for stool pigeon:

stool pigeon

noun

decoy
- stool pigeon → balance; indic; mouchard

stool pigeon

noun

(familier, fr) espion, indicateur pour la police.
- mouchard → confidential informant; police informant; snitch; stool pigeon; bug

Related Translations for stool pigeon

pigeon
stool

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