moucharder

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French

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Etymology

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From mouchard +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.ʃaʁ.de/
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Verb

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moucharder

  1. to rat; to rat on
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 569:
      „Il y a quelque chose dans cette branche de lettres humaines dite la médecine,“ sagte Hans Castorp, „qu’on appelle bouchement tuberculeux des vases de lymphe.“ „Ah! Tu as mouchardé, mon cher, on le voit bien.“
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  2. to tell tales

Conjugation

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