To Split on Someone

Question

Could you please tell me which of these would be more correct? I ask because our Spanish teacher from Carmona, near Seville, has never heard of "chivatear", a verb which is used in Collins dictionary. Mind you, she has been here in England for about thirty years.

Chivateé contra Pedro a la policía.

Me chivé a Pedro a la policía

and the correct word is to split??? I thought that was to get seperated! - 00494d19, Feb 23, 2010

That´s "to split WITH someone". "To split ON someone" is to tell tales etc. - Eddy, Feb 23, 2010

Answer 1

Chivatear is purely American, Eddy, I had to look that up

chivatear. (De chivato).

1. tr. Ant., Bol. y Col. Acusar, delatar, soplonear.

2. tr. coloq. Cuba. chispear (? irritar). U. t. c. prnl.

3. tr. coloq. Ven. Engañar mediante picardías o artimañas.

4. intr. NO Arg. y Bol. Dicho de los niños: Retozar bulliciosamente, con algarabía.

5. intr. Chile. Gritar imitando la algarabía de los mapuches al ac

We say: chivarse or pegar el chivatazo

Entonces "me chivé a Pedro a la policía" es acertada. - Eddy, Feb 23, 2010

Answer 2

Entonces "me chivé a Pedro a la policía" es acertada. - Eddy

No, es chivarse de alguien.

Answer 3

He denunciado a pedro a la policia. I reported pedro to the police is how I would say it but that is not answering your question so I don't think chivatear is intransative verb so you would't say me chivé you would say "Chivateé" I informed but you didn't inform Pedro you informed the police about Pedro so perhaps you could say"Chivateé a la policia lo de Pedro" I informed the police about Pedro.

Answer 4

Just bumping this up in the hope that someone is interested, hehe.