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informant

/ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ /ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/

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noun

Informante, soplón

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

Examples :

"The police arrested the suspect after an informant provided key details about the crime. "

La policía arrestó al sospechoso después de que un informante proporcionara detalles clave sobre el crimen.

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noun

Informante, hablante nativo

A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.

Examples :

"The linguistics professor relied on a native Japanese speaker as an informant to help the students understand the nuances of Japanese grammar and pronunciation. "

El profesor de lingüística confió en un hablante nativo de japonés como informante para ayudar a los estudiantes a comprender los matices de la gramática y la pronunciación japonesas.

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