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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
délation f (plural délations)
- informing, tattling, denunciation
- Near-synonym: dénonciation
2014, Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule [The End of Eddy], Le Seuil:Mais leur participation aux rendez-vous dans le hangar n’a jamais été évoquée. Je ne pouvais rien dire, par peur des conséquences, et je savais que cette délation aurait été vaine, qu’ils auraient, comme Stéphane, été épargnés.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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