Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
me lo puso en el dedo / me puso el dedo
English translation:
snitch
Added to glossary by
Jessica Klingberg
Oct 12, 2008 16:42
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
me lo puso en el dedo
Spanish to English
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Slang
The following is a transcript of a conversation between a guy who is in jail and a friend. JEE is the guy in jail, and W is the friend. This would be Mexican Spanish.
W: Ay, para saber cómo te va a ir aquí más adelante.
JEE: Pues no está tan gacho.
W: Ay, sí. "No está tan gacho". No, es que ya. Ya piénsalo bien. Ya no andes en eso.
JEE: Es que un boton me lo puso en el dedo.
W: Más o menos yo sé.
JEE: Sí me lo puso. Ahí traigo, traigo… traía más de… bueno más de $20 mil dólares, eso era lo que me chingué.
W: Quién sabe. Ay no, te digo, te digo, no
JEE: Pos..
As far as I know, a "boton" would be an informant, correct? But what would "me lo puso en el dedo" mean? Thanks for your help.
W: Ay, para saber cómo te va a ir aquí más adelante.
JEE: Pues no está tan gacho.
W: Ay, sí. "No está tan gacho". No, es que ya. Ya piénsalo bien. Ya no andes en eso.
JEE: Es que un boton me lo puso en el dedo.
W: Más o menos yo sé.
JEE: Sí me lo puso. Ahí traigo, traigo… traía más de… bueno más de $20 mil dólares, eso era lo que me chingué.
W: Quién sabe. Ay no, te digo, te digo, no
JEE: Pos..
As far as I know, a "boton" would be an informant, correct? But what would "me lo puso en el dedo" mean? Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | snitch |
Alexandra Goldburt
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| 5 +1 | I got snitched on/ I got turned in |
Gilberto Diaz Castro
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| 3 | a snitch fingered me |
Lisa Mann
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Proposed translations
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18 mins
Alexandra Goldburt
Specializes in field
California Court Certified Interpreter
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
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snitch
I know that "poner el dedo" means to snitch. I'm somewhat confused by "en", though. I the guy said "me puso el dedo", I would be sure.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much for your help. It is very possible that the audio was not clear, so I'm adding "me puso el dedo" as an option in the glossary."
34 mins
a snitch fingered me
Hi Jessica, assuming that you and the other answerer are right (and what you say makes sense to me) - this is one possibility...
Good luck!
Good luck!
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1 hr
Gilberto Diaz Castro
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
I translate the message, not just words.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
I got snitched on/ I got turned in
He means to say that he got told on/snitched on/his name was given to the cops etc...
Peer comment(s):
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Alexandra Goldburt
: Well, yes, that's right. Except I'm not sure what "en is doing in the sentece. Can it simply be bad quality recording?
33 mins
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Thanks. It means to be put on the finger, to be pointed out.
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