What does chivar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word chivar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chivar in Spanish.

The word chivar in Spanish means tattle, be annoyed, get annoyed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chivar

tattle

verbo pronominal (coloquial (a alguien: acusar) (US, infantile)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mamá, Juan se chivó al profesor de que yo no había hecho los deberes.
Mom, John tattled to the teacher that I hadn't done my homework.

be annoyed, get annoyed

verbo pronominal (AmL (irritarse, enfadarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan se chiva por cualquier cosa.
John is annoyed (or: gets annoyed) at the slightest thing.

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