This is the 10710th most frequent Spanish word.
delato
"Delato" means "I accuse" or "I denounce."
In this sentence, 'delato' means 'I report' or 'I disclose,' referring to revealing someone's wrongdoings or information about them to an authority as a witness.
Yo delato a los sospechosos ante las autoridades.
I report the suspects to the authorities.
Here, 'delató' is used to indicate that María pointed out or disclosed someone else's misconduct, specifically her colleague's actions.
María delató a su colega por no cumplir con las normas.
María reported her colleague for not complying with the rules.
In this sentence, 'delataba' is in the past tense and reflects habitual actions of unintentionally revealing information or secrets about others.