to tip off

I knew you'd turn him, so I had to tip off Knox.
Il allait vous aider, alors j'ai averti Knox.
No, that's likely to tip off the FBI, and we don't want that.
Un appel anonyme ? Ça ressemble au FBI et on ne veut pas ça.
Is that to tip off the cops, or what?
Pour attirer l'attention des flics ?
When we said no, he threatened to tip off the chief to what we were doing.
Quand nous avons refusé, il nous a menacé de balancer au chef ce que nous faisions.
When international material has been found, the police propose to tip off, in turn, the authorities in the countries concerned.
Lorsque du matériel international est découvert, la police transmet les informations aux instances des pays concernés.
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