narked

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nark 1

 (närk)
n. Slang
Variant of narc.

nark 2

 (närk) Chiefly British Slang
n.
An informer, especially a police informer.
intr.v. narked, nark·ing, narks
To be an informer.
[Perhaps from Romani nāk, nose; see nas- in Indo-European roots.]
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narked

(nɑːkt)
adj
annoyed or irritated
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narked

[ˈnɑːrkt] adj (British) (= annoyed) → en rogne
to be narked at sth
I can't deny I was narked at what he said → Je ne peux pas nier que ce qu'il a dit m'a mis en rogne.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

narked

[nɑːkt] adj (Brit) (fam) → scocciato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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And perhaps he is right to feel a bit narked when managers who haven't done anything like he has done in the game, are gaining all the plaudits ahead of him.
Sam kind of immortality; The man who always speaks his mind
Luis Suarez 6 Niggled, narked, made himself a monumental pain.
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Again, jolly decent of you, I'd have been a bit narked if you where trousering my Council Tax, and then using it go and cut the grass in Nottingham or Surrey.
Dear police, thanks for tackling crime; Views of the North
Richie Brittain narked the ref, narked his team-mates, narked the opposition, set the tempo and scored.
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Nikeboro was narked with the whole Groundhog Day repetition of it all as well, asking: "What can anybody say that hasn't already been said hundreds of times this season and thousands of times over the last couple of years?" But Boro Doug provided some light in the gloom as he typed: "Come on guys, let's get behind the team.
Groundhog day of familiar defence errors; UNTYPICAL BORO
He wrote in the email that Queen was so narked that she started marking the bowls to see when the levels dipped.
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LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC (9pm BBC3) YOU'D be a bit narked if you turned up at London's Electric Cinema hoping for a night of live comedy.
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Sure, the big lizards might burn down the odd fishing village and gobble up a few fair maidens for elevenses - but they're probably a little narked that blokes in armour are always trying to stick them with the pointy end of their swords.
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