betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 4700
elárul, árulkodik
فعل
B1
1
elárul
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
to betray [someone/something]
She betrayed her best friend by sharing his secret.
Elárulta a legjobb barátját azzal, hogy kiadta a titkát.
The spy betrayed his country for money.
A kém pénzért elárulta a hazáját.
I can't believe you would betray me after all we've been through.
He felt betrayed when she sided with his rival.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He betrayed his friend to the police.
Elárulta a barátját a rendőrségnek.
She betrayed me when she told my secret.
Elárult, amikor elmondta a titkomat.
The soldier betrayed his country.
I will never betray you.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
المعنى
Be disloyal to someone
المتلازمات اللفظية
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
المرادفات
deceive (Implies misleading someone, but not always involving disloyalty to a trust.)
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double-cross (Informal; stresses cheating someone after pretending to be loyal.)
الأضداد
support (Means to help or stand by someone, the opposite of acting against them.)
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stand by (Means to remain loyal to someone in difficulty.)
الموضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, often by giving information to an enemy or acting against their interests.
فعل
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
to betray [emotion/feature]
Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
Remegő keze elárulta a félelmét.
His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
Az interjú alatt a hangja elárulta, hogy ideges.
The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
A szeme elárulta, hogy szomorú.
His smile betrayed his true feelings.
A mosolya elárulta a valódi érzéseit.
The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
المعنى
Reveal unintentionally
المتلازمات اللفظية
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
المرادفات
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
الأضداد
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
الموضوعات
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
To show or reveal something, such as a feeling or fact, without intending to.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
المقاطع والنبر
be - tray (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
التعبيرات
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
أمثلة
- She betrayed a confidence by telling the press about their conversation.
- I would never betray a confidence, no matter what.
betray someone's trust
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈʌst/
fixed phrase
Break someone's confidence
To do something that makes someone stop trusting you.
أمثلة
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.