burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
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Angličtina
betör, betörést követ el
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betör
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Vzorec užití:
burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
Someone burgled our house while we were on holiday.
Valaki betört a házunkba, amíg nyaralni voltunk.
Two teenagers were arrested for burgling a local shop.
Két tinédzsert letartóztattak azért, mert betörtek egy helyi boltba.
The office was burgled overnight and several laptops were taken.
Učební příklady
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Častá chyba:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Význam
Break into a building to steal
Kolokace
burgle a house
|burgle a home
|burgle a flat
|burgle an apartment
|burgle a shop
|burgle a store
|burgle an office
|burgle a bank
|attempt to burgle
|be burgled
Synonyma
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonyma
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Témata
crime
|law
|home
Definice
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
SLOVESO
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Vzorec užití:
burgle (in/around [a place])
The police believe the same group has been burgling in the area for months.
A rendőrség szerint ugyanaz a banda hónapok óta betöréseket követ el a környéken.
He admitted that he used to burgle to pay off his debts.
Beismerte, hogy régebben betöréseket követett el, hogy kifizesse az adósságait.
Učební příklady
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Častá chyba:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Význam
Commit burglary
Kolokace
burgle in the area
|burgle locally
|burgle regularly
|go out burgling
|a gang that burgles
|burgle at night
|burgle for cash
|burgle to fund a habit
Synonyma
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonyma
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Témata
crime
|law
Definice
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
burgle (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Tvary slova
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Příbuzná slova
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