betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
Englisch
~ 4700
elárul, árulkodik
VERB
B1
1
elárul
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
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.
Beispiele für Lernende
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.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
Bedeutung
Be disloyal to someone
Wortverbindungen
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
Synonyme
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.)
Antonyme
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.)
Themen
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definition
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.
VERB
B2
2
Verwendungsmuster:
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.
Beispiele für Lernende
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.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
Bedeutung
Reveal unintentionally
Wortverbindungen
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
Synonyme
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
|
give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
Antonyme
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
Themen
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
To show or reveal something, such as a feeling or fact, without intending to.
Grammatik
Grundform
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
Silben & Betonung
be - tray (2 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
Wortfamilie
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
Ausdrücke
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.