betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4700
elárul, árulkodik
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
1
elárul
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
Σημασία
Be disloyal to someone
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
Συνώνυμα
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.)
Αντώνυμα
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.)
Θέματα
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
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.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
Σημασία
Reveal unintentionally
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
Συνώνυμα
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
Αντώνυμα
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
Θέματα
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
To show or reveal something, such as a feeling or fact, without intending to.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
be - tray (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
Εκφράσεις
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.