burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Inglés
betör, betörést követ el
VERBO
C1
1
betör
B1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Error frecuente:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Significado
Break into a building to steal
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antónimos
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Temas
crime
|law
|home
Definición
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
VERBO
C1
2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Error frecuente:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Significado
Commit burglary
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antónimos
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Temas
crime
|law
Definición
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
burgle
AFI
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Sílabas y acento
burgle (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Familia de palabras
Expresiones
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