burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Englanti
betör, betörést követ el
VERBI
C1
1
betör
B1
Käyttömalli:
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.
Oppijaesimerkit
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Merkitys
Break into a building to steal
Kollokaatiot
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
Synonyymit
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonyymit
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Teemat
crime
|law
|home
Määritelmä
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
VERBI
C1
2
Käyttömalli:
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.
Oppijaesimerkit
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Tyypillinen virhe:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Merkitys
Commit burglary
Kollokaatiot
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
Synonyymit
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonyymit
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Teemat
crime
|law
Määritelmä
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Tavut ja painotus
burgle (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Taivutusmuodot
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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