burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
אנגלית
betör, betörést követ el
פועל
C1
1
betör
B1
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
משמעות
Break into a building to steal
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
הפכים
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
נושאים
crime
|law
|home
הגדרה
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
פועל
C1
2
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
טעות נפוצה:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
משמעות
Commit burglary
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
הפכים
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
נושאים
crime
|law
הגדרה
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
הברות והטעמה
burgle (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
משפחת מילים
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