burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Inglese
betör, betörést követ el
VERBO
C1
1
betör
B1
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Significato
Break into a building to steal
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Contrari
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Temi
crime
|law
|home
Definizione
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
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Errore comune:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Significato
Commit burglary
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Contrari
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Temi
crime
|law
Definizione
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Grammatica
Forma base
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Sillabe e accento
burgle (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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