burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Angielski
betör, betörést követ el
CZASOWNIK
C1
1
betör
B1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Częsty błąd:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Znaczenie
Break into a building to steal
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonimy
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Tematy
crime
|law
|home
Definicja
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
CZASOWNIK
C1
2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Częsty błąd:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Znaczenie
Commit burglary
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonimy
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Tematy
crime
|law
Definicja
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Sylaby i akcent
burgle (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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