burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Inglês
betör, betörést követ el
VERBO
C1
1
betör
B1
Padrão 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Erro comum:
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
Colocações
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
Sinônimos
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antônimos
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Temas
crime
|law
|home
Definição
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
Padrão 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Erro comum:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Significado
Commit burglary
Colocações
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
Sinônimos
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antônimos
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Temas
crime
|law
Definição
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
burgle
AFI
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Sílabas e tonicidade
burgle (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Família de palavras
Expressões
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