burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Kiingereza
betör, betörést követ el
KITENZI
C1
1
betör
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Maana
Break into a building to steal
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Vinyume
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Mada
crime
|law
|home
Ufafanuzi
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
KITENZI
C1
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Kosa la kawaida:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Maana
Commit burglary
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Vinyume
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Mada
crime
|law
Ufafanuzi
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Silabi na mkazo
burgle (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
Familia ya neno
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.