burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1
Ingles
betör, betörést követ el
PANDIWA
C1
1
betör
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
A man tried to burgle the house.
Egy férfi megpróbált betörni a házba.
Our flat was burgled last night.
Tegnap éjjel betörtek a lakásunkba.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Kahulugan
Break into a building to steal
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
|
burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Mga kasalungat
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
|
protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Mga tema
crime
|law
|home
Depinisyon
to go into a building illegally to steal
To enter a building illegally, usually by force, in order to steal things from it.
PANDIWA
C1
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Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They were caught burgling at night.
Éjszaka betörés közben kapták el őket.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Kahulugan
Commit burglary
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Mga kasalungat
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Mga tema
crime
|law
Depinisyon
to do burglary
To commit burglary as an activity, without stating the specific building that was entered.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Mga pantig at diin
burgle (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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