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be·tray
(bĭ-trā′)tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays
1.
a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.
b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).
2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.
3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.
4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
5. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).
[Middle English bitraien : bi-, be- + traien, to betray (from Old French trair, from Latin trādere, to hand over; see tradition).]
be·tray′al n.
be·tray′er n.
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betray
(bɪˈtreɪ)vb (tr)
1. to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to: to betray one's country.
2. to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy
3. to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously
4. to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)
5. to disappoint the expectations of; fail: his tired legs betrayed him.
6. to show signs of; indicate: if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults.
7. to reveal unintentionally: his grin betrayed his satisfaction.
8. betray oneself to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc
9. to lead astray; deceive
10. euphemistic to seduce and then forsake (a woman)
[C13: from be- + trayen from Old French trair, from Latin trādere]
beˈtrayal n
beˈtrayer n
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be•tray
(bɪˈtreɪ)v.t.
1. to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery.
2. to be unfaithful in guarding or fulfilling: to betray a trust.
3. to be disloyal to: to betray one's friends.
4. to reveal in violation of confidence: to betray a secret.
5. to exhibit; disclose: a remark that betrays indifference.
6. to lead astray; deceive.
7. to seduce and desert.
[1200–50; Middle English bitraien=bi- be- + traien to betray < Old French trair < Latin trādere; see traitor]
be•tray′al, n.
be•tray′er, n.
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betray
Past participle: betrayed
Gerund: betraying
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| Verb | 1. |  betray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| 2. |  betray - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" double cross - betray by double-dealing | |
| 3. |  betray - disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" | |
| 4. |  betray - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"two-time - carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time play around, fool around - commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" | |
| 5. |  betray - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others | |
| 6. |  betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, bamboozle, hoodwink, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
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betray
verb
1. be disloyal to, break with, grass on (Brit. slang), double-cross (informal), stab in the back, be unfaithful to, sell down the river (informal), grass up (slang), shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), put the finger on (informal), inform on or against He might be seen as having betrayed his mother.
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betray
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Translations
يَخونيَخونُيَخونُ الثِّقَه، يُفْشي السِّريَكْشِفُ عَن
zraditprozraditvyzrazovat
forrådelade i stikkenrøbesvigteafsløre
pettää
izdati
svíkjasvíkja; ljóstra uppsÿna
裏切る
배신하다
išdavikasišdavimasišduoti
atklātizpaustnodotparādīt
izdati
izdati
förråda
ทรยศ
ihanet etmekaçığa vurmakele vermek
phản bội
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
betray
vt → verraten (→ to +dat); trust → enttäuschen, brechen; (= be disloyal to also) → im Stich lassen; (= be unfaithful to) → untreu werden (+dat); ideals, principles → untreu werden (+dat), → verraten; (Pol) → verraten (→ to an +acc); to betray oneself → sich verraten; his accent betrayed him as a foreigner → sein Akzent verriet, dass er Ausländer war
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
betray
[bɪˈtreɪ] vt (also) (fig) → tradireto betray sb to the enemy → consegnare qn nelle mani del nemico
his face betrayed his surprise → il suo viso tradiva la sorpresa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
betray
(biˈtrei) verb1. to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one). He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).
2. to give away (a secret etc). Never betray a confidence!
3. to show (signs of). Her pale face betrayed her fear.
beˈtrayal nounbeˈtrayer noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
betray
→ يَخونُ zradit forråde verraten προδίδω traicionar pettää trahir izdati tradire 裏切る 배신하다 verraden forråde zdradzić trair предавать förråda ทรยศ ihanet etmek phản bội 背叛Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009