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betray

/bəˈtɹeɪ/

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verb

Verraten, ausliefern

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Examples :

"an officer betrayed the city"

Ein Offizier verriet die Stadt.

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verb

Verraten, untreu werden

To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

Examples :

"My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."

Meine Augen verraten mich, seit ich sechzig geworden bin.

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verb

Verraten, preisgeben

To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

Examples :

""He promised to keep my secret, but he betrayed my trust by telling everyone at school." "

Er versprach, mein Geheimnis zu bewahren, aber er verriet mein Vertrauen, indem er es allen in der Schule erzählte.

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verb

Verraten, preisgeben

To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

Examples :

"Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."

Obwohl er viele Jahre in England gelebt hatte, verriet ein leichter Akzent seine schwedische Herkunft.

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verb

Verraten, hintergehen

To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

Examples :

"The teacher's misleading explanation of the math concept betrayed the students, leading them into a series of errors on the test. "

Die irreführende Erklärung des Lehrers zu dem mathematischen Konzept verriet die Schüler und führte sie zu einer Reihe von Fehlern in der Prüfung.

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verb

Verführen, untreu werden

To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.

Examples :

"The charming new boy in class betrayed Sarah's trust by promising to marry her and then leaving her. "

Der charmante neue Junge in der Klasse verführte Sarahs Vertrauen, indem er ihr versprach, sie zu heiraten, und sie dann verließ.

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