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betrays

/bɪˈtreɪz/ /beɪˈtreɪz/

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verb

Verrät, ausliefert

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 bin.

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verb

Verrät, preisgibt

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

Examples :

""John betrays his friend's trust when he tells everyone her secret." "

John verrät das Vertrauen seines Freundes, wenn er jedem ihr Geheimnis erzählt.

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verb

Verrät, offenbart

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

Verrät, täuscht

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

Examples :

"The faulty GPS betrays drivers by leading them down dead-end streets. "

Das fehlerhafte GPS verrät Fahrer, indem es sie in Sackgassen führt.

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verb

Verführen, untreu werden

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

Examples :

"He promised her the world, but ultimately he betrays her, leaving her heartbroken and alone. "

Er versprach ihr die Welt, aber letztendlich verführt er sie und lässt sie untröstlich und allein zurück.

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