be·tray (b -tr  )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 deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: betrayed Christ to the Romans. 2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed their cause; betray one's better nature. 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 reveal against one's desire or will. 6. To lead astray; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive. [Middle English bitrayen : bi-, be- + trayen, to betray (from Old French trair, from Latin tr dere, to hand over; see tradition).]be·tray al n.be·tray er n. |
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
betray oneself to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc
9. to lead astray; deceive
10. Euphemistic to seduce and then forsake (a woman)
[from be- + trayen from Old French trair, from Latin trādere]
betrayal n
betrayer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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!" |
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.
Translations
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
betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt (also) (fig) → tradire
to betray sb to the enemy → consegnare qn nelle mani del nemico
his face betrayed his surprise → il suo viso tradiva la sorpresa
betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt (also) (fig) → tradire
to betray sb to the enemy → consegnare qn nelle mani del nemico
his face betrayed his surprise → il suo viso tradiva la sorpresa
to betray sb to the enemy → consegnare qn nelle mani del nemico
his face betrayed his surprise → il suo viso tradiva la sorpresa
betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt (also) (fig) → tradire
to betray sb to the enemy → consegnare qn nelle mani del nemico
his face betrayed his surprise → il suo viso tradiva la sorpresa
v betray [biˈtrei]
1 to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one) He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy). verraai, bedrieg يَخون изменям на zradit svigte; forråde; lade i stikken verraten προδίδω traicionar reetma خیانت کردن pettää trahir לִבְגוֹד विश्वासघात करना izdati elárul mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배신하다 išduoti nodot belot verraden svike, forråde zdradzać trair a trăda предавать zradiť izdati izdati förråda ทรยศ ihanet etmek, ele vermek 背叛 зраджувати; видавати بے وفائی کرنا phản bội 背叛
2 to give away (a secret etc) Never betray a confidence! skok يَخونُ الثِّقَه، يُفْشي السِّر издавам prozradit røbe; forråde hintergehen αποκαλύπτω ένα μυστικό, προδίδω revelar, delatar petma افشا کردن؛ فاش ساختن paljastaa trahir לְהַסְגִיר भेद खोलना iznevjeriti elárul membocorkan rahasia svíkja; ljóstra upp tradire 漏らす (약속, 신뢰 등을) 저버리다 išduoti nodot; izpaust mengkhianati verraden forråde, røpe zdradzić trair a trăda выдавать prezradiť izdati odati svika แพร่งพราย (ความลับ) açığa vurmak 洩露 видавати دغا دینا tiết lộ 泄露
3 to show (signs of) Her pale face betrayed her fear. laat merk يَكْشِفُ عَن показвам vyzrazovat røbe; afsløre verraten φανερώνω revelar, delatar reetma آشکار کردن؛ گویا بودن ilmentää trahir לְהָעִיד עַל लक्षण प्रकट होना odavati, pokazivati elárul menunjukkan sÿna tradire 示す 드러내다 išduoti atklāt; parādīt menunjukkan verraden røpe, avsløre zdradzić revelar a trăda выдавать prezradiť izražati odavati avslöja, förråda เปิดเผย (ความลับ) ele vermek 暴露 видавати افشاء کرنا phơi bày 暴露
n beˈtrayal
verraad خِيانَه، إفْشاءُ السِّر предателство zrada svigten; forræderi der Verrat προδοσία traición reetmine خیانت ؛ نارو petos trahison בּגִידָה विश्वासघात izdaja elárulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 폭로 išdavimas nodevība pembelotan verraad svik, forræderi zdrada traição trădare предательство zrada izdaja izdaja förrådande, förräderi, svek ซึ่งทรยศ ihanet 背叛 зрада, обман غداری فریب ، افشائے راز sự phản bội 背叛
n beˈtrayer
verraaier خائِن، غادر، مُفْشي السِّر предател zrádce forræder der/die Verräter/-in προδότης traidor reetur خائن pettäjä traître, traîtresse בּוֹגֵד विश्वासधाती izdajnik áruló pengkhianat svikari traditore, traditrice 裏切者 밀고자 išdavikas nodevējs pembelot verrader sviker, forræder zdrajca traidor trădător предатель zradca, -kyňa izdajalec izdajnik förrädare, svikare คนทรยศ hain, ihanet eden 叛徒 зрадник دغا باز ، بے وفا kẻ phản bội 背叛者
betray → يَخون 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
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