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1 betray
[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) nodot2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) nodot; izpaust3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) atklāt; parādīt•- betrayal- betrayer* * *kļūt neuzticīgam, nodot; izpaust, atklāt; neattaisnot -
2 to betray one's friends
nodot savus draugus -
3 to betray one's ignorance
izrādīt savu nezināšanu -
4 to betray one's principles
neievērot savus principus -
5 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) sadarboties; līdzdarboties2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) sadarboties (ar ienaidnieku)•- collaborator* * *būt par līdzstrādnieku, sadarboties; sadarboties -
6 compel
[kəm'pel]past tense, past participle - compelled; verb(to force: They compelled me to betray my country.) piespiest; pakļaut* * *likt, piespiest; pakļaut; izraisīt, radīt -
7 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) piekrāpt (nozieguma līdzdalībnieku)* * *piekrāpt -
8 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) žurka2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) nodevējs; okšķeris2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) lauzt norunu/solījumu2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) nodot kādu•- rat race- smell a rat* * *žurka; nodevējs; streiklauzis; okšķeris; iznīcināt žurkas; pamest grūtā brīdī; slaistīties bez darba -
9 treacherous
['tre ərəs]1) (betraying or likely to betray: a treacherous person/act.) nodevīgs2) (dangerous: The roads are treacherous in winter.) bīstams; nedrošs•- treacherousness
- treachery* * *nodevīgs; nedrošs -
10 sell down the river
(to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) nodot
См. также в других словарях:
Betray — Be*tray (b[ e]*tr[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} ( tr[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be + OF. tra[ i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betray — (v.) late 13c., bitrayen mislead, deceive, betray, from BE (Cf. be ) + obsolete M.E. tray, from O.Fr. traine betrayal, deception, deceit, from trair (Mod.Fr. trahir) betray, deceive, from L. tradere hand over, from trans across (see … Etymology dictionary
betray — [v1] be disloyal abandon, be unfaithful, bite the hand that feeds you*, blow the whistle*, bluff, break faith, break promise, break trust, break with, commit treason, cross, deceive, deliver up*, delude, desert, double cross, finger*, forsake, go … New thesaurus
betray — [bē trā′, bitrā′] vt. [ME bitraien < be , intens. + traien, betray < OFr trair < L tradere, to hand over: see TREASON] 1. a) to help the enemy of (one s country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to b) to deliver or expose to an enemy… … English World dictionary
betray — I (disclose) verb acknowledge, admit, air, aperire, avow, bare, bear witness against, bring into the open, bring to light, come clean, confess, declare, detegere, divulge, double cross, expose, give away, give utterance to, impart, inform, inform … Law dictionary
betray — 1 mislead, delude, *deceive, beguile, double cross Analogous words: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare (see CATCH): *dupe, trick, befool, hoodwink, gull 2 discover, *reveal, disclose, divulge, tell Analogous words: manifest, evidence, evince, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
betray — ► VERB 1) act treacherously towards (a person, country, etc.) by revealing information to or otherwise aiding an enemy. 2) be disloyal to. 3) unintentionally reveal; be evidence of. DERIVATIVES betrayal noun betrayer noun. ORIGIN from Old French… … English terms dictionary
betray */*/ — UK [bɪˈtreɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms betray : present tense I/you/we/they betray he/she/it betrays present participle betraying past tense betrayed past participle betrayed 1) a) if you betray your country, or if you betray someone who… … English dictionary
betray — be|tray [bıˈtreı] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(friends)¦ 2¦(country)¦ 3¦(emotions)¦ 4¦(truth)¦ 5 betray your beliefs/principles/ideals etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tray to betray (13 16 centuries), from Old French traïr, from Latin tradere; TRAITOR] … Dictionary of contemporary English
betray — be|tray [ bı treı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if you betray your country, or you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents: In wartime many people accused of betraying their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
betray — [[t]bɪtre͟ɪ[/t]] betrays, betraying, betrayed 1) VERB If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them. [V n] When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word... [V n] The President betrayed… … English dictionary
