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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).) izdati2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) izdati3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) izražati•- betrayal- betrayer* * *[bitréi]transitive verbizdati, izneveriti se; zapeljati -
2 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) sodelovati2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) kolaborirati•- collaborator* * *[kəlaebərəit]intransitive verb (with s.o. in s.th.) sodelovati; kolaborirati (s sovražnikom) -
3 compel
[kəm'pel]past tense, past participle - compelled; verb(to force: They compelled me to betray my country.) (pri)siliti* * *[kəmpél]transitive verb(to do, into doing s.th.) (pri)siliti; podrediti, premagati; izsiliti -
4 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) prelisičiti* * *[dʌblkrɔ:s]1.transitive verb slangvarati, prelisičiti;2.nounprevara -
5 lief
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6 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.) podgana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) podgana2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) prelomiti2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) izdati•- rat race- smell a rat* * *I [ræt]nounzoology podgana; figuratively parliament & politics prebežnik, odpadnik, uskok, izdajalec, kdor zapusti svoje politične prijatelje in se pridruži opoziciji; stavkokaz; tatrats! plural slang neumnost!, nesmisel!, neverjetno!as wet like a drowned rat — moker ko miš, do kože premočento have (to see) rats slang videti "bele miši"to smell a rat figuratively sumiti, da se pripravlja nekaj slabega ali nevarnega, vohati nevarnost, (za)čutiti prevaroII [ræt]intransitive verbloviti ali pobijati podgane; figuratively biti stavkokaz, parliament & politics zapustiti svojo stranko, kadar je v nevarnosti; postati uskok, uskočiti k, preiti k, menjati politično prepričanjeIII [ræt]interjectionsee drat vrag vzemi!, k vragu (z)...!rat the boy! — presneti fant! -
7 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dokaj2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raje3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) prej (kot)* * *I [rá:ðə]adverbprej, rajši, raje; precéjrather good — precéj dober, kar doberrather a long way — precéj dolga pot, precéj dalečthe rather that... — toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...I rather think that... — jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...I had rather that... — jaz bi rajši...he left rather than join me — rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružilI would rather die than betray him — jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)he would rather have died than revealed it — on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkrilthank you, I had rather not — hvala, (rajši) neII [ra:ðə]interjectioncolloquially (v odgovoru) da!, seveda!, vsekakor!, (prav) gotovo!Isn't it hot? -- Rather! — Ali ni vroče? -- Seveda! Pa še kako!Would you like to come? -- Rather! — Bi (Vi) radi prišli? -- To pa! Seveda!! Zelo rad! -
8 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) tajen2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) tajnost2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) skrivnost•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *[sí:krit]1.nounskrivnost, tajnost; skritost, skrivnost; ecclesiastic tiha molitev; plural spolovila, intimni deli telesain secret — tajno, v tajnostithe secret of success — skrivnost uspeha, ključ k uspehuto keep s.th. a secret — nekaj držati v tajnostito let s.o. into a secret — uvesti koga v skrivnostto make a secret of s.th. — delati skrivnost iz česa;2.adjectivetajen, tajinstven; skriven; molčeč, molčav; skrit; intimen, diskreten (del telesa)to keep s.th. secret — držati kaj v tajnosti -
9 treacherous
['tre ərəs]1) (betraying or likely to betray: a treacherous person/act.) izdajalski2) (dangerous: The roads are treacherous in winter.) varljiv•- treacherousness
- treachery* * *[tréčərəs]adjective ( treacherously adverb)izdajalski, verolomen, zahrbten, nezvest; varljiv, lažen, perfiden; potuhnjen; nezanesljiv, nesigurentreacherous ice — varljiv, nesiguren leda treacherous memory — nezanesljiv, slab spomin -
10 sell down the river
(to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) izdati
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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