betray

verraten

Jemanden, der einem vertraut, durch Untreue schwer verletzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To seriously hurt someone who trusts you by being disloyal to them.

• He betrayed his best friend.
• She felt betrayed when they shared her secret.
• Would you betray your family for money?

Synonyme: double-cross, let down

Häufige Wendungen: betray a friend, betray someone's trust, betray your partner

verraten

Jemanden, der einem vertraut, durch Unehrlichkeit oder den Entzug von Unterstützung verletzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hurt someone who trusts you by being dishonest or no longer supporting them.

• You betrayed my trust.
• She felt betrayed when her friend lied to her.
• Would he betray his own family for money?

Synonyme: be disloyal to, let down

Häufige Wendungen: betray someone, betray a trust, betray a cause

verraten, ausliefern

Heimlich einem Feind helfen, jemanden oder etwas in seine Gewalt zu bringen, dessen Schutz einem anvertraut wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: To secretly help an enemy capture someone or something you were trusted to protect.

• The officer betrayed the city.
• A spy betrayed the soldiers to the enemy.
• They discovered who had betrayed their fortress to the invading army.

So benutzt man es: betray someone/something to someone (The guard betrayed the fortress to the enemy.)

Synonyme: deliver up, give up

Häufige Wendungen: betray the city, betray someone to someone