expose

aussetzen, in Kontakt bringen

Jemanden oder etwas mit etwas in Berührung bringen oder jemanden etwas kennenlernen oder erleben lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To let someone or something meet, experience, or come into contact with something.

• Books expose children to new ideas.
• We were exposed to the virus at work.
• Don't expose your skin to strong sunlight.

So benutzt man es: expose someone/something to something (Travel can expose children to different ways of life.); be exposed to something (The workers were exposed to loud noise.)

Synonyme: subject, introduce

Häufige Wendungen: expose children to, expose someone to, expose something to, expose workers to

aufdecken, enthüllen, freilegen

Etwas freilegen oder verborgene Tatsachen bekannt machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To uncover something or make hidden facts known.

• The report exposed the truth.
• Wind lifted her sleeve and exposed a scar.
• Journalists have exposed corruption in the council.

So benutzt man es: expose someone/something as something (The investigation exposed the company as a fraud.)

Synonyme: reveal, uncover, disclose

Gegenteile: hide, conceal

Häufige Wendungen: expose the truth, expose corruption, expose something as, expose bare skin

belichten

Licht auf einen Kamerafilm fallen lassen, sodass ein Bild entsteht oder der Film beschädigt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To let light reach camera film so that it records a picture or becomes damaged.

• Don't expose the film before developing it.
• She exposed the film for two seconds.
• Was this negative exposed twice?

So benutzt man es: expose film to light (Opening the camera would expose the film to light.)

Häufige Wendungen: expose the film, expose a negative, expose film to