Translation
to betray
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Examples
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He betrayed his friends.
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She will never betray your secret.
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The soldier betrayed the state for money.
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His face betrayed his fear.
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We do not believe treacherous words.
covers both English senses: breaking faith with someone, and inadvertently revealing something you meant to hide. The second is the more literary use and works well - , his voice gave him away. It is transitive and the betrayed party is the object, no preposition. Do not confuse it with , which is deceiving someone who never trusted you in the first place; requires that trust existed. The root gives for treachery, o for a traitor and for treacherous.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: perfidi, forpreni, sklavo and 7 more words.