Betraying Meaning in English

word · lemma: betray

US

/bɪˈtɹeɪɪŋ/

bi-TRAY-ing

UK

/bɪtɹˈeɪɪŋ/

bi-TRAY-ing

التعريف

To be unfaithful or disloyal to someone or something, often by revealing secrets or acting against their trust.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for serious breaches of trust, especially in relationships and friendship. Also applies to revealing confidential information ('betraying a secret'). More formal than 'cheating'. Common collocations: 'betraying a friend', 'betraying one's country'.

• Spanish: traicionar - delatar
• Portuguese (BR): trair - delatar
• Portuguese (PT): trair - delatar
• Chinese (Simplified): 背叛 - 出卖
• Chinese (Traditional): 背叛 - 出賣
• Hindi: धोखा देना - विश्वासघात करना
• Arabic: خيانة - إفشاء (سر)
• Bengali: বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা - প্রতারণা করা
• Russian: предавать - выдавать (секрет)
• Japanese: 裏切る
• Vietnamese: phản bội - tiết lộ (bí mật)
• Korean: 배신하다 - 누설하다(비밀)
• Turkish: ihanet etmek
• Urdu: دھوکہ دینا - راز افشا کرنا
• Indonesian: mengkhianati - membocorkan (rahasia)

جمل نموذجية

He felt guilty about betraying his friend.

basic

She regretted betraying their trust.

basic

He lost his job after betraying a company secret.

basic

Are you betraying me or just being honest?

natural

By betraying his values, he disappointed everyone.

natural

I can't believe you're betraying our secret like this!

natural