verraten

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋerːɑten/, [ˈʋe̞rːɑ̝t̪e̞n]
  • Rhymes: -erːɑten
  • Syllabification(key): ver‧ra‧ten

Adverb

verraten (not comparable)

  1. comparably, relatively
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:melko

Verb

verraten

  1. instructive of second active infinitive of verrata

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German firrātan, from Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to ver- + raten. Cognate to Dutch verraden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩], [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtən]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ra‧ten

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (transitive) to betray, to be disloyal to
    Deine sogenannten Freunde haben dich verraten.
    Your so-called friends have betrayed you.
    Wir können das nicht tun, ohne unsere Ideale zu verraten.
    We can't do that without betraying our ideals.
  2. (ditransitive) to reveal (something secret)
    Er hat mir das Geheimnis verraten.
    He revealed the secret to me.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • Verrat
  • Verraten
  • Verratende
  • Verratender (Der Verratende hatte ihnen ein Erkennungszeichen gegeben. (Mk 14, 44))
  • verratend

Further reading

  • verraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verraten” in Duden online
  • verraten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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