betray
derNounverraten
German translations
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verraten
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Person, die andere bei einer Autorität (oft heimlich) anzeigt, meist aus niederen Beweggründen.
- English meaning
- Informant
- Synonym
- Anschwärzer, Verräter
- German example
- Er wurde als Denunziant geächtet, nachdem er seine Kollegen verraten hatte.
- English example
- He was ostracized as an informant after betraying his colleagues.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Denunziant
- Plural Form
- die Denunzianten
Related words
- verraten
betray
- Verrat
betrayal
- Volksverräterin
betrayer
- Verräterin
betrayer
- verraten
betrayed
- Judaslohn
reward of betrayal
- hintergehen
to betray
- verraten
to betray
- Gesichtsausdruck
Facial expression
- Intonation
Intonation
- Habgier
greed, avarice
- Huster
A cougher, or the sound produced by a cough.
- Verräterei
Treachery, betrayal
- Judaskuss
Judas kiss
- Umkehrer
Reverser
- vergelten
to retaliate
- heichen
To feign, to dissimulate
- Verrat
Betrayal
- Denunziantin
A Denunziantin is a person who secretly or publicly denounces others, often for base motives.
- selbstgefällig
Complacent
- grimmig
grim
- hämisch
maliciously gleeful
- Visage
Visage
- Blässe
Pallor, paleness
- Miene
mien
- Tonfall
Tone of voice
- Dolchstoß
Stab in the back
- Dolchstoss
Stab in the back
- verraten
to betray, to reveal
- jemanden kreuzweise können
Can't stand someone
- abtrünnig
Defector
- hasserfüllt
Hateful
- delatorisch
Denunciatory, betraying, accusatory.
- unschierig
Insincere
- Volksverräter
Traitor is a derogatory term for a person who is seen as a betrayer of their own people or state.
- Körpersprache
Body language
- Niedertracht
Meanness, baseness, villainy
- Judaslohn
Judas price
- Gestöhn
A sound expressing deep grief, pain, or pleasure.
- verkappen
To mask, to disguise
- wollüstig
lustful
- rachgierig
Vindictive
- verrathen
To betray
- Judas
Judas is a term for a person who commits betrayal, derived from Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
- wie die Pest meiden
to avoid like the plague
- in den Rücken fallen
To stab someone in the back means to betray or harm someone secretly, especially through actions that happen in secret.
Example sentences with “betray”
He would never betray his friend. (Er würde seinen Freund niemals verraten.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'verraten' a regular verb?
No, it is an irregular verb (verraten, verriet, hat verraten).