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Pronunciation / Transliteration: uragiru
"友達の信頼を裏切ってはいけません。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To expose someone to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
"He felt he would betray his country if he revealed the secrets." - 2
To be disloyal to someone by revealing their secrets or breaking their trust.
"She would never betray her best friend by sharing her personal struggles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'betraien', a blend of Old English 'be-' (intensive prefix) and Old French 'traïr' (from Latin 'tradere', meaning to hand over or deliver). Historically shifted from simply handing someone over to an enemy into the broader emotional and moral sense of breaking trust or loyalty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Betray" is said worldwide
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trahir
Transliteration: tra-hir
"Il ne faut jamais trahir la confiance de ses amis."
verraten
Transliteration: fe-ra-ten
"Er würde niemals seine Freunde verraten."
tradire
Transliteration: tra-di-re
"Non tradire mai la fiducia degli amici."
traicionar
Transliteration: trai-ci-o-nar
"Nunca debes traicionar la confianza de tus amigos."
trair
Transliteration: trai-r
"Nunca devemos trair a confiança dos amigos."
धोखा देना
Transliteration: dhokha dena
"आपको अपने दोस्तों के विश्वास को धोखा नहीं देना चाहिए।"
背叛
Transliteration: bèipàn
"你绝不能背叛朋友的信任。"
배신하다
Transliteration: baesinhada
"결코 친구의 신뢰를 배신해서는 안 됩니다."
裏切る
Transliteration: uragiru
"友達の信頼を裏切ってはいけません。"
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