verraten

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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 Middle High German verrāten, from Old High German firrātan, from Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ raten. Cognate to Dutch verraden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ra‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːtn̩

Verb

verraten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present verrät, past tense verriet, past participle verraten, auxiliary haben)

  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.

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Further reading

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