give away

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de donner quelque chose à quelqu'un, souvent sans contrepartie, ou de révéler involontairement un secret ou une information.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of giving something as a gift or revealing a secret or information unintentionally.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Donate or giftinformal

   To give something to someone for free, often as a gift or donation.

   Donner ou offrir

   • She gave away all her old clothes to charity.
   • The company is giving away free samples at the store.
   • He gave away his collection of stamps to his nephew.

   Synonymesbestowcontributedistributedonategifthand outpresent

   Antonymeskeepretainwithhold

2. Reveal a secretinformal

   To unintentionally or intentionally reveal something that was meant to be hidden.

   révéler un secret

   • His nervous laugh gave away his lie.
   • The surprise was ruined when someone gave away the ending.
   • She tried to hide her feelings, but her eyes gave her away.

   Synonymesbetrayblabdisclosedivulgeexposeleaklet outrevealspill the beans

   Antonymesconcealhidesuppresswithhold

3. Betray or exposeinformal

   To reveal someone's location, identity, or secret to an enemy or authority.

   trahir, dénoncer

   • The informant gave away the hideout to the police.
   • He was afraid his accent would give him away.
   • The spy was careful not to give away his true identity.

   Synonymesbetraydenouncedouble crossexposereportsell outturn in

Verbe de basegive