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røpe

verbverb

to give away · to reveal · to betray

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt hrǿpa ‘baktale’ Old Norse hrǿpa 'to slander'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gjøre kjent noe som til nå har vært ukjent eller hemmelig;
    avsløre (1)to reveal
    to make known something that has until now been unknown or secret;
    to revealavsløre (1)
    • røpe en hemmelighet to give away a secret
    • blikket hans røpte hva han egentlig mente his expression betrayed what he really meant
  2. vitne om;
    vise
    to attest to;
    to show
    • språket røper at han var utlending his speech betrayed that he was a foreigner
    • musikken røpte et stort talent the music revealed a great talent

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

røpe seg avsløre seg selv, oftest mot egen vilje to reveal oneself, usually unintentionally Eng. phraseto give oneself away
  • de røper seg i måten de snakker på the way they talk gives them away