German Conversation · Level 158
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IPA/ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌgeːbən/
Sie gibt ihr Alter nicht preis.
She doesn't reveal her age.
Der Informant gab wichtige Informationen preis.
The informant revealed important information.
A guarded piece of information is handed from private keeping into public view.
ein Geheimnis preisgeben
reveal a secret
Informationen preisgeben
reveal information
mitteilen: To communicate information or news to another person.
verraten: To give away a secret or private confidence to someone.
bekanntgeben: To officially make information or a decision public.
enthüllen: To expose a concealed fact or secret.
etwas Vertrauliches oder Privates an andere mitteilen oder offenlegen.
The verb combines Preis, historically a value or price, with geben and developed from giving something away to the senses of disclosing or surrendering it.