No. 7,294 in Dutch
betrapt
Caught.
In a sentence
Hij werd betrapt toen hij een koekje stal.
He was caught when he stole a cookie.
Here, "betrapt" is used to mean 'caught' in the act of doing something wrong.
Ze voelde zich betrapt toen iedereen haar geheim ontdekte.
She felt caught when everyone discovered her secret.
In this sentence, "betrapt" denotes the feeling of being caught or exposed unexpectedly.
De dief werd betrapt door de bewakingscamera.
The thief was caught by the surveillance camera.
Here, "betrapt" refers to someone being captured or seen committing an action by surveillance or evidence.
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