ばらす
barasu
Description
「ばらす」は、かくしていたことを人に言ってしまうという意味で使う、少しくだけた言葉です。
"ばらす" is a somewhat casual word used to mean revealing something that was hidden to others.
物をこわしてバラバラにするときにも使います。
It is also used when breaking something into pieces.
Meanings
ばらすbarasu
to reveal or expose a secret
友だちの秘密をばらすのはよくない。
It's not good to reveal a friend's secret.
ばらすbarasu
to take apart; disassemble into pieces
古い機械をばらして中を見た。
I took apart an old machine to look inside.
ばらすbarasu
to bump off; kill (slang)
映画で悪者をばらす場面があった。
There was a scene in the movie where the villain was exposed.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
casual/colloquial; the intransitive counterpart ばれる means a secret 'gets exposed' on its own.
- Etymology
from ばらばら (scattered/in pieces), extended to breaking things up and letting secrets out.
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