infedele

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Italian

Etymology

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From Latin īnfidēlis.
Equivalent to in- (“un-, not”) +‎ fedele (“faithful, loyal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.feˈde.le/, [iɱfeˈd̪eːl̺e]
  • Hyphenation: in‧fe‧dé‧le

Adjective

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  1. unfaithful, faithless, false
    Synonyms: falso, infido, malfido, sleale, traditore
    Antonyms: devoto, fedele, fidato, fido
  2. unfaithful, adulterous
    un marito infedele ― an unfaithful husband
    Synonyms: adultero, fedifrago, traditore
    Antonym: fedele
  3. unfaithful, inaccurate, inexact
    una traduzione infedele ― an inaccurate translation
    Synonyms: impreciso, inesatto
    Antonyms: fedele, letterale, testuale
  4. (religion) non-believing
  5. (religion, archaic) unbaptized
    Synonym: pagano

Noun

infedele m or f (plural infedeli)

  1. infidel, nonbeliever
  2. (historical, derogatory) A non-Christian, especially a Muslim.
  3. (derogatory) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian; giaour
    Synonym: giaurro

Derived terms

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