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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperfido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpɛr.fi.do
"Subì un attacco perfido dai suoi stessi compagni."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deceitful and untrustworthy; deliberately disloyal.
"He was betrayed by his perfidious allies who switched sides during the conflict." - 2
Characterized by perfidy or a deliberate breach of faith.
"The treaty proved to be a perfidious arrangement designed only to buy time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'perfidiosus', meaning treacherous or faithless, stemming from 'perfidia' (faithlessness) and 'perfidus' (breaking one's oath). It combines the prefix 'per-' (to destructive effect or away) with 'fides' (faith, trust). The word entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe individuals or actions characterized by deceitful betrayal of trust.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perfidious" is said worldwide
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pérfido
Transliteration: ˈpeɾ.fi.ðo
"El pérfido espía entregó los secretos del estado."
pérfido
Transliteration: ˈpɛɾ.fi.du
"Ele foi considerado um aliado pérfido e traiçoeiro."
perfide
Transliteration: pɛʁ.fid
"Il a agi avec une trahison perfide envers ses amis."
perfide
Transliteration: pɛʁˈfiːdə
"Sein perfides Verhalten kostete ihn das Vertrauen aller."
perfido
Transliteration: ˈpɛr.fi.do
"Subì un attacco perfido dai suoi stessi compagni."
विश्वासघाती
Transliteration: vishwasghati
"उसका विश्वासघाती स्वभाव सभी को पता चल गया।"
背信弃义的
Transliteration: bèixìn qìyì de
"他背信弃义的行为受到了大家的谴责。"
배신하는
Transliteration: baeshinhaneun
"그의 배신하는 태도에 모두가 실망했다."
不実な
Transliteration: fujitsu na
"彼の不実な態度は仲間たちの怒りを買った。"
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