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traitor

/ˈtreɪtə/

/ˈtreɪtər/

traitornoun

traitors

/ˈtreɪtə/

/ˈtreɪtər/

Translations

traîtreSens général; au féminin, on emploie aussi « traîtresse ».

Benedict Arnold is remembered as a traitor for siding with the British during the American Revolution.

Benedict Arnold est resté dans l'histoire comme un traître pour avoir pris parti pour les Britanniques pendant la guerre d'indépendance américaine.

Additional translations

félonSoutenu, littéraire ou historique.

Definitions

A person who betrays the trust of another person, cause, or country; a betrayer.

Benedict Arnold is remembered as a traitor for siding with the British during the American Revolution.

Law: One who commits treason against their sovereign or state.

Under medieval English law, a convicted traitor could be sentenced to death for conspiring against the king.

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traitoradjective

/ˈtreɪ.tə/

/ˈtreɪ.tɚ/

Used attributively before another noun to describe something connected with, characteristic of, or committed by a traitor.

Translations

traîtreEmploi adjectival, souvent avec une nuance littéraire ou figée.

The senator denounced the leak as a traitor act against national security.

Le sénateur a dénoncé la fuite comme un acte traître contre la sécurité nationale.

Additional translations

félonSoutenu, littéraire.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a traitor or treachery; treasonous.

The senator denounced the leak as a traitor act against national security.

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