perfide

pɛʁfid

Definition

Definition of perfide - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

trahisonqui trahit la confiance ou ne respecte pas sa parole

Son ami perfide a révélé tous ses secrets à ses ennemis.

déloyal

traître

trompeurqui contient de la tromperie ou présente un danger caché

Ce chemin perfide cache des pièges sous son apparence paisible.

fallacieux

trompeur

religion

Dated

qui manque de foi religieuse ou rejette les croyances établies

Dated

Les autorités considéraient ces idées perfides comme dangereuses pour la foi.

impie

mécréant

Noun, masc/fem

traîtrepersonne déloyale qui trahit la confiance accordée

Ce perfide a révélé nos secrets à l'ennemi.

fourbe

traître

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Expressions with perfide

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perfide Albion

désignation péjorative de l'Angleterre ou de la Grande-Bretagne

Les journaux français dénoncent encore les manœuvres de la perfide Albion.

la perfide Albion

désignation péjorative de l'Angleterre accusée de duplicité politique

Les journalistes ont encore évoqué la perfide Albion lors des négociations.

Origin of perfide

latin, perfidus (déloyal)

Terms with perfide included in their meaning

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serpent

traître

personne traître et perfide

fourbe

adj.

trompeur

qui trompe les autres de manière malhonnête et perfide

scorpion

personne perfide

personne traître qui peut nuire de façon inattendue

scélérat

adj.

perfide

qui montre des intentions mauvaises et trompeuses

scorpionne

figuré

femme perfide et traître qui peut nuire sournoisement

Examples of perfide in a sentence

Le geste perfide du collègue a surpris tout le monde.
Son sourire perfide a trompé tout le monde.
Une alliance perfide a causé la chute du roi.
Ils ont été accusés de doctrines perfides par l'Église.
Certains écrits perfides furent interdits au Moyen Âge.
Les perfides sont souvent exclus du groupe.

Un perfide a saboté notre projet sans remords.

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English:treacherous, traitor, ...
German:hinterhältig, Verräter, ...
Italian:perfido, traditore, ...
Spanish:pérfido, traidor, ...
Portuguese:pérfida, traidor, ...
Chinese:背信弃义的, 叛徒, ...
Japanese:裏切りの, 裏切り者, ...
Arabic:خائن, منافق, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹגְדָנִי, בּוֹגֵד, ...
Russian:коварный, вероломный человек, ...
Ukrainian:зрадницький, зрадник, ...
Catalan:traïdor, traïdora, ...
Danish:forræderisk, forræder, ...
Dutch:verraderlijk, verrader, ...
Greek:προδοτικός, ύπουλος, ...
Hungarian:áruló, álnok, ...
Khmer:ក្បត់, ជនក្បត់, ...
Korean:배신하는, 배신자, ...
Polish:zdradziecki, zdrajca, ...
Portuguese (BR):perfidioso, traiçoeiro, ...
Romanian:trădător, persoană perfidă, ...
Swedish:förrädisk, förrädare, ...
Thai:ทรยศ, คนทรยศ, ...
Turkish:hain, güvenilmez kişi, ...
Vietnamese:phản bội, kẻ phản bội, ...

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