Polyglot Dictionary

untreu

/ˈʊntʁɔɪ̯/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. unfaithful

    • Er war seiner Frau untreu.

      He was unfaithful to his wife.

Similar words

tückisch

Close — unfaithful and treacherous overlap in describing betrayal.

Similar in other languages

French

infidèle

infidèle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "unfaithful."

Portuguese

infiel

infiel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "unfaithful."

Practice

1 What does untreu mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er war seiner Frau ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches untreu?

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