traicionar

/tɾaisjoˈnaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

present (yo)
traiciono
preterite (yo)
traicioné
past participle
traicionado

Meaning

  1. to betray

    • Traicionó a su amigo.

      He betrayed his friend.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

delatar

delatar specifically means "to inform on," to rat someone out to the authorities; traicionar is more general betrayal.

Similar in other languages

French

trahir

trahir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to betray."

Portuguese

trair

trair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to betray."

Practice

1 What does traicionar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches traicionar?

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