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Meaning of perfidus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[ˈpɛr.fɪ.dʊs]

Definitions

  1. that breaks one's promise; false; faithless; dishonest; disloyal; deceitful
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. treacherous; unsafe; dangerous
    adjective, broadly, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

العربية غشاش مخادع
Беларуская баязлі́вы хітры
Català deshonest
Čeština nečestný nepoctivý ošidný zrádný
Gàidhlig meallta
हिन्दी बेईमान
Հայերեն անազնիվ
日本語 不正直
Қазақша залым опасыз
한국어 부정직하다
Kurdî vals
Latviešu zaglīgs
Македонски лукав подмолен
Română necinstit
Türkçe hain kalleş sinsi sofistike

Examples

““Dissimulāre etiam spērāstī, perfide, tantum posse nefās, tacitusque meā dēcēdere terrā?” “Had you even hoped to be able to hide so great a crime – you faithless [man]! – and to slip away from my land unnoticed?””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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