infidèle
See also: infidele
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin īnfidēlis. By surface analysis, in- + fidèle.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
infidèle (plural infidèles)
- unfaithful
- Antonym: fidèle
- adulterous
- Antonym: fidèle
- (translation studies) unfaithful, inaccurate
- Antonym: fidèle
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
infidèle m or f (plural infidèles)
- (derogatory) infidel (one who does not believe in a certain religion)
- Near-synonym: mécréant
Noun edit
infidèle f (plural infidèles)
- (translation studies) translation which takes many liberties with the source text
- belle infidèle ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading edit
- “infidèle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.