tradiménto
n.m.
1 treason: alto tradimento, high treason; fu condannato a morte per alto tradimento, he was condemned to death for high treason
2 ( inganno) betrayal: il suo tradimento sarà punito severamente, his betrayal will be punished severely
3 ( slealtà) treachery, infidelity, disloyalty: i tradimenti della moglie, the infidelities of one’s wife // a tradimento, by treachery ( o treacherously): un attacco a tradimento, a treacherous attack ( o a stab in the back); mi strapparono il consenso a tradimento, I was tricked into consenting // questo è un tradimento!, ( fam.) this is a dirty trick! // mangiare pane a tradimento, to eat at someone else’s expense.
1 treason: alto tradimento, high treason; fu condannato a morte per alto tradimento, he was condemned to death for high treason
2 ( inganno) betrayal: il suo tradimento sarà punito severamente, his betrayal will be punished severely
3 ( slealtà) treachery, infidelity, disloyalty: i tradimenti della moglie, the infidelities of one’s wife // a tradimento, by treachery ( o treacherously): un attacco a tradimento, a treacherous attack ( o a stab in the back); mi strapparono il consenso a tradimento, I was tricked into consenting // questo è un tradimento!, ( fam.) this is a dirty trick! // mangiare pane a tradimento, to eat at someone else’s expense.
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