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traitorous to

[/ˈtreɪtərəs tuː/]
adjective (prepositional phrase)
traiçoeiro para com; desleal para com
1. Involving or characterized by betrayal of trust, loyalty, or allegiance toward a person, group, or cause
His actions were traitorous to his country and his fellow soldiers.
Suas ações foram traiçoeiras para com seu país e seus camaradas.
2. Disloyal or faithless in relation to someone or something one should support
The general's decision to surrender was seen as traitorous to the king.
A decisão do general de se render foi vista como desleal para com o rei.
Synonyms
disloyal tounfaithful totreacherous tofaithless tofalse toperfidious to
Antonyms
loyal tofaithful totrue todevoted tosteadfast to

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
traiçoeiro para com; desleal para com
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
traidor para com; desleal para com
European Portuguese may prefer 'traidor' over 'traiçoeiro'

Related Idioms & Phrases

a knife in the back
stab in the back
throw someone under the bus
sell someone out
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