adultère

adultery

noun adjective ah-dul-TEHR Rare

Also means

adulterer

Usage Note

Adultère functions as both a noun (commettre un adultère) and an adjective (une relation adultère). In French civil law, adultery was removed as a criminal offence in 1975, though it remains grounds in some divorce proceedings. The adjective form is invariable in gender: un mari adultère, une femme adultère.

Examples

"L'adultère a détruit leur mariage."

Natural Translation

The adultery destroyed their marriage.

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