Usage Note
Traître functions as both a noun (a traitor) and an adjective (un sourire traître, a treacherous smile). The feminine form is traîtresse. The adverb traîtreusement means 'treacherously'. Note the circumflex on the î, which distinguishes it from unrelated words.
Examples
"Il a été traité de traître par ses amis."
Natural Translation
He was called a traitor by his friends.
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