Meaning
adultery
- Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse.
In a sentence
In passato l'adulterio era considerato un reato dalla legge.
In the past, adultery was considered a crime by law.
La causa principale del loro divorzio è stata un adulterio.
The primary cause of their divorce was an act of adultery.
Molti romanzi dell'Ottocento affrontano il tema dell'adulterio.
Many nineteenth-century novels deal with the theme of adultery.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| adulterio | masculine · singular |
| adulteri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- A formal legal and moral term; in everyday conversation 'infedeltà' or 'tradimento' are more common.