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Italian

adultero

/aˈdul.te.ro/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

adulterous

  • Guilty of adultery; involving adultery

In a sentence

Il romanzo racconta la storia di un amore adultero nella provincia ottocentesca.

The novel tells the story of an adulterous love affair in the nineteenth-century provinces.

I due amanti cercarono di nascondere il loro legame adultero.

The two lovers tried to conceal their adulterous affair.

Quella condotta adultera provocò un enorme scandalo in paese.

That adulterous conduct caused a huge scandal in town.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
adulteromasculine · singular
adulterafeminine · singular
adulterimasculine · plural
adulterefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Can also function as a masculine/feminine noun ('l'adultero', 'l'adultera') meaning adulterer.

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