Meaning
to betray
- to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
- to reveal
In a sentence
Non voglio tradire la fiducia dei miei amici.
I don't want to betray my friends' trust.
Mi hai tradito o è stato un errore?
Did you betray me, or was it a mistake?
Il suo sorriso ha tradito la sua paura.
Her smile revealed her fear.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tradire | infinitive |
| tradiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| tradisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| tradite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tradisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tradiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tradisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tradivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tradivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tradivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tradivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tradivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tradiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tradimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| tradii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| tradiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| tradisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| tradirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| tradì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| tradiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tradirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tradirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tradirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tradiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| tradirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| tradiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tradisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| tradiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tradisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tradiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tradisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tradissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| tradissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| tradiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| tradissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| tradissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| tradisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tradiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| tradirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| tradireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tradiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tradirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tradirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| tradiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| tradite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| tradisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| tradendo | gerund |
| tradito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use tradire for betraying a person, trust, country, or ideals. For cheating on a partner, Italians also commonly say tradire qualcuno.
- For accidentally giving something away, tradire is common: La voce lo ha tradito. Svelare is more deliberate, like revealing a secret on purpose.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha tradito. Direct object pronouns come before the auxiliary: l'ha tradito.