fidèle
See also: fidele
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fidēlis (“loyal”), replaced the inherited Old French fedel, fëel (cf. French féal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.dɛl/
audio (file) - Homophone: fidèles
Adjective
fidèle (plural fidèles)
- loyal
- Le chien était toujours fidèle à son maître.
- The dog was always loyal to his owner.
- faithful
- Irène est fidèle à son mari.
- Irene is faithful to her husband.
- une traduction fidèle
- a faithful translation
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Noun
fidèle m (plural fidèles)
Further reading
- “fidèle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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