desleal

disloyal

adjective des-leh-AHL Rare

Also means

unfaithful

Usage Note

Desleal means lacking loyalty to a person, group, or institution — competencia desleal ('unfair competition') is a fixed legal phrase. Unlike English 'disloyal,' it does not emphasize romantic infidelity specifically; infiel carries that sense. The noun is la deslealtad ('disloyalty'). The adjective is invariable for gender: un amigo desleal, una amiga desleal.

Examples

"Lo consideran desleal por revelar los secretos del equipo."

Natural Translation

They consider him disloyal for revealing the team's secrets.

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