trair

to betray, to cheat on

t ɾ ɐ i ɾ
tra to betray, to cheat on + ir Infinitive (third conjugation)
verb Uncommon #14,593
to betray, to cheat on Often used both for betraying someone’s trust and for being unfaithful in a relationship.
PO: Ele decidiu não trair os amigos.
EN: He decided not to betray his friends.
Conjugation of trair
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First traí —
Third traiu traíram
trair
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First trair —
Third trair —
Present
Conditional
SingularPlural
First trairia —
Third trairia —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second trai traí
Third traia —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third trai —
Past
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — traíram
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First traía —
Third traía —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First traia —
Third traia —

Quando você trair e se sentir um merda.

When you cheat and feel like a piece of shit.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Como ousa nos trair assim?

How dare you betray us like this?

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

A moeda me mandou trair meu pai.

The coin told me to betray my father.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Eu preferiria morrer a trair os meus amigos!

I’d rather die than betray my friends!

É alto o preço que se tem de pagar por trair Leila.

The price to pay for betraying Leila is high.

A quantia que recebeu para trair Kim Jang-ok.

The amount he received to betray Kim Jang-ok.

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Do que trair a si próprio.

Rather than betraying oneself.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Traduzir é trair.

To translate is to betray.

Ela anda a trair a mulher.

She’s been cheating on the woman.

Não vou pedir para trair o Jake Sully.

I'm not going to ask you to betray Jake Sully.

— Avatar: O Caminho da Água (2022)

Não vou te trair.

I won't betray you.

Trair-se a si mesmo.

To betray oneself.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Querem me trair.

They want to betray me.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Vai nos trair, chefe?

Are you going to betray us, boss?

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Ela está a trair a mulher.

She is cheating on the woman.

Capitão Russell, não posso trair a minha religião em nome do meu cargo.

Captain Russell, I cannot betray my religion for the sake of my position.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Salvar, trair, salvar, trair?

To save, to betray, to save, to betray?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Para saber se realmente amo alguém, eu preciso trair?

To know if I truly love someone, do I need to cheat?

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Seja você matar alguém ou trair seu país.

Whether you kill someone or betray your country.

— Parasita (2019)

Há um preço alto a pagar por trair Leila.

There’s a high price to pay for betraying Leila.

Agradeço-lhe por não nos trair.

Thank you for not betraying us.

Ele seria o último a trair os seus amigos.

He would be the last to betray his friends.

Sarfaraaz não vai trair-me.

Sarfaraaz won't betray me.

— PK (2014)

Parem de trair seu povo.

Stop betraying your people.

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

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