faithful

faithful
1. adjective
1) (loyal) treu (to Dat.)
2) (conscientious) pflichttreu; [ge]treu [Diener]
3) (accurate) [wahrheits]getreu; originalgetreu [Wiedergabe, Kopie]
2. plural noun

the faithful — die Gläubigen

the party faithful — treue Anhänger der Partei

* * *
adjective
1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) treu
2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) wahrheitsgetreu
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faith·ful
[ˈfeɪθfəl]
I. adj
1. (form: loyal) treu
\faithful companion (dog) treuster Freund, treuer Gefährte
to be sb's \faithful companion (fig: object) jdm gute Dienste leisten
\faithful customer Stammkunde, -kundin m, f
to be \faithful to sb/sth jdm/etw treu sein
to be \faithful to one's principles seinen Prinzipien treu bleiben
2. REL (stalwart) gläubig
\faithful believer [or follower] treuer Anhänger/treue Anhängerin (of von +dat)
\faithful Christian gläubiger Christ/gläubige Christin
3. (accurate) originalgetreu
a \faithful account ein detaillierter Bericht
\faithful sound reproduction MUS originalgetreue Tonwiedergabe
to be \faithful to sth einer S. dat gerecht werden
II. n
the \faithful pl (religious believers) die Gläubigen pl; (supporters) die Anhänger pl
the party \faithful die Parteifreunde pl
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['feITfUl]
1. adj
1) (= loyal) person, animal, car, service treu

to be/remain faithful to sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache treu sein/bleiben

to be faithful to one's promise — sein Versprechen treu halten

to be faithful to sb's wishes —

she is faithful to her own culture and religion — sie bleibt ihrer eigenen Kultur und Religion treu

they are faithful to each other — sie sind einander treu

2) (= accurate) adaptation, reproduction, copy originalgetreu; translation genau

the translation is faithful to the original/the spirit of the original — die Übersetzung hält sich genau an das Original/an den Geist des Originals

2. n
1) (= stalwart) treuer Anhänger, treue Anhängerin

the party faithful(s) — die treuen Anhänger der Partei

2)

the faithful pl (Rel) — die Gläubigen pl

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faithful
A adj
1. treu (to dat):
a faithful friend;
faithful to one’s promise seinem Versprechen getreu
2. ehrlich, aufrichtig
3. gewissenhaft
4. genau:
a) wahrheitsgetreu (Beschreibung etc)
b) original, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)
c) originalgetreu (Nachbildung)
5. glaubwürdig, zuverlässig (Aussage etc)
6. REL gläubig
B s
1. the faithful koll REL die Gläubigen pl:
Father of the Faithful (Islam) Beherrscher m der Gläubigen (der Kalif)
2. treue(r) Anhänger(in)
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1. adjective
1) (loyal) treu (to Dat.)
2) (conscientious) pflichttreu; [ge]treu [Diener]
3) (accurate) [wahrheits]getreu; originalgetreu [Wiedergabe, Kopie]
2. plural noun

the faithful — die Gläubigen

the party faithful — treue Anhänger der Partei

* * *
(to) adj.
treu adj. adj.
gewissenhaft adj.
sinngetreu adj.
vertrauensvoll adj.

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