Fide

/ˈfiːdeɪ/ noun

Definition

Faith, trust, or honesty, most commonly seen in the legal phrase 'bona fide' meaning genuine or in good faith.

Etymology

From Latin 'fides' meaning 'faith, trust, confidence,' used in legal terminology since Roman times and never fully translated into English.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'bona fide' is used so much in law that most English speakers don't realize it's Latin—literally it means 'with good faith,' and its opposite 'mala fide' (bad faith) describes dealings made dishonestly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
忠誠
ts'ed-se-me
ARالعربية
الوفاء
al-wafa
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাস
bishwas
CACatalà
fidelitat
fee-de-lee-tat
CSČeština
věrnost
ver-nost
DADansk
trofasthed
tro-fast-hed
DEDeutsch
Treue
TROY-eh
ELΕλληνικά
πιστή
pisti
ESEspañol
fide
fee-deh
FAفارسی
وفاداری
vafa-dari
FISuomi
uskollisuus
us-ko-lis-uus
FRFrançais
fid
fee
GUGU
વિશ્વાસ
vishwas
HAHA
aminci
a-min-chi
HEעברית
אמינות
e-mee-nut
HIहिन्दी
विश्वास
vishwas
HUMagyar
hűség
hue-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepercayaan
ke-pe-tra-wa-an
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
fede
feh-deh
JA日本語
忠誠
chūsei
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-we-l-si-z-dik
KMKM
ព្រះ
proh
KO한국어
충성
chungseong
MRMR
विश्वास
vishwas
MSBahasa Melayu
kepercayaan
ke-pe-tra-wa-an
MYမြန်မာ
信實
sin-si
NLNederlands
trouw
troo
NONorsk
trofasthet
tro-fast-het
PAPA
ਸਤਿ
sat-i
PLPolski
wierność
vye-rno-st
PTPortuguês
fide
fee-deh
RORomână
fidelitate
fee-de-lee-ta-teh
RUРусский
верность
vernost'
SVSvenska
trohet
tro-het
SWKiswahili
ukweli
oo-kwe-li
TAதமிழ்
விசுவாசம்
viswaasham
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసం
vishwasam
THไทย
ความซื่อสัตย์
khwam see sat
TLTL
pananagutan
pa-na-na-gu-tan
TRTürkçe
sadakat
sa-da-kat
UKУкраїнська
вірність
virnist'
URاردو
وفاء
wafa
VITiếng Việt
trung thành
trung thanh
YOYO
ọmọ
oh-moh
ZH中文
忠诚
zhōngchéng
ZUZU
umusa
oo-moo-sa

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