adultery

[US]/ə'dʌlt(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/ə'dʌltəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mamlaka ya kusahihisha, usahihisho
Word Forms

Example Sentences

Adultery was a ground for divorce.

Ukamuchana ulikuwa mazuri ya kuchukua mguu.

she was committing adultery with a much younger man.

Alikamuchana na mwanamke mwenye umri mrefu zaidi.

sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death.

fiction maarufu ya hisi, imejaa uzinzi na kifo ghaidi.

adultery is considered a sin in many cultures

Ukamuchana inahusishwa na dhamo katika miji mengi.

adultery can lead to the breakdown of a marriage

Ukamuchana unaweza kusababisha kuchanganyika wa mguu.

accusations of adultery can damage a person's reputation

Mazungumzio ya ukamuchana inaweza kushambua maelezo ya mwanadamu.

adultery is grounds for divorce in many jurisdictions

Ukamuchana ni mazuri ya kuchukua mguu katika miji mengi.

to commit adultery with someone

Kukamuchana na mwenyekiti.

adultery can have serious consequences for all parties involved

Ukamuchana unaweza kushambua mazuri mengine kwa wote waliowakilia.

adultery is a violation of trust in a relationship

Ukamuchana ni ushindi wa mazuri katika mguu.

to be accused of adultery

Kushambua maelezo ya ukamuchana.

adultery is a common theme in literature and art

Ukamuchana ni mazuri ya mguu katika mafundisho na michezo.

Real-world Examples

I'm sure the woman the Pharisees took in adultery didn't look half so pale.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She was convicted of committing adultery with a Sri Lankan man.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2015

To deal with your adultery, he resorted to assault.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

I'm technically married, so anything we do is adultery.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

A great city with laws Against drunkenness, theft and adultery.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

Weren't married yet, but it still felt like adultery.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Your adultery? No, I decided to keep that little gem all to myself.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's New England it was the sign of adultery.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Why should I feel guilty? -Perhaps you felt you were about to commit adultery.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

However, he became estranged from her on the grounds that she had committed adultery.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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