getreu
faithful (to a plan, principle)
English translations
- 01
faithful
- 02
true
- 03
loyal
Word details
- German meaning
- Loyal und zuverlässig; etwas genau entsprechend.
- English meaning
- Faithful, loyal
- Synonym
- treu, loyal
- German example
- Er ist seinem Versprechen getreu geblieben.
- English example
- He remained faithful to his promise.
- Comparative
- getreuerSuperlative: am getreusten
Related words
- wortgetreu
Literal
- originalgetreu
True to the original
- wirklichkeitsgetreu
Realistic
- maßstabgetreu
To scale
- maßstabsgetreu
To scale
- buchstabengetreu
Verbatim
- literal
Literal
- nachbauen
To replicate, to reconstruct
- Automodell
Car model
- portraitieren
To portray
- nachbilden
to replicate, to reproduce, to imitate
- repliciren
Replicate
- wörtlich
literally
- konkretistisch
Concretistic means having a preference for concrete and representational art or a way of thinking that focuses on the concrete and representational.
Example sentences with “getreu”
Er blieb seinem Motto getreu. (He remained faithful to his motto.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it the same as 'treu'?
Yes, but 'getreu' is often used in the phrase 'getreu dem Motto' (true to the motto).