loyal

loy·al  (loil)

adj.

1. Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.

2. Faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty.

3. Of, relating to, or marked by loyalty. See Synonyms at faithful.

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[French, from Old French leial, loial, from Latin lglis, legal, from lx, lg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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loyal·ly adv.

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loyal [ˈlɔɪəl]

adj

1. having or showing continuing allegiance

2. faithful to one's country, government, etc.

3. of or expressing loyalty

[from Old French loial, leial, from Latin lēgālis legal]

loyally  adv

loyalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him" patriotic, loyal - inspired by love for your country disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
	2.	loyal - inspired by love for your country patriotic loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
	3.	loyal - unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" truehearted, fast, firm faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"

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loyal

adjective faithful, true, devoted, dependable, constant, attached, patriotic, staunch, trustworthy, trusty, steadfast, dutiful, unwavering, true-blue, immovable, unswerving, tried and true, true-hearted He was always such a loyal friend.
false, treacherous, unfaithful, disloyal, untrustworthy, perfidious, traitorous

Translations

loyal [ˈlɔɪəl]

A. ADJ [friend, subject, employee, wife, supporter] → leal, fiel; [customer, reader] → fiel
a loyal servant of the Party → un leal or fiel servidor del partido
he has a loyal following → tiene seguidores leales or fieles
to be/remain loyal to [+ leader, government] → ser/permanecer leal a; [+ beliefs, principles] → ser/permanecer fiel a

B. CPD the loyal toast N (Brit) el brindis por el rey/la reina

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loyal [ˈlɔɪəl] adj [friend, supporter, fan] → loyal(e), fidèle; [wife, husband] → fidèle; [customer] → fidèle
to remain loyal to sb → rester fidèle à qn

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loyal

adj (+er)

(= faithful) → treu; he was very loyal to his friends/country → er hielt (treu) zu seinen Freunden/seinem Land; he remained loyal to his wife/the king → er blieb seiner Frau/dem König treu; loyal toast (Brit) → Toast m → auf die Königin/den König

(= without emotional involvement) → loyal (to a party einer Partei gegenüber); he’s too loyal to say anything against the party/his colleague → er ist zu loyal, um etwas gegen seine Partei/seinen Kollegen zu sagen

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loyal [ˈlɔɪ/əl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → leale, fedele

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loyal [ˈlɔɪ/əl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → leale, fedele

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loyal

adj loyal [ˈloiəl]

faithful a loyal friend. getrou مُخْلِص верен věrný loyal; trofast treu πιστός, αφοσιωμένος leal truu وفادار lojaali loyal נֶאֱמָן स्वामिभक्त odan hű setia tryggur leale 忠実な 충성스러운 ištikimas, lojalus lojāls, uzticams setia trouw tro(fast), lojal wierny leal loial, credincios верный lojálny zvest lojalan lojal ซื่อสัตย์ sadık 忠誠 вірний, відданий وفادار trung thành 忠诚

adv loyally

lojaal بإخْلاص предано loajálně loyalt; trofast treu πιστά lealmente truult وفادارانه uskollisesti loyalement בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת वफादारी odano hű(séges)en dengan setia af trygglyndi lealmente 忠実に 충성스럽게 ištikimai, lojaliai lojāli, uzticami dengan setia trouw trofast, lojalt lojalnie, wiernie lealmente cu credinţă верно lojálne zvesto lojalno lojalt ซื่อสัตย์ sadakatla 忠誠地 вірний, відданий وفاداری سے một cách trung thành 忠诚地

n loyalty

getrouheid, lojaliteit إخْلاص преданост loajalita loyalitet; trofasthed die Loyalität πίστη, αφοσίωση lealtad truudus وفاداری uskollisuus loyauté נֶאֱמָנוּת स्वामिभक्ति odanost hűség kesetiaan tryggð lealtà 忠誠 충성 ištikimybė, lojalumas lojalitāte, uzticība kesetiaan trouw trofasthet, lojalitet lojalność, wierność lealdade loialitate верность lojalita zvestoba lojalnost lojalitet ความซื่อสัตย์ sadakat 忠心 вірно, віддано وفاداری tính trung thành 忠心