cúmplice
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin complicem (“confederate, participant”),[1][2][3] from Latin complicō (“to fold together”). Compare English accomplice.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)
- (rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)
- Synonyms: co-partícipe, co-autor, cooperador, colaborador
- accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)
Adjective
[edit]cúmplice m or f (plural cúmplices)
- being an accomplice; aiding in a crime
- (figurative) revealing guilt
- Um olhar cúmplice.
- A guilty look.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “cúmplice”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- ^ “cúmplice”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- ^ “cúmplice”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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