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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 edit

 

Noun edit

cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)

  1. (rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)
    Synonyms: co-partícipe, co-autor, cooperador, colaborador
  2. accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)
    Synonyms: cumpincha, cupincha

Adjective edit

cúmplice m or f (plural cúmplices)

  1. being an accomplice; aiding in a crime
  2. (figurative) revealing guilt
    Um olhar cúmplice.
    A guilty look.

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ “cúmplice” in iDicionário Aulete.
  2. ^ “cúmplice” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. ^ “cúmplice” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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