flagrante

/flaˈɡɾɐ̃tʃi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os flagrantes

Meaning

  1. red-handed moment

    • Pegaram em flagrante.

      They caught him red-handed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does flagrante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pegaram em ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flagrante?

noun

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