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• Verbo usado para indicar que alguém finge não perceber ou tolera secretamente um ato ilícito, muitas vezes sugerindo aprovação tácita ou conivência.

A phrasal verb used to indicate secretly allowing or ignoring wrongdoing, often implying tacit approval or conspiracy.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Ignore wrongdoingformalbritish

   To deliberately ignore or fail to stop something wrong or illegal, often implying tacit approval.

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   • The manager connived at the employees' minor rule-breaking.
   • The authorities connived at the illegal dumping for years.
   • He connived at his friend's cheating during the exam.

   Sinônimoscondonedisregardoverlooktoleratewink at

   Antônimoscondemnconfrontdenounceexposeinterveneopposepreventpunishreportstop

Verbo baseconnive