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red-handed

/ˌred ˈhæn.dɪd/

Tradução: Usado para descrever alguém pego no momento exato de cometer um ato errado ou criminoso. Também indica algo flagrante, evidente, impossível de negar., Advérbio usado na expressão 'pegar em flagrante', significando no exato momento em que alguém comete um crime ou delito, com provas evidentes do ato. Também pode indicar de forma clara e manifesta que alguém é culpado.

2 verbetes

adjective

/ˌred ˈhæn.dɪd/B2formal
  • ptUsado para descrever alguém pego no momento exato de cometer um ato errado ou criminoso. Também indica algo flagrante, evidente, impossível de negar.

Used to describe someone caught in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong.

  1. In the act of wrongdoingB2informal

    Caught in the very act of committing a crime or doing something wrong.

    ptEm flagrante

    • The thief was caught red-handed stealing the jewelry.
    • She was caught red-handed cheating on the exam.
    • The police caught him red-handed with the stolen goods.
Formas
  • more red-handed comparative form
  • most red-handed superlative form

adverb

/ˌred ˈhæn.dɪd/B2formal
  • ptAdvérbio usado na expressão 'pegar em flagrante', significando no exato momento em que alguém comete um crime ou delito, com provas evidentes do ato. Também pode indicar de forma clara e manifesta que alguém é culpado.

An adverb (often used in the phrase 'to catch someone red-handed') meaning 'in the very act of committing a crime or doing something wrong.' It implies being caught with clear, undeniable evidence at the moment of the offense.

  1. In the act of wrongdoingB2informal

    Caught while committing a crime or doing something wrong, with clear evidence.

    ptEm flagrante

    • The thief was caught red-handed stealing the jewelry.
    • She was caught red-handed cheating on the exam.
    • The police caught him red-handed with the stolen goods.
Formas
  • more red-handed comparative form
  • most red-handed superlative form