third degree

• Expressão informal que se refere a um interrogatório intenso e agressivo, muitas vezes para arrancar informações à força ou por meio de perguntas insistentes e detalhadas.

An informal expression referring to intense questioning, interrogation, or grilling, often used to describe a situation where someone is being asked many detailed questions in a forceful or aggressive manner.

1. Intense questioningB2informal

   A long, harsh, and aggressive interrogation or questioning, often to get information or a confession.

   interrogatório rigoroso

   • My parents gave me the third degree when I came home late.
   • The police gave the suspect the third degree for hours.
   • I got the third degree from my boss about the missing report.