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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin complicem (“confederate, participant”),[1][2][3] from Latin complicō (“to fold together”). Compare English accomplice.
Pronunciation
Noun
cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)
- (rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)
- Synonyms: co-partícipe, co-autor, cooperador, colaborador
- accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)
- Synonyms: cumpincha, cupincha
Adjective
cúmplice m or f (plural cúmplices)
- being an accomplice; aiding in a crime
- (figurative) revealing guilt
Um olhar cúmplice.- A guilty look.
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