in flagranti

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto; from Latin in + flagrō (to burn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪn flaˈɡʁanti/
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Adverb

in flagranti

  1. in flagrante delicto
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]‎:
      Trotz aller Anstrengungen des Pedells gelang es nie, die Sünder in flagranti zu erwischen.
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    • 1914 [1900], Sigmund Freud, Die Traumdeutung [The Interpretation of Dreams], 4th edition, Leipzig, Wien: Franz Deuticke, page 361:
      Silberer hat, wie an anderer Stelle erwähnt, die Umsetzung von Gedanken in Bilder gleichsam in flagranti erhascht, indem er sich in Zuständen von Müdigkeit und Schlaftrunkenheit zu geistiger Tätigkeit nötigte.
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Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto; from Latin in + flagrare (burn).

Adverb

in flagranti

  1. in the act of committing a misdeed; red-handed.
  2. while performing sexual activity.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto; from Latin in + flagrare (burn).

Adverb

in flagranti

  1. in the act of committing a misdeed; red-handed.
  2. while performing sexual activity.

Synonyms

References

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in flagrantī (crīmine comprehēnsī).

Pronunciation

Adverb

in flagranti (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) in flagrante delicto, in the act, red-handed (in the act of committing a misdeed)
    Synonym: na gorącym uczynku
  2. (idiomatic, literary) in flagrante delicto (while performing sexual activity)

Further reading

  • in flagranti in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • in flagranti in Polish dictionaries at PWN