delinquente

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.linˈkwɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quèn‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dēlinquentem, present participle of dēlinquō (to transgress, err).

Noun[edit]

delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquenti)

  1. delinquent, criminal
    Synonyms: (law) delittore, criminale
  2. scoundrel, wretch
    Synonyms: malfattore, malandrino

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle[edit]

delinquente (plural delinquenti)

  1. present participle of delinquere

Related terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlinquentem.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quen‧te

Noun[edit]

delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquentes)

  1. delinquent (one who breaks the law)