in flagranti

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]‎^[1]:

     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

• auf frischer Tat

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

• på fersk gjerning
• på fersken

References

• flagranti “in flagranti” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• på fersk gjerning
• på fersken

References

• flagranti “in flagranti” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in flagrantī (crīmine comprehēnsī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in flaɡˈran.ti/
• Rhymes: -anti

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