agravante

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾaˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾaˈvɐ̃.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧gra‧van‧te

Adjective

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agravante m or f (plural agravantes)

  1. aggravating

Derived terms

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Noun

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agravante m (plural agravantes)

  1. (law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
    Antonym: atenuante
    assassinato com agravantesaggravated murder
  2. extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse

Spanish

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Etymology

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From agravar +‎ -ante. The feminine gender variant of the noun comes from a clipping of circunstancia agravante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡɾaˈbante/ [a.ɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: a‧gra‧van‧te

Adjective

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agravante m or f (masculine and feminine plural agravantes)

  1. aggravating

Derived terms

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Noun

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agravante m or f same meaning (plural agravantes)

  1. (law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
    asesinato con agravantesaggravated murder
  2. extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse

Further reading

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