cúmplice

cúmplice

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin complicem (“confederate, particpant”),[1][2][3] from Latin complicō (“to fold together”). Compare English accomplice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.s(ɨ)/

Noun

cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)

1. (rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)

   Synonyms: co-partícipe, co-autor, cooperador, colaborador

2. accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)

   Synonyms: cumpincha, cupincha

Adjective

cúmplice m or f (plural cúmplices)

1. being an accomplice; aiding in a crime
2. (figurative) revealing guilt

   Um olhar cúmplice.

   A guilty look.

Related terms

• complexo
• cumpliciar-se
• cumplicidade

References

1. “cúmplice” in iDicionário Aulete.
2. “cúmplice” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
3. “cúmplice” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.