flagrante

flagrant, blatant

adjective flah-GRAN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin flagrans (blazing, burning).

Usage Note

Flagrante is most familiar in the legal phrase in flagrante delicto (caught in the act), shortened in Italian to in flagrante or colto sul fatto. Outside legal contexts it describes something brazenly obvious. Like all adjectives ending in -ante, it has one form for both genders in the singular (flagrante) and flagranti in the plural.

Examples

"È stata colta in flagrante mentre rubava."

Natural Translation

She was caught in the act while stealing.

Literal Translation

She-is been caught in flagrant while stealing.

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