delinquente

Italian

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquenti)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

delinquente (plural delinquenti)

  1. present participle of delinquere
Related terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlinquentem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.lĩˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.lĩˈkwẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.lĩˈkwẽ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quen‧te

Noun

delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquentes)

  1. delinquent (one who breaks the law)
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