in flagrante delicto
на месте преступления, с поличным
in flagranti, auf frischer Tat
In the act of committing a misdeedIn the act of committing a misdeed.
/ɪn fləˌɡɹæn.teɪ dɪˈlɪk.təʊ/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)In the act of committing a misdeed.
auf frischer Tat, in flagranti
на ме́сте преступле́нияna méste prestuplénija, с поли́чнымs políčnym
(not comparable)While performing sexual activity.
in flagranti
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in the act of committing a misdeed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in the act of committing a misdeed:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime iUnadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlīctum (“crime, misdeed”).
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Synonyms
4 synonymsin the actred-handedwith one's hand in the cookie jarwith one's pants down