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flagrant

adjectivemasculine/feminine/flɐ.ˈɣɾɐ̃.tɨ/medium

fla·gran·te

Definition

Happening at the moment; evident, manifest.
The thief was caught in flagrante delicto.
His lie was flagrant to everyone.
Common collocations
in flagranteflagrant delictflagrant proof
Idiomatic expressions
  • In flagrante (at the exact moment the act is committed).

Etymology

Do latim 'flagrans, -antis'.

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