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cúmplice

[KUM-pli-se]
noun/adjectivemasculine/feminine (invariable)pl: cúmplices
accomplice
1. A person who knowingly helps or encourages another person to commit a crime or wrongdoing
He was arrested as an accomplice in the robbery.
Ele foi preso como cúmplice no roubo.
2. Someone who is involved in or responsible for something wrong or undesirable
She became an unwilling accomplice to her friend's lies.
Ela se tornou cúmplice involuntária das mentiras de sua amiga.
3. Adjective: Involved as an accomplice; complicit
His silence made him complicit in the crime.
Seu silêncio o tornava cúmplice no crime.
NYC Slang
accomplice, co-conspirator, partner in crime
Synonyms
coadjuvanteassociadocomparsaco-autorconiventeimplicado
Antonyms
denunciantedelatoradversárioinimigo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cúmplice
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
cúmplice
Common in legal and journalistic contexts
Portugal
cúmplice
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

ser cúmplice de algo
tornar-se cúmplice
cúmplice silencioso
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