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reincidir

[ʁẽ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ]
verb
to relapse, to reoffend, to backslide
1. to commit the same crime or offense again; to reoffend
The criminal reoffended after his release from prison.
O criminoso reincidiu após sua saída da prisão.
2. to fall back into a bad habit or negative behavior
He promised to quit smoking but relapses every few weeks.
Ele prometeu parar de fumar, mas reincidia a cada poucas semanas.
3. to return to a previous mistake or error
The student reincided in the same grammatical mistakes.
O estudante reincidiu nos mesmos erros gramaticais.
NYC Slang
backslide, fall back
Synonyms
recairrecidivaregressarvoltarrepetir
Antonyms
reformar-sereabilitar-semelhorarcorrigir-se

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reincidir
standard usage, commonly used in legal and behavioral contexts
Portugal
reincidir
standard usage, formal and legal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

reincidir na mesma
reincidir no crime
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