flagrar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin flagrāre (to burn, to blaze).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flɐˈɡɾaɾ/ [flɐˈɣɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /flɐˈɡɾa.ɾi/ [flɐˈɣɾa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: fla‧grar

Verb

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flagrar (first-person singular present flagro, first-person singular preterite flagrei, past participle flagrado)

  1. (Brazil, transitive) to catch in the act (to catch someone doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong)
    O criminoso foi flagrado saindo da casa roubada.
    The criminal was caught leaving the robbed house.
  2. (intransitive) to burn, to blaze
    Synonyms: queimar, deflagrar

Conjugation

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