Translation of crime – English-Portuguese dictionary

crime

noun
uk
/kraɪm/
us
/kraɪm/
delinquência, criminalidade, crimes
The rate of violent crime fell last month. A taxa de crimes violentos caiu no mês passado.
serious crime crimes graves
gun/knife crime crimes cometidos com armas de fogo, crimes cometidos com armas brancas
a life of crime uma vida de crime
a rising crime rate
a crime wave uma onda de crimes
crime prevention a prevenção da criminalidade
crime
He has admitted committing several crimes, including fraud. Ele admitiu ter cometido vários crimes, inclusive fraude.
The defendant is accused of/charged with a range of crimes, from theft to murder.
He should not be allowed to question the victims of his alleged crimes.
A knife was found at the scene of the crime/the crime scene.
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(Translation of crime from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of crime | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

crime
noun
/kraɪm/
crime [ masculine ]
Violent crime is rising in the area. Os crimes violentos estão aumentando na região.
crime prevention prevenção do crime
the crime rate
(taxa de) criminalidade
The crime rate is rising/falling. A criminalidade está subindo/caindo.
crime [ masculine ]
violent crimes crimes violentos
crimes against humanity crimes contra a humanidade
commit a crime
cometer um crime
teenagers who commit crimes adolescentes que cometem crimes
it’s a crime to do sth
informal
indicates you think sth is morally wrong
ser um crime fazer algo
She acts like it’s a crime to hold hands with him. Ela age como se fosse um crime segurar as mãos dele.

(Translation of crime from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of crime

crime
The crime attracted interest and scandal and by the second half of the eighteenth century had established a strong hold over the public imagination.
The poverty, disease, and crime in the new urban slums were seen as resulting from the genetic inferiority of the inhabitants.
So, like its antecedent in civil rights debates, crime was linked to civil rights.
The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related to crime prevention.
In other words, in refusing to attribute any role to crime, these studies are forced into the same zero-sum framework they attempt to challenge.
Elsewhere, too, the statistical appearance of crime and anxiety for young offenders is dated to the early or mid-nineteenth century.
Crime statistics show that this is the most dangerous age.
Rising crime and widespread corruption of public institutions, including those charged with maintaining public order, have been associated with this normative decline.
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Translations of crime

in Chinese (Traditional)
違法行爲,犯罪活動, 罪,罪行, 不能接受的行為…
in Chinese (Simplified)
违法行为,犯罪活动, 罪,罪行, 不能接受的行为…
in Spanish
delincuencia, crimen, delito…
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बेकायदेशीर कारवाया, एक अवैध कृत्य…
犯罪, (法律的な)罪, 犯罪(はんざい)…
suç, cürüm, kabahat…
criminalité [feminine], crime [masculine], délit [masculine]…
delinqüència, crim, delicte…
misdaad, schande…
சட்டவிரோத நடவடிக்கைகள், ஒரு சட்டவிரோத செயல்…
अपराध, गैर-कानूनी गतिविधियाँ, जुर्म…
ગૂનો, અપરાધ…
forbrydelse, ugerning, synd…
brott, oförsvarlighet, synd och skam…
jenayah, salahnya…
das Verbrechen…
kriminalitet [masculine], forbrytelse [masculine], forbrytelse…
جرم…
злочин, неподобство…
నేరం…
অপরাধ, অবৈধ কাজকর্ম…
zločin, hřích…
kejahatan, salah…
อาชญากรรม, การกระทำที่ผิดศีลธรรม…
tội phạm, tội ác…
przestępczość, przestępstwo, zbrodnia…
범행, 범죄…
crimine, delitto, reato…
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