No. 2,582 in Portuguese
foragido
"Fugitive" - someone who is fleeing or avoiding capture.
In a sentence
O criminoso está foragido e a polícia segue em sua busca.
The criminal is on the run and the police are searching for him.
'Foragido' in this context refers to someone who is evading capture, typically by the police.
Após anos como foragido, ele decidiu entregar-se às autoridades.
After years as a fugitive, he decided to turn himself in to the authorities.
Here, 'foragido' underscores the condition of being a fugitive and signals the intention to end this status by surrendering.
Os animais que escaparam do zoológico estão foragidos.
The animals escaped from the zoo and are at large.
In this example, 'foragidos' applies to animals, meaning they have escaped and are not within their typical confines or expected location.
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