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red-handed ADJ

to catch sb red-handed

pegar alguém em flagrante m

Usage examples with red-handed

to catch sb red handed fig

pegar alguém com a mão na massa

to catch sb red-handed

pegar alguém em flagrante m

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A policeman catches her red-handed while she is attempting to steal from a store. en.wikipedia.org

It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of the red-handed tamarin, but lacks the contrasting reddish-orange feet and hands of that species. en.wikipedia.org

The red-handed howler monkey has one of the smallest ranges of their genus, which makes them even more susceptible to threats. en.wikipedia.org

There is also a collection of small primates: squirrel monkeys, pygmy marmosets, red-handed tamarins and emperor tamarins. en.wikipedia.org

Until 2001, most authorities included it as a subspecies (or simply a taxonomically insignificant variation) of the red-handed howler, though its distinction had already been pointed out much earlier. en.wikipedia.org

From the births that have been recorded, red-handed howlers have quick, quiet births during the day when they are normally active. en.wikipedia.org

At the time of the arrest of the youths they were caught red-handed, he said. en.wikipedia.org

The red-handed tamarin is territorial and can be aggressive, with sharp canines and claws instead of fingernails on all fingers and all but the large toe. en.wikipedia.org

They were caught red-handed with the bell. en.wikipedia.org

Caught red-handed by his aunt and chased by her through a hemp plot, he manages to escape when she gets tangled in the plants. en.wikipedia.org

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