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complicidad

complicity

noun kohm-plee-see-DAHD Rare

Usage Note

Complicidad can be used in a negative legal sense (complicidad en el crimen — complicity in the crime) and in a warm, affectionate sense to describe shared understanding between close friends or lovers (había una complicidad especial entre ellos). The adjective is cómplice, which is also the noun for an accomplice.

Examples

"Entre los dos hermanos había una complicidad especial."

Natural Translation

There was a special complicity between the two brothers.

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