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perp

/pɝp/

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noun

Täter

(law enforcement) Perpetrator.

Examples :

""We have the perp in custody," the policeman said."

„Wir haben den Täter in Gewahrsam“, sagte der Polizist.

police law person

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adjective

Senkrecht, rechtwinklig

At or forming a right angle (to something).

Examples :

"In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor."

In den meisten Häusern stehen die Wände senkrecht zum Boden.

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adjective

Senkrecht, lotrecht

Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

Examples :

"The flagpole needs to be perfectly perp to the ground for the flag to hang correctly. "

Die Fahnenstange muss perfekt senkrecht zum Boden stehen, damit die Flagge richtig hängt.

position direction

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adjective

Unabhängig, senkrecht zueinander

Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Examples :

"While seemingly unrelated, the music department's fundraising goals were perp to the art department's efforts to secure new easels. "

Obwohl scheinbar unverbunden, standen die Fundraising-Ziele der Musikabteilung senkrecht zu den Bemühungen der Kunstabteilung, neue Staffeleien zu beschaffen.