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perp

/pɝp/

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noun

Perpetrador, autor

(law enforcement) Perpetrator.

Examples :

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

“Tenemos al perpetrador bajo custodia”, dijo el policía.

police law person

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adjective

Perpendicular

At or forming a right angle (to something).

Examples :

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

En la mayoría de las casas, las paredes son perpendiculares al suelo.

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adjective

Perpendicular, vertical

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. "

El mástil debe estar perfectamente perpendicular al suelo para que la bandera cuelgue correctamente.

position direction

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adjective

Independiente, ortogonal

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. "

Aunque aparentemente no relacionados, los objetivos de recaudación de fondos del departamento de música eran independientes de los esfuerzos del departamento de arte para asegurar nuevos caballetes.