Spanish Conversation · Level 28
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Spanish word
presunto
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾeˈsunto/
Meaning
- adjectivealleged
Example
Ella es la presunta autora del robo.
She is the alleged author of the theft.
More examples
La policía busca al presunto delincuente desde anoche.
The police have been looking for the alleged offender since last night.
Core concept
Shadowed figure standing beside a courthouse with a question mark over their head.
Common phrases
presunto delincuente
alleged offender
presunto implicado
alleged accomplice
Similar words
sospechoso: Displaying odd or questionable behavior or signs that arouse suspicion or distrust.
supuesto: Assumed or taken for granted without confirmation, presented as a hypothesis.
probable: Considered likely to be true or to occur based on current evidence or facts.
aparente: Seeming to be so from outward appearance or surface signs, not necessarily true.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa que algo se supone o se toma como probable ante la ausencia de pruebas concluyentes, sobre todo en ámbitos judiciales.
Word origin
The Spanish presunto derives from Latin praesumptus via praesumere 'to take beforehand', and it names things or people regarded as presumed or suspected in the absence of proof.
Usage tips
- In Spanish presunto usually precedes the noun (presunto autor) and carries a formal or legal tone that may feel accusatory in everyday conversation.
Opposites
- comprobadoconfirmedadjective
- demostradoprovenadjective
Related words
- presunciónpresumptionnoun
- presuntamenteallegedlyadverb
- presuntuosopresumptuousadjective