🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

remover as algemas

Pronunciation / Transliteration: remover as algemas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uncuff/ʌnˈkʌf/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O policial foi instruído a remover as algemas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove handcuffs or other restraints from a person's wrists.

    "The officer decided to uncuff the suspect before leading him into the interview room."
  2. 2

    To unfold or unturn the cuffs of a garment, such as a shirt or trousers.

    "She stopped to uncuff her sleeves before washing her hands."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed from the English negative prefix 'un-' combined with the noun/verb 'cuff', originating from Middle English terms for manacles or wristbands. The verb usage developed in the 19th century to describe the physical act of removing handcuffs or releasing someone from restraint.

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