Meaning · adjective
on the run, fugitive
- actively fleeing or hiding from the law or judicial custody
- conspicuously missing, absent, or lacking when needed (figurative)
In a sentence
La polizia è riuscita ad arrestare il pericoloso criminale latitante dopo anni di ricerche.
The police managed to arrest the dangerous fugitive criminal after years of searching.
Purtroppo, in questa complessa trattativa, la diplomazia è rimasta completamente latitante.
Unfortunately, in this complex negotiation, diplomacy was completely missing.
L'imprenditore è ufficialmente latitante dopo l'emissione del mandato di cattura.
The businessman is officially on the run after the arrest warrant was issued.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| latitante | masculine · singular |
| latitante | feminine · singular |
| latitanti | masculine · plural |
| latitanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Also used as a masculine or feminine noun: 'il latitante' / 'la latitante' (the fugitive).
- Figuratively describes missing qualities, e.g. 'il buonsenso è latitante' (common sense is nowhere to be found).