he abstracted my wallet from my pocket

1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstracto

2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstracto

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['æbstrækt] n 1 abstrato, abstração. 2 extrato, resumo, sumário. 3 idéia teórica ou abstrata. • [æbstr'ækt] vt+vi 1 abstrair, separar. 2 resumir, sumariar. 3 subtrair, surrupiar, desviar. he abstracted my wallet from my pocket / ele surrupiou a carteira do meu bolso. 4 desviar a atenção, distrair(-se). • ['æbstrækt] adj 1 abstrato. 2 ideal, teórico. 3 difícil, complicado. 4 transcendental. in the abstract por si só, na teoria. to abstract the attention from desviar a atenção de.