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high·way ˈrob·berynto be \highway robbery Schröpferei [o der reinste Nepp] sein fam* * *n.Straßenraub m. -
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nounRaub, der* * *plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) der Raub* * *rob·bery[ˈrɒbəri, AM ˈrɑ:bɚi]n\robbery with violence BRIT, AUS LAWarmed \robbery AM bewaffneter Raubüberfallbank \robbery Bankraub marmed \robbery bewaffneter Raubüberfallto commit a \robbery einen Raubüberfall verüben* * *['rɒbərɪ]nRaub m no pl; (= burglary) Einbruch m (of in +acc)armed robbery —
at that price it's sheer robbery! (inf) — das ist der reinste Nepp (inf), das ist reiner Wucher (inf)
the bank robbery — der Überfall auf die Bank
* * *robbery with violence JUR schwerer Raub2. Raub(überfall) m* * *nounRaub, der* * *n.Beraubung f.Raub nur sing. m.Räuberei -en f. -
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rob·bery [ʼrɒbəri, Am ʼrɑ:bɚi] narmed \robbery (Am) bewaffneter Raubüberfallbank \robbery Bankraub m;armed \robbery bewaffneter Raubüberfall;to commit a \robbery einen Raubüberfall verüben -
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noun1) (public road) öffentliche Straße2) (main route) Verkehrsweg, der* * *noun (a road, especially a large or main road.) die (Haupt-, Land-)Straße* * *ˈhigh·wayI. nevery \highway and byway jeder Weg und Stegcoastal \highway Küstenstraße finterstate \highway AM Interstate Highway m (mindestens zwei Staaten verbindende Autobahn)to obstruct the \highway ( form) die Straße blockieren\highway fatalities Verkehrstote pl\highway restaurant Autobahnrestaurant nt* * *a) besonders Br öffentliche Straßeb) besonders US Fernstraße f:a) Straßenraub m,b) umg reinster Nepp;a) alle Wege,b) fig sämtliche Spielarten;* * *noun1) (public road) öffentliche Straße2) (main route) Verkehrsweg, der* * *n.Autobahn -en f.
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highway robbery — {n. phr.} 1. A hold up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare s day./ 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer s excessive charge. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
highway robbery — {n. phr.} 1. A hold up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare s day./ 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer s excessive charge. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
highway robbery — ˌhighway ˈrobbery noun [uncountable] informal a situation where something costs much more than it should: • In my opinion, their pricing is highway robbery. * * * highway robbery UK US noun [U] US ► DAYLIGHT ROBBERY(Cf. ↑ … Financial and business terms
highway robbery — Something that is ridiculously expensive, especially when you have no choice but to pay, is a highway robbery … The small dictionary of idiomes
Highway robbery — High way rob ber*y, n. 1. Robbery committed on the public roads. [PJC] 2. An excessively high price or fee; used especially in situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to buy the item offered. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Highway Robbery — is a Hardy Boys novel.The Hardy Boys try to crack open a case involving trucks, and a hijacking scheme. They go undercover, and try to solve the mystery. But they will need to solve it before time runs out, or things could turn ugly … Wikipedia
highway robbery — noun uncount AMERICAN SPOKEN used for saying that you think something is much too expensive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
highway robbery — noun 1. an exorbitant price what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery • Hypernyms: ↑price, ↑terms, ↑damage 2. robbery of travellers on or near a public road • Hypernyms: ↑robbery * * * … Useful english dictionary
highway\ robbery — n. phr. 1. A hold up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare s day. 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer s excessive charge. To… … Словарь американских идиом
highway robbery — n. a charge that is unbelievably high, but nonetheless unavoidable. (As if one had been accosted and robbed on the open road.) □ But this is highway robbery. I demand to see the manager. □ Four thousand dollars! That’s highway robbery! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
highway robbery — noun a) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road. They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? Thats highway robbery. b) Said of excessive or exorbitant prices. Syn: daylight robbery … Wiktionary