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1 plunder
A n1 ( act of stealing) pillage m ;2 ( booty) butin m.B vtr [soldiers] piller [shop, property, possessions] ; [thieves] dévaliser ; to plunder a museum of its treasures piller les trésors d'un musée.C vi se livrer au pillage. -
2 plunder
plunder [ˈplʌndər]1. noun* * *['plʌndə(r)] 1.1) ( act) pillage m2) ( booty) butin m2.transitive verb piller3.intransitive verb se livrer au pillage -
3 plunder
plunder ['plʌndə(r)]piller; figurative (bookshelves, fridge) faire une descente danspiller3 noun(b) (act of pillaging) pillage m -
4 plunder
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5 to plunder
mettre à sac; pillerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to plunder
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6 loot
loot [lu:t]1. noun[+ town, shop, goods] piller* * *[luːt] 1.1) ( stolen goods) butin m2) (colloq) ( money) fric (colloq) m2.transitive verb piller3.intransitive verb se livrer au pillage -
7 ransack
['rænsæk, ]( American[) ræn'sæk]1) (to search thoroughly in: She ransacked the whole house for her keys.) fouiller à fond2) (loot, plunder: The army ransacked the conquered city.) piller -
8 ravage
['rævi‹](of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). ravager -
9 ransack
1 ( search) fouiller (for pour trouver) ;2 ( plunder) mettre [qch] à sac ; to ransack a house mettre une maison à sac. -
10 ransack
ransack ['rænsæk]∎ the burglars had ransacked his flat les cambrioleurs avaient saccagé son appartement∎ he ransacked the wardrobe for his tie il mit l'armoire sens dessus dessous pour trouver sa cravate
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Plunder — (s. ⇨ Plünne). 1. Ich muss ja nicht allen Plunder haben. 2. Plunder, Plander, geit eine Red die ander. (Deisslingen.) – Birlinger, 1150. *3. Allen Plunder wissen wollen. – Eiselein, 513. *4. Dat es van Plunnen1 in t Plätt2. (Lippe.) 1) Plunder,… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
plunder — (v.) 1630s, from M.H.G. plunderen to plunder, originally to take away household furniture, from plunder household goods, clothes (Cf. M.H.G. plunder lumber, baggage, 14c.; M.Du. plunder household goods; Fris., Du. plunje clothes ). A word… … Etymology dictionary
Plunder — Plun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl[ u]ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.] 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plunder — Sm std. stil. (14. Jh.), mndd. plunderware m./f. kleines Hausgerät, Kleider , mndd. plunder, mndl. plunder, plonder f. gebrauchter Hausrat, Bettzeug, Kleider Stammwort. Auch ohne r in mndd. plunne, plunde Kram , mndl. plundware f./(m. ?) kleiner… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Plunder — Plunder: Die Herkunft des Wortes (mhd. blunder, mnd. plunder; entsprechend mniederl. plunder) ist unklar. Das heute im verächtlichen Sinne von »alter Kram, wertloses Zeug« verwendete Wort bedeutete früher »Hausgerät; Kleider; Wäsche, Bettzeug«.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Plunder — Plun der, n. 1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of {Pillage}. [1913 Webster] Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plunder# — plunder vb *rob, rifle, loot, burglarize Analogous words: despoil, spoliate, sack, pillage, *ravage: *strip, denude, bare plunder n *spoil, booty, prize, loot, swag Analogous words: robbery, larceny, *theft … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plunder — [n] something stolen booty, goods*, graft, hot goods*, loot, make*, pickings*, pillage, plunderage, prey, prize, quarry, rapine, raven, spoil, stuff*, take*, trappings*, winnings*; concept 710 Ant. gift plunder [v] ravage, steal appropriate, burn … New thesaurus
plunder — ► VERB ▪ enter forcibly and steal goods from, especially during war or civil disorder. ► NOUN 1) the action of plundering. 2) goods obtained by plundering. DERIVATIVES plunderer noun. ORIGIN German plündern, rob of household goods , from High Ger … English terms dictionary
plunder — [plun′dər] vt. [Ger plündern < plunder, trash, baggage] 1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare 2. to take (property) by force or fraud vi. to engage in plundering n. 1. the act of plundering; pillage; robbery 2.… … English World dictionary
Plunder — Plunder, allerhand werthlose Sachen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon