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1 saquear
v.1 to sack.2 to loot (tienda).* * *1 (casas) to plunder, pillage; (casas, comercios) to loot* * *verbto sack, loot* * *VT1) (Mil) to sack2) (=robar) to loot, plunder, pillage* * *verbo transitivo <ciudad/población> to sack, plunder; <tienda/establecimiento> to loot* * *= pillage, plunder, loot, despoil, rifle, buccaneer.Ex. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex. During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex. But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *verbo transitivo <ciudad/población> to sack, plunder; <tienda/establecimiento> to loot* * *= pillage, plunder, loot, despoil, rifle, buccaneer.Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex: During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *saquear [A1 ]vtA ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder; ‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot* * *
saquear ( conjugate saquear) verbo transitivo ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder;
‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot
saquear verbo transitivo
1 Hist (una población) to sack, plunder: las tropas saquearon la aldea, the troops plundered the village
2 fig (desvalijar una tienda, una casa) to loot, rifle
' saquear' also found in these entries:
English:
loot
- pillage
- plunder
- ransack
- rifle
- sack
- ravage
* * *saquear vt1. [ciudad, población] to sack2. [tienda] to loot;Fam [nevera, armario] to raid* * *v/t sack, ransack* * *saquear vt: to sack, to plunder, to loot -
2 botín
m.1 booty, loot, spoil.2 ankle boot, bootee, legging.* * *1 (de guerra) spoils plural, booty2 (de robo) haul\botín de guerra spoils plural of war————————1 (zapato) ankle boot2 (cubierta) gaiter* * *noun m.1) booty, loot2) ankle boot* * *ISM [de guerra] booty, plunder; [de ladrón] lootIISM1) (=calzado) ankle boot2) (=polaina) legging, spat3) Chile (=borceguí) bootee4) Cono Sur (=calcetín) sock* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *botín11 = spoils, booty, plunder.Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* botín de guerra = war booty.* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.botín22 = bootee [bootie].Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.
* * *A1 (bota corta) ankle boot2 (de bebé) bootee3 (CS) (de futbolista) bootB1 (de guerra) plunder, booty2 (de ladrones) haul, loot* * *
botín sustantivo masculino
1 ( bota corta) ankle boot;
( de bebé) bootee;
( de futbolista) (CS) boot
2 ( de guerra) plunder, booty;
( de ladrones) haul, loot
botín 1 m (de un robo) loot, booty
botín 2 m (calzado) ankle boot
' botín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despojos
- recobrar
- recuperar
English:
booty
- carry off
- haul
- loot
- make away with
- plunder
- spoil
- ankle
- boot
- spoils
- wellington (boot)
* * *botín1 nm[calzado] ankle boot Am botín de fútbol Br football boot, US soccer shoebotín2 nm1. [de guerra] plunder, booty;repartirse el botín to share out the spoils2. [de atraco] loot* * *m2 calzado ankle boot* * *1) : baby's bootee2) : ankle boot3) : booty, plunder* * *botín n1. (calzado) ankle boot2. (cosas robadas) loot -
3 expoliar
v.1 to pillage, to plunder.2 to spoliate, to despoil.* * *1 to plunder, pillage, despoil* * *VT1) (=saquear) to pillage, sack2) (=desposeer) to dispossess* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to plunder* * *= despoil.Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to plunder* * *= despoil.Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
* * *expoliar [A1 ]vt( frml); ‹riquezas/posesiones› to plunder; ‹ciudad/institución› to plunder, pillage, despoil ( liter)expoliaron a los vencidos they plundered the possessions of those they had defeated* * *
expoliar verbo transitivo to plunder, pillage
* * *expoliar vtto pillage, to plunder* * *v/t plunder, pillage -
4 saqueo
m.1 sacking.2 loot, sack, pillage, plundering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saquear.* * *1 (de ciudades) sacking, plundering; (de casa, comercio) looting* * *SM1) (Mil) sacking2) (=robo) looting, plundering, pillaging* * ** * *= looting, sacking, rampage, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex. This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.Ex. Lascaris became an exile in Italy following the sacking of Constantinople in 1453.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * ** * *= looting, sacking, rampage, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex: This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.
Ex: Lascaris became an exile in Italy following the sacking of Constantinople in 1453.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * *(de un pueblo) sacking, plundering; (de una tienda) looting* * *
Del verbo saquear: ( conjugate saquear)
saqueo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saqueó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saquear
saqueo
saquear ( conjugate saquear) verbo transitivo ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder;
‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot
saquear verbo transitivo
1 Hist (una población) to sack, plunder: las tropas saquearon la aldea, the troops plundered the village
2 fig (desvalijar una tienda, una casa) to loot, rifle
saqueo sustantivo masculino
1 Hist (de una localidad) plundering, sacking
2 fig (en una tienda, una casa) looting, ransacking
' saqueo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saco
English:
pillage
- plunder
- sacking
- looting
* * *saqueo nm1. [de ciudad] sacking2. [de tienda] looting;Fam [de nevera, armario] raiding* * *saqueo nmdepredación: sacking, plunder, looting -
5 despojo
m.1 stripping, plundering.2 debris.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: despojar.* * *1 (botín) plunder, booty1 (sobras) leavings, scraps, leftovers2 (de un animal) offal sing3 (restos mortales) mortal remains* * *SM1) (=saqueo) plundering2) (Mil) (=botín) plunder, loot3) pl despojos [de comida] left-overs; [de animal] offal sing ; [de edificio] rubble sing ; [de mineral] debris sing* * *1) (frml) ( desposeimiento) dispossession (frml)2) despojos masculino plurala) ( restos) remains (pl)b) (presa, botín) spoils (pl), loot* * *= denudation, plunder.Ex. Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* despojos de la guerra, los = spoils of war, the.* * *1) (frml) ( desposeimiento) dispossession (frml)2) despojos masculino plurala) ( restos) remains (pl)b) (presa, botín) spoils (pl), loot* * *= denudation, plunder.Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* despojos de la guerra, los = spoils of war, the.* * *sufrió el despojo de todos sus bienes she was dispossessed o divested of all her goods ( frml)1 (restos) remains (pl)me han dejado apenas los despojos they've only left me the scraps o leftovers o remains2 (presa, botín) spoils (pl), lootCompuesto:mpl mortal remains (pl)* * *
Del verbo despojar: ( conjugate despojar)
despojo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
despojó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
despojar
despojo
despojar ( conjugate despojar) verbo transitivo (frml) despojo a algn de algo ‹de privilegios/poderes› to divest sb of sth (frml);
‹de título/posesiones› to dispossess (frml) o strip sb of sth
despojarse verbo pronominal (frml o liter) despojose de algo ‹ de ropa› to remove sth;
‹ de bienes› to relinquish sth
despojar verbo transitivo to strip [de, of]: le despojaron de todo cuanto tenía, they stripped him of everything he had
despojo sustantivo masculino
1 (resultado de despojar) plundering: los bandidos procedieron al despojo de la hacienda, the robbers started to plunder the ranch
2 pl (restos, cadáver) remains: los buitres se comieron los despojos, the vultures ate the remains
* * *despojo nm1. [acción] stripping, plundering2.despojos [de animales] = head, feet, intestines and other rarely eaten parts3.despojos [de comida] leftovers4.despojos [cadáver] remainsla juventud es despojo del tiempo youth eventually falls prey to time -
6 pillaje
m.pillage.* * *1 looting* * *SM pillage, plunder* * *masculino pillage* * *= looting, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex. This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * *masculino pillage* * *= looting, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex: This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.
Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * *pillage* * *
pillaje sustantivo masculino
pillage
pillaje sustantivo masculino looting, pillage
' pillaje' also found in these entries:
English:
pillage
* * *pillaje nmpillage* * *m pillage* * *pillaje nm: pillage, plunder -
7 desvalijar
v.1 to burgle (casa).2 to plunder, to loot, to rob, to burgle.Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.* * *1 (a alguien) to rob2 (un lugar) to burgle3 figurado to strip (bare), clean out■ tu amigo me desvalija la nevera cada vez que viene your friend cleans out my fridge every time he comes* * *verbto ransack, rob* * *VT [+ persona] to rob; [+ cajón, caja fuerte] to rifle; [+ casa, tienda] to ransack* * *verbo transitivoa) <casa/tienda> to ransackdejamos la puerta abierta y nos desvalijaron — (fam) we left the door open and they cleaned us out (colloq)
* * *= plunder, rifle.Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.* * *verbo transitivoa) <casa/tienda> to ransackdejamos la puerta abierta y nos desvalijaron — (fam) we left the door open and they cleaned us out (colloq)
* * *= plunder, rifle.Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.* * *desvalijar [A1 ]vt1 ‹casa/tienda› to ransackdejamos la puerta abierta y nos desvalijaron ( fam); we left the door open and they took everything o ( colloq) they cleaned us out* * *
desvalijar ( conjugate desvalijar) verbo transitivoa) ‹casa/tienda› to strip … bare
( en juego) (fam) to clean … out (colloq)
desvalijar vtr (una casa, tienda) to burgle, ransack
(a una persona) to rob, clean out familiar
' desvalijar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saquear
English:
burgle
- rifle
* * *desvalijar vt[casa] to burgle, US to burglarize; [persona, tienda] to rob; [banco] to raid, to rob; Figmis nietos me han desvalijado la nevera my grandchildren have cleaned out my fridge* * *v/t persona rob; apartamento burglarize, burgle* * *desvalijar vt1) : to ransack2) : to rob* * *desvalijar vb1. (lugar) to burgle -
8 robar
v.1 to steal (object).me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolenrobar a alguien to rob somebodyrobar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heartla contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my timeEllos roban dinero They steal money.Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.2 to draw.3 to rob (cobrar caro).en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robberyEllos roban pan They rob bread.4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.5 to rob of.* * *2 (raptar) to kidnap3 (en naipes) to draw4 figurado (cobrar muy caro) to rip off5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal* * *verb1) to rob, steal2) abduct* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!
tuve que robarle horas al sueño para acabar el trabajo — I had to work into the night to finish the job
robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart
2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal3) (=estafar) to cheat, roben ese negocio te han robado — you've been cheated o robbed in that deal
4) [+ naipes] to take, drawroba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck
5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct2. VI1) (=sisar) to stealno robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal
2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)2.robar vi to stealrobaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled
* * *= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.----* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)2.robar vi to stealrobaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled
* * *= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* * *robar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to roble robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his fatherles robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolenentraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?me robó el corazón she stole my heartle robó un beso he stole a kiss from herle roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can studyno te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)■ robarvito stealno robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not stealrobaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled¡me han robado! I've been robbed!* * *
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ banco› to rob;
robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle
' robar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladrón
- ladrona
- limpiar
- pillar
- quitar
- robo
- bolsear
- chingar
- chorear
- chorrear
- clavar
- desvalijar
- escamotear
- guindar
- soplar
- volar
English:
accuse
- appropriate
- break in
- break into
- burglar
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- cop
- fall in with
- gunpoint
- have up
- make off
- nick
- pinch
- poach
- rip off
- rob
- robber
- robbery
- rustle
- scavenge
- scoop
- snatch
- steal
- stick up
- stoop
- take
- theft
- thief
- thievishness
- break
- plunder
- rip
- wrong
* * *♦ vt1. [objeto] to steal;[casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;robar a alguien to rob sb;me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;nos robaron el partido we were robbed;le robó el corazón she stole his heart;Famel que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap3. [tiempo] to take up;te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time4. [espacio] to take away;con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage5. [naipe] to draw6. [cobrar caro] to rob;en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery♦ vi1. [sustraer] to steal;han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre2. [tomar un naipe] to draw* * *v/t2 naipe take, pick up* * *robar vt1) : to steal2) : to rob, to burglarize3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap4) : to captivaterobar virobar en : to break into* * *robar vb3. (casa) to burgle -
9 guaquear
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10 antigualla
anti'ɡ̱waʎafSchmöker m, alte Klamotten m/plsustantivo femeninoantiguallaantigualla [aDC489F9Dn̩DC489F9Dti'γwaλa] -
11 cachivaches
katʃi'batʃesm/plPlunder m, Ramsch m, Trödel mcachivachescachivaches [ka6B36F75Cʧ6B36F75Ci'βa6B36F75Cʧ6B36F75Ces] -
12 morralla
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13 Samarcanda
= Samarkand.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * *= Samarkand.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
* * *Samarkand -
14 agrandar
v.1 to make bigger.2 to enlarge, to add to, to increase, to amplify.La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.* * *1 (hacer grande) to enlarge, make larger2 (exagerar) to exaggerate1 (hacerse grande) to enlarge, become larger2 (acentuarse) to become more intense* * *1.VT (=hacer más grande) to make bigger, enlarge; (=exagerar) to exaggerate, magnify2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let outb) ( exagerar) to exaggerate2.agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger* * *= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let outb) ( exagerar) to exaggerate2.agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger* * *= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.* * *agrandar [A1 ]vt1 ‹casa› to extend; ‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger, enlarge; ‹original/fotocopia› to enlarge, blow upno te pongas mi suéter que me lo agrandas ( fam); don't wear my sweater, you'll stretch it2 (en costura) ‹vestido› to let out3 (exagerar) to exaggerateno hay que agrandar la importancia de lo que ha pasado don't get what has happened out of perspective, don't blow these events up out of proportion«agujero/bulto» to grow larger, get biggerse había agrandado aún más el abismo que los separaba the gulf between them had widened still furtherel equipo se agrandó con aquel triunfo the team grew in stature after that victory* * *
agrandar ( conjugate agrandar) verbo transitivo
‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger;
‹ fotocopia› to enlarge, blow up;
‹ vestido› to let out
agrandarse verbo pronominal [agujero/bulto] to grow larger, get bigger
agrandar verbo transitivo to enlarge, make larger
' agrandar' also found in these entries:
English:
enlarge
- let out
- let
* * *♦ vtto make bigger;ese maquillaje te agranda los ojos that make-up makes your eyes look bigger* * *v/t make bigger, enlarge* * *agrandar vt1) : to exaggerate2) : to enlarge* * *agrandar vb to enlarge -
15 ampliar
v.1 to expand.2 to enlarge, to blow up (photography).La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.3 to further, to continue (estudios).4 to increase, to augment, to amplify, to enlarge.Su estrategia amplía las posibilidades His strategy increases the...* * *1 to enlarge, extend2 ARQUITECTURA to build an extension onto3 (fotografía) to enlarge4 (capital) to increase5 (estudios) to further6 (tema, idea) to develop, expand on* * *verb1) to expand, extend2) enlarge3) widen* * *1. VT1) [en tamaño] to extendqueremos ampliar el salón — we want to extend the living room, we want to make the living room bigger
lee mucho para ampliar su vocabulario — he reads a lot in order to extend o expand his vocabulary
2) [en número] to increaseno ampliarán la plantilla — they are not going to increase o expand the headcount o the payroll
3) [+ prórroga, período] to extendhan ampliado el plazo de matrícula — they have put back the closing date for enrolment, they have extended the period for enrolment
4) (Fot) to enlarge5) (Com) [+ empresa, compañía] to expand, grow; [+ capital] to increasedeseamos ampliar el campo de acción de la empresa — we want to extend o expand o broaden the company's area of business
6) [+ sonido] to amplify7) [+ idea, explicación] to elaborate on8) [+ poderes] to extend, widen2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expandb) <capital/plantilla> to increasec) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broadend) <plazo/período> to extende) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up* * *= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.* * *verbo transitivoa) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expandb) <capital/plantilla> to increasec) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broadend) <plazo/período> to extende) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up* * *= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.* * *vt1 ‹local/carretera› to extend; ‹negocio› to expand2 ‹capital/plantilla› to increase3 ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase, improve; ‹explicación› to expand (on); ‹campo de acción› to widen, broaden, extenduna versión ampliada y corregida an expanded and corrected versionpara ampliar sus estudios to further her studiesquiere ampliar sus horizontes he wants to broaden his horizons4 ‹plazo/período› to extend5 ‹fotografía› to enlarge, blow up* * *
ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
‹ negocio› to expand
‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
' ampliar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- extender
- refacción
English:
amplify
- blow up
- enlarge
- expand
- expand on
- extend
- magnify
- widen
- add
- blow
- broaden
- develop
- push
* * *ampliar vt1. [negocio] to expand;han ampliado el servicio a todo el país they have extended the service to cover the whole country;van a ampliar el catálogo de productos they are going to expand o extend their product range;ampliarán la plantilla del banco they are going to take on additional staff at the bank, they are going to increase staff numbers at the bank;no quieren ampliar más la Unión Europea they don't want to enlarge the European Union any further2. [local, vivienda] to extend;[aeropuerto] to expand;queremos ampliar el salón we want to make the living-room bigger4. [plazo] to extend5. [fotografía] to enlarge, to blow up;[fotocopia] to enlarge6. [estudios] to further, to continue;[conocimientos] to increase, to expand* * *v/tampliar estudios continue one’s education;ampliar sus horizontes broaden one’s horizons2 FOT enlarge, blow up* * *ampliar {85} vt1) : to expand, to extend2) : to widen3) : to enlarge (photographs)4) : to elaborate on, to develop (ideas)* * *ampliar vb1. (edificio, plazo) to extend2. (negocio, mercado) to expand3. (número, cantidad) to increase4. (una foto) to enlarge -
16 botín1
1 = spoils, booty, plunder.Ex. As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* botín de guerra = war booty.* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the. -
17 enaltecer
v.1 to praise.2 to exalt, to elate, to honor, to praise.Los fanáticos exaltaron a Ricardo The fanatics exalted Richard.* * *1 (ennoblecer) to do credit to, ennoble2 (alabar) to praise, extol* * *VT to extol* * *verbo transitivoa) (frml) ( honrar) to ennoble (frml)b) ( alabar) to praise, extol (frml)* * *= glorify, exalt, put + Nombre + on a pedestal, hold out as, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA], edify.Ex. Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.Ex. He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.Ex. Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.Ex. The first tool for edifying one another is our example.* * *verbo transitivoa) (frml) ( honrar) to ennoble (frml)b) ( alabar) to praise, extol (frml)* * *= glorify, exalt, put + Nombre + on a pedestal, hold out as, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA], edify.Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.Ex: The first tool for edifying one another is our example.* * *enaltecer [E3 ]vt( frml)3 ‹terrorismo› to glorify* * *enaltecer vt1. [elogiar] to praise, to extol2. [engrandecer] to ennoble* * *v/t1 ennoble2 ( alabar) extol, praise* * *enaltecer {53} vt: to praise, to extol -
18 engrandecer
v.1 to exalt.La paciencia engrandece el espíritu Patience exalts the spirit.2 to increase, to enlarge (increase).El ejercicio engrandece los músculos Exercise enlarges the muscles.* * *1 (hacer grande) to enlarge, magnify2 (exaltar) to extol, exalt3 figurado (enaltecer) to enhance4 figurado (mente, espíritu) to widen, broaden* * *VT1) (=aumentar) to enlarge, magnify2) (=ensalzar) to speak highly of3) (=exagerar) to exaggerate* * *verbo transitivo ( ennoblecer) to ennoble (frml)* * *= aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * *verbo transitivo ( ennoblecer) to ennoble (frml)* * *= aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
* * *engrandecer [E3 ]vtaquel gesto lo engrandeció ante todos with that gesture he grew in stature in everyone's eyes* * *
engrandecer ( conjugate engrandecer) verbo transitivo ( ennoblecer) to ennoble (frml)
engrandecer verbo transitivo
1 (ensalzar) to exalt, grow in stature: ese gesto de generosidad te engrandece, that act of generosity ennobles you
2 (hacer mayor) to increase: la concesión del Óscar engrandeció su fama, winning the oscar contributed to his reputation
' engrandecer' also found in these entries:
English:
exalt
* * *engrandecer vt2. [aumentar] to increase, to enlarge* * *v/t1 enlarge2 ( ensalzar) praise, extol* * *engrandecer {53} vt1) : to enlarge2) : to exaggerate3) : to exalt -
19 enriquecer
v.1 to bring wealth to, to make rich (hacer rico).La fábrica enriqueció a María The factory made Mary rich.2 to enrich (sustancia).La lectura enriquece el conocimiento Reading enriches knowledge.* * *1 (hacer rico) to make rich2 figurado to enrich1 to become rich, get rich* * *1.VT to make rich, enrich2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <país/población> to make... rich2) <espíritu/lengua/alimento> to enrich2.enriquecerse v pron1) ( hacerse rico) to get rich2) cultura/relación/lengua to be enriched* * *= enrich, enhance, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA], fortify.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.Ex. Be sure the dry milk you are buying has been fortified with vitamins A and D.----* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.* enriquecerse = fatten + Posesivo + pockets, line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).* enriquecer uranio = enrich + uranium.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <país/población> to make... rich2) <espíritu/lengua/alimento> to enrich2.enriquecerse v pron1) ( hacerse rico) to get rich2) cultura/relación/lengua to be enriched* * *= enrich, enhance, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA], fortify.Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.Ex: Be sure the dry milk you are buying has been fortified with vitamins A and D.* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.* enriquecerse = fatten + Posesivo + pockets, line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).* enriquecer uranio = enrich + uranium.* * *enriquecer [E3 ]vtA ‹país/población› to make … richB ‹espíritu/persona› to enrich; ‹lengua/relación› to enrichenriquezca su vocabulario increase your word power, enhance o enrich your vocabularyC1 ‹alimento› to enrich2 ( Fís) to enrichA (hacerse rico) to get richse enriqueció con la venta de armas arms dealing made him rich, he got rich through arms dealingB «cultura/relación/lengua» to be enriched, be made richer; «espíritu/persona» to be enriched* * *
enriquecer ( conjugate enriquecer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹país/población› to make … rich
2 ‹espíritu/lengua/alimento› to enrich
enriquecerse verbo pronominal
1 ( hacerse rico) to get rich
2 [cultura/relación/lengua] to be enriched
enriquecer verbo transitivo
1 (con bienes materiales) to make rich
2 (mejorar) to enrich
' enriquecer' also found in these entries:
English:
enrich
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer rico] [persona, clase social, región] to make rich, to enrich2. [alimento, sustancia] to enrich3. [moralmente, espiritualmente, en valor artístico] to enrich;los viajes enriquecen la personalidad travelling makes you richer as a person* * *v/t make rich; figenrich* * *enriquecer {53} vt: to enrich -
20 ensalzar
v.to praise.* * *1 (enaltecer) to exalt2 (elogiar) to praise, extol (US extoll)* * *VT [+ persona] to praise; [+ virtudes] to extol* * ** * *= extol, glorify, exalt, put + Nombre + on a pedestal, glamourise [glamorize, -USA], aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.Ex. Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.Ex. He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.Ex. Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.Ex. Librarians now have recognized that automated information retrieval is a logical extension of good reference service and is not usually categorized or glamorized as a separate function.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * ** * *= extol, glorify, exalt, put + Nombre + on a pedestal, glamourise [glamorize, -USA], aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.Ex: Librarians now have recognized that automated information retrieval is a logical extension of good reference service and is not usually categorized or glamorized as a separate function.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* * *ensalzar [A4 ]vt‹virtudes› to extol; ‹persona› to praise, sing the praises of* * *
ensalzar ( conjugate ensalzar) verbo transitivo ‹ virtudes› to extol;
‹ persona› to praise, sing the praises of
ensalzar vtr (alabar, elogiar) to praise: en la empresa ensalzaron su último trabajo, the company extolled his latest task
' ensalzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engrandecer
English:
exalt
- glorify
* * *ensalzar vt1. [alabar] to praise2. [enaltecer] to exalt, to glorify* * *v/t extol, praise* * *ensalzar {21} vt1) : to praise, to extol2) exaltar: to exalt
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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