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81 mkora
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkora[Swahili Plural] wakora[English Word] bandit[English Plural] bandits[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Swahili Example] laghai, mikora, mihuni, hohehahe, fukara [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkora[Swahili Plural] wakora[English Word] robber[English Plural] robbers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------ -
82 mwizi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mwizi[Swahili Plural] wezi[English Word] thief[English Plural] thieves[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -iba------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mwizi[Swahili Plural] wezi[English Word] robber[English Plural] robbers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -iba------------------------------------------------------------ -
83 voleur
voleur, -euse [vɔlœʀ, øz]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = malfaiteur) thief ; ( = escroc) swindler• au voleur ! stop thief!* * *
1.
- euse vɔlœʀ, øz adjectifêtre voleur — [chat] to be a thief; [enfant] to be light-fingered; [commerçant] to be dishonest
2.
crier ‘au voleur!’ — to shout ‘stop thief!’
Phrasal Verbs:••entrer/sortir comme un voleur — to slip in/out
* * *vɔlœʀ, øz (-euse)1. nm/f2. adj* * *A adj être voleur [chat] to be a thief; [enfant] to be light-fingered; [commerçant] to be dishonest; être voleur et menteur to be a thief and a liar.B nm,f ( malfaiteur) thief; ( tricheur) swindler; un voleur de voiture a car thief; crier ‘au voleur!’ to shout ‘stop thief!’; jouer au gendarme et au voleur to play cops and robbers.voleur à l'étalage shoplifter; voleur de grand chemin Hist highwayman; voleur d'enfant child kidnapperGB ou abductor.être voleur comme une pie to be a real thieving magpie; se sauver comme un voleur to slip away like a thief in the night; entrer/sortir comme un voleur to slip in/out.a. [enfant] to be a (bit of a) thiefb. [marchand] to be a crook ou a cheat————————, voleuse [vɔlɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom fémininpartir ou se sauver comme un voleura. [en courant] to take to one's heelsb. [discrètement] to slip away -
84 bandit
['bændit](an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang: They were attacked by bandits in the mountains.) ropar* * *[baendit]nounrazbojnik, tolovaj, bandit -
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86 hoodlum
1. n амер. разг. хулиган, громила2. n амер. разг. хулиганствующий подросток, юнец3. n амер. разг. бандит, гангстерСинонимический ряд:1. burglar (noun) burglar; criminal; robber; thief2. outlaw (noun) bruiser; crook; desperado; gangster; gunman; hooligan; mobster; outlaw; rowdy; ruffian; strong arm; thug; tough -
87 pirate
1. v заниматься пиратством; грабить2. v нарушать авторское право; самовольно переиздавать3. v радио работать на чужой волне4. v переманиватьСинонимический ряд:1. buccaneer (noun) buccaneer; corsair; filibuster; freebooter; marauder; picaroon; privateer; rover; sea dog; sea robber; sea rover; sea wolf; smuggler2. forger (noun) counterfeiter; forger; plagiarist3. commandeer (verb) commandeer; loot; plunder; ransack4. copy (verb) copy; counterfeit; forge; lift; plagiarise; plagiarize -
88 rover
1. n скиталец, бродяга2. n старший бойскаут3. n арх. морской разбойник, пират4. n арх. пиратское судно5. n арх. воен. произвольно выбранная цель6. n арх. разбойник7. n роверСинонимический ряд:1. pirate (noun) buccaneer; corsair; freebooter; picaroon; pirate; sea dog; sea robber; sea rover; sea wolf2. wanderer (noun) drifter; meanderer; rambler; roamer; rolling stone; wanderer -
89 sea dog
1. старый опытный моряк, морской волк2. ист. морской разбойник, пират3. зоол. тюлень обыкновенный4. зоол. собачья акулаdog cabbage — телигонум, собачья капуста
Синонимический ряд:1. pirate (noun) buccaneer; corsair; freebooter; picaroon; pirate; rover; sea robber; sea rover; sea wolf2. sailor (noun) mariner; navigator; sailor; sailorman; salt; seafarer; seaman; tar -
90 camp
Ⅰ.camp1 [kæmp]1 noun∎ to make or to pitch or to set up camp établir un camp;∎ to break camp lever le camp∎ the conservative camp le parti ou camp conservateur, les conservateurs mpl;∎ to go over to the other camp changer de camp;∎ to be in the same camp être du même bordcamper;∎ are you going to camp? allez-vous camper ou faire du camping?►► camp bed lit m de camp;camp chair pliant m, chaise f pliante;American camp counselor moniteur(trice) m,f;Camp David Camp David;the Camp David agreement les accords mpl de Camp David;Camp Fire Club = organisation américaine de scouts pour garçons et filles;camp follower (gen) = civil qui accompagne une armée pour rendre des services; (prostitute) prostituée f, fille f à soldats; figurative (supporter) compagnon m de route; esp American camp meeting rassemblement m religieux (qui a lieu sous des tentes);American Ornithology camp robber mésangeai m du Canada;camp stool pliant m, chaise f plianteⅡ.camp21 noun∎ (kitsch) (high) camp kitsch m(a) (effeminate) efféminé(c) (in dubious taste) kitsch (inv)camper, faire du camping;∎ figurative we camped out at my parents nous avons campé chez mes parents∎ to camp it up (overdramatize) cabotiner, en faire trop; (effeminate man) en rajouter dans le genre efféminé -
91 grave
Ⅰ.grave1 [greɪv]1 noun(hole) fosse f; (burial place) tombe f;∎ mass grave fosse f commune; (in wartime) charnier m;∎ to be in one's grave être dans la tombe;∎ she worked herself into an early grave elle s'est tuée au travail;∎ he took his secret with him to the grave il a emporté son secret dans la tombe;∎ he drank himself into an early grave l'alcool l'a prématurément tué;∎ he's drinking himself into an early grave il se détruit à force de boire;∎ figurative he must have been turning in his grave il a dû se retourner dans sa tombe;∎ it would make her turn in her grave elle se retournerait dans sa tombe;∎ someone has just walked over my grave j'ai eu un frisson;∎ to be digging one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe;∎ to have one foot in the grave avoir un pied dans la tombe;∎ from beyond the grave d'outre-tombe∎ to make a grave mistake se tromper lourdement;∎ grave news de graves nouvelles►► old-fashioned grave clothes linceul m;Archeology grave goods = objets rituels laissés dans un tombeau;grave robber (who robs valuables from graves) = personne qui vole les objets de valeur laissés dans les tombes; (body snatcher) déterreur(euse) m,f de cadavresⅡ.grave2 [grɑ:v]1 nounaccent m grave(accent) grave;∎ it's spelled with an "a" grave ça s'écrit avec un "a" accent grave -
92 К-80
КЛАСТЬ/ПОЛОЖИТЬ (себе) В КАРМАН что coll VP subj: human obj: a noun denoting money) to take money (or, less often, goods) as one's own (often in situations when one is not entitled to it, has not earned it, or is acting unscrupulously in appropriating it)X положил (себе) в карман Y = X put Y in(to) his (own) pocketX pocketed Y X filled his (own) pockets with Y X helped himself to Y.Администратор... экономил командировочные деньги, доставал фиктивные гостиничные счета, а разницу в деньгах клал к себе в карман (Искандер 2)....The manager economized on travel expenses, got fictitious hotel bills, and put the difference-in cash-into his own pocket (2a).«„Разбой, говорю, не тот делает, кто берет провиант, чтобы кормить своих солдат, а тот, кто берет его, чтобы класть в карман!"» (Толстой 5). "'А (robber),' I tell him, 'is not a man who takes (provisions) to feed his soldiers, but a man who steals to fill his own pockets'" (5a). -
93 класть в карман
[VP; subj: human; obj: a noun denoting money]=====⇒ to take money (or, less often, goods) as one's own (often in situations when one is not entitled to it, has not earned it, or is acting unscrupulously in appropriating it):- X pocketed Y;- X helped himself to Y.♦ Администратор... экономил командировочные деньги, доставал фиктивные гостиничные счета, а разницу в деньгах клал к себе в карман (Искандер 2) The manager economized on travel expenses, got fictitious hotel bills, and put the difference-in cash-into his own pocket (2a).♦ ""Разбой, говорю, не тот делает, кто берёт провиант, чтобы кормить своих солдат, а тот, кто берёт его, чтобы класть в карман!"" (Толстой 5). "'А [robber],' I tell him, 'is not a man who takes [provisions] to feed his soldiers, but a man who steals to fill his own pockets'" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > класть в карман
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94 положить в карман
[VP; subj: human; obj: a noun denoting money]=====⇒ to take money (or, less often, goods) as one's own (often in situations when one is not entitled to it, has not earned it, or is acting unscrupulously in appropriating it):- X pocketed Y;- X helped himself to Y.♦ Администратор... экономил командировочные деньги, доставал фиктивные гостиничные счета, а разницу в деньгах клал к себе в карман (Искандер 2) The manager economized on travel expenses, got fictitious hotel bills, and put the difference-in cash-into his own pocket (2a).♦ ""Разбой, говорю, не тот делает, кто берёт провиант, чтобы кормить своих солдат, а тот, кто берёт его, чтобы класть в карман!"" (Толстой 5). "'А [robber],' I tell him, 'is not a man who takes [provisions] to feed his soldiers, but a man who steals to fill his own pockets'" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > положить в карман
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95 bandit
'bændit(an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang: They were attacked by bandits in the mountains.) banditt, kjeltringbanditt, skurk -
96 force
fo:s 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) kraft, makt2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) (-)kraft, (-)styrke3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) styrke2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) tvinge, presse2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) presse, forsere, overanstrenge•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into forcedra--------hale--------kraft--------makt--------puffe--------skubbe--------sprenge--------styrke--------trekke--------tvinge--------voldIsubst. \/fɔːs\/1) ( også overført) styrke, kraft, makt2) styrke, tropp3) vold4) hold, tyngde, substans, beviskraft, virkning5) bindende virkning, gyldighet, lovs kraft6) egentlig innhold, eksakt innhold, eksakt betydning, eksakt mening7) ( fysikk) kraft8) ( tennis) hard ball, hardt slag9) ( kortspill) kravmeldingbrute force rå kraft, voldby force med vold, med maktby force of i kraft avby force of arms med våpenmakt, med våpen i håndby force of habit av gammel vanecome into force tre i kraftcome\/put in(to) force ( om lov) tre i kraft iverksetteforce of character karakterstyrkethe force of circumstances omstendighetenes makt, nødsituasjon(en)force of contrast kontrastvirkningforce of habit vanens maktforce of will viljestyrkeforces stridsstyrkerthe forces of darkness mørkets makter\/krefterthe forces of nature naturkreftenebe in force være i kraft, gjelde, stå ved lagin (great) force ( militærvesen) med store styrker, mannsterkein full force med full styrke, mannsterkejoin forces slå seg sammen, alliere segjoin the Forces gå inn i militæret, verve seglose force miste styrke, svekkesof force ( gammeldags) med nødvendighetrules (previously) in force (tidligere) gjeldende loversuperior force overmaktthe armed forces de væpnede styrkerIIverb \/fɔːs\/1) tvinge, betvinge• force an analogy \/ a simile2) presse, trykke, forsere• force the pace \/ the runningforsere farten \/ sette opp tempoet3) forsere, storme, innta, erobre, bane seg vei, brøyte seg gjennom, bryte gjennom4) bryte opp, sprenge• force a lock \/ a door5) tiltvinge seg, trenge seg6) ( kortspill) kravmelde, trumfe, spille ut trumf7) skynde på, forsere, drive frem, presse frem, tvinge frem, drive gjennom, tvinge igjennom, trumfe igjennom8) ( gartnerfag) drive (frem)9) voldtaforce along rive med segforce an entrance into se ➢ entrance, 1force a passage eller force one's way bane seg vei med vold, trenge seg inn, trenge seg gjennomforce away drive bort, bryte løs, rive løsforce down presse ned, trykke ned, drive ned, tvinge ned, tvinge i segforce in hamre\/banke innforce on drive fremforce oneself (up)on tvinge\/trenge seg påforce one's voice anstrenge stemmenforce out presse\/tvinge fremforce something from\/out of someone fravriste noen noe• I will force the truth out of you!force something (up)on someone tvinge noe på noenforce the bidding ( auksjon) presse opp budeneforce the game forsere spillet, spille høytforce the sense of a word tøye et begrepforce through drive\/trumfe gjennomforce up presse\/hausse opp -
97 asilo
m.1 home (hospicio).asilo de ancianos old people's home2 refuge, sanctuary (refugio).asilo político political asylum3 asylum, nursing home for the elderly, workhouse.4 hawk fly.5 robber fly.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asilar.* * *1 (institución) asylum, home, institution2 figurado (protección) protection, assistance\dar asilo to shelterasilo de ancianos old people's homeasilo político political asylum* * *noun m.1) asylum2) shelter* * *SM1) (=institución) home, institutionasilo de huérfanos — † orphanage, children's home
asilo de niños expósitos — † orphanage, children's home
2) (Pol etc) asylum; (fig) (=abrigo) shelter, refuge* * *1) (Servs Socs) home, institution2) ( protección) refuge•* * *= asylum.Ex. The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.----* asilo de la caridad = almshouse.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* * *1) (Servs Socs) home, institution2) ( protección) refuge•* * *= asylum.Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.
* asilo de la caridad = almshouse.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* * *A ( Servs Socs) home, institutiondormía en un asilo para vagabundos he was sleeping in a shelter o ( BrE) hostel for down-and-outsCompuesto:asilo de ancianos or de la tercera edadold people's homeB (protección) refugeCompuesto:political asylumpidió or solicitó asilo político she asked for political asylumle concedieron asilo político he was given o granted political asylum* * *
Del verbo asilar: ( conjugate asilar)
asilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asilar
asilo
asilar ( conjugate asilar) verbo transitivo
‹ refugiado› to grant … asylum
asilarse verbo pronominal [anciano/huérfano] to take refuge;
[ refugiado] to seek asylum
asilo sustantivo masculino
1 (Servs Socs) home, institution;
(para vagabundos, mujeres maltratadas) shelter;
asilo de ancianos or de la tercera edad old people's home
2 (Pol) asylum;
asilo sustantivo masculino
1 asylum
asilo político, political asylum
2 asilo de ancianos, old people's home
' asilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hogar
- ruindad
- solicitante
English:
asylum
- institution
- political asylum
- right
- sanctuary
- shelter
- home
* * *asilo nm1. [hospicio] homeasilo de ancianos nursing home, Br old people's home2. [refugio] refuge, sanctuary;[amparo] asylum asilo político political asylum;solicitar asilo político to seek (political) asylum* * *m1 home, institution2 POL asylum;derecho de asilo right to asylum;solicitante de asilo asylum seeker* * *asilo nm: asylum, refuge, shelter* * *asilo n1. (protección) asylum2. (residencia) home -
98 robo
m.1 robbery, theft (atraco, hurto).robo a mano armada armed robbery2 stolen goods (cosa robada).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: robar.* * *2 (en naipes) draw\cometer un robo to commit a robberyser un robo (muy caro) to be daylight robberyrobo a mano armada armed robbery* * *noun m.burglary, robbery, theft* * *SM1) [de dinero, objetos] theft; [en vivienda] burglary; [en tienda, banco] robbery2) (=estafa)¡esto es un robo! — this is daylight robbery!
¿cinco mil por una camiseta? ¡vaya robo! — five thousand for a T-shirt? what a rip-off! *
3) (=cosa robada) stolen article; (=cosas robadas) stolen goods pl* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex. I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.Ex. This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex. The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex. The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex. Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.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. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.----* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.
Ex: This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex: The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex: The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.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: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *A2 (hurto de dinero, de un objeto) theftCompuestos:armed robberyidentity theft¡esto es un robo (a mano armada)! this is a rip-off o this is daylight robbery! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo robar: ( conjugate robar)
robo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
robó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
robar
robo
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ banco› to rob;
robole 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!
robo sustantivo masculino
(hurto de dinero, objeto) theft;
( forzando la entrada) break-in
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
robo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas materiales) theft: llamaron inmediatamente para avisar del robo, they called to report the theft immediately
(en un banco, etc) robbery
(en una casa) burglary
2 (cosa robada) stolen article
3 fam (de precios) daylight robbery: en ciertas tiendas para turistas los precios son un robo, certain souvenir shops are a ripoff ➣ Ver nota en robar
' robo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botín
- golpe
- implicar
- intento
- miserable
- robar
- saco
- tentativa
- tirón
- condenar
- denuncia
- denunciar
- hurto
- participación
English:
armed robbery
- break-in
- burglary
- daylight
- insure
- larceny
- premeditated
- raid
- robbery
- snatch
- theft
- tip off
- wrongly
- armed
- break
- identity
- rip-off
* * *robo nm1. [atraco] robbery;[hurto] theft; [en casa] burglary robo a mano armada armed robbery;robo de identidad identity theft2. [cosa robada] stolen goods¡qué robo! what a rip-off!* * *ser un robo fig be a rip-off fam* * *robo nm: robbery, theft* * *robo n1. (de dinero, objeto) theft / stealing -
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['bændit](an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang: They were attacked by bandits in the mountains.) ræningi -
100 bandit
útonálló, bandita* * *['bændit](an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang: They were attacked by bandits in the mountains.) bandita
См. также в других словарях:
robber — rob ► VERB (robbed, robbing) 1) take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. 2) deprive of something needed, deserved, or significant. 3) informal overcharge. ● rob Peter to pay Paul Cf. ↑rob Peter to pay Paul … English terms dictionary
robber baron — noun 1. : a medieval lord subsisting by robbing, holding for ransom, or exorbitantly taxing travelers through his domain 2. : an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century grown wealthy through exploitation of natural resources,… … Useful english dictionary
robber — (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. robbere, agent noun from rober (see ROB (Cf. rob)). Robber baron in the corrupt, greedy financier sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords. It is the… … Etymology dictionary
robber — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, masked (esp. BrE) ▪ bank, train ▪ grave, tomb ▪ highway … Collocations dictionary
robber baron — noun a) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled. Men who made it a custom to travel the trail to Dawson, likened him to a robber baron … Wiktionary
Robber Council — or Robber Synod noun A council held at Ephesus in 449, afterwards repudiated, which reinstated Eutyches (from the violence of its proceedings) • • • Main Entry: ↑rob … Useful english dictionary
Robber Synod — Robber Council or Robber Synod noun A council held at Ephesus in 449, afterwards repudiated, which reinstated Eutyches (from the violence of its proceedings) • • • Main Entry: ↑rob … Useful english dictionary
robber frog — noun 1. of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog s bark • Syn: ↑barking frog, ↑Hylactophryne augusti • Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
robber — noun (C) someone who steals money or property: a bank robber … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
robber bee — noun see robber … Useful english dictionary
robber baron — noun Date: 1878 1. an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales) 2. a business owner or executive who acquires wealth… … New Collegiate Dictionary