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[θiːv]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo rubare* * *[Ɵi:f]verb (to steal: He is always thieving my pencils.) rubare* * *[θiːv]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo rubare -
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I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
* * *[sti:l]past tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) rubare2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) (ottenere furtivamente)3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) (muoversi furtivamente)* * *steal /sti:l/n. (fam.)1 furto♦ (to) steal /sti:l/A v. t.1 rubare ( anche fig.); portare via; sottrarre; trafugare: My bag has been stolen, mi hanno rubato la borsa; to steal a secret formula, rubare una formula segreta2 (fig.) rubare; accattivarsi; ottenere (o procurarsi) con arti (o con l'astuzia): to steal a kiss, rubare un bacio; to steal sb. 's heart, accattivarsi l'affetto (o la simpatia) di q.B v. i.1 rubare; fare il ladro2 muoversi furtivamente; andare alla chetichella● ( baseball) to steal a base, rubare una base □ (fig.) to steal a march on sb., battere q. sul tempo □ to steal oneself out of st., perdere qc. per aver rubato □ (fam.) to steal the scene (o the show), attirare l'attenzione di tutti su di sé; monopolizzare l'attenzione; far il mattatore □ (fam.) to steal sb. 's thunder, rubare un'idea (o un'invenzione, una notizia) a q.; battere sul tempo q. □ ( Bibbia) Thou shalt not steal, non rubare! □ Time steals on, il tempo passa senza che ce ne accorgiamo.* * *I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
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[θiːf]••to be as thick as thieves — essere amici per la pelle, essere pane e cacio
* * *[Ɵi:v]plural - thieves; noun(a person who steals: The thief got away with all my money.) ladro- thieve* * *[θiːf]••to be as thick as thieves — essere amici per la pelle, essere pane e cacio
См. также в других словарях:
thieve — thieve; thieve·less; thieve·dom; … English syllables
Thieve — Thieve, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Thieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thieving}.] [AS. ge[thorn]e[ o]fian.] To practice theft; to steal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thieve — index carry away, defalcate, despoil, embezzle, hold up (rob), impropriate, loot, pilfer … Law dictionary
thieve — O.E. þeofian, from þeof (see THIEF (Cf. thief)). Rare in O.E., not common until 17c. Thieving first attested 1520s … Etymology dictionary
thieve — ► VERB ▪ be a thief; steal things. DERIVATIVES thievery noun thievish adjective … English terms dictionary
thieve — [thēv] vt., vi. thieved, thieving [via ME dial. < OE theofian < theof,THIEF] to commit, or get by, theft … English World dictionary
thieve — verb To commit theft. Syn: steal, rob See Also: theft, thief, thievery, thieving, theftable, thieve out … Wiktionary
thieve — verb before we were out of diapers, we were learning how to thieve anything that wasn t nailed down Syn: steal, take, purloin, help oneself to, snatch, pilfer; embezzle, misappropriate; have one s fingers/hand in the till, rob; swipe, make off… … Thesaurus of popular words
thieve — verb (thieved; thieving) Date: before 12th century steal, rob … New Collegiate Dictionary
thieve — thievingly, adv. /theev/, v., thieved, thieving. v.t. 1. to take by theft; steal. v.i. 2. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal. [bef. 950; OE theofian, deriv. of theof THIEF (not recorded in ME)] * * * … Universalium
thieve — Synonyms and related words: abstract, and, annex, appropriate, bag, boost, borrow, cop, crib, defraud, embezzle, extort, filch, hook, lift, make off with, nip, palm, pilfer, pinch, poach, purloin, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snare … Moby Thesaurus
