blag

blag

(blæɡ)

n

a robbery, esp with violence

vb (tr) , blags, blagging or blagged

1. to obtain by wheedling or cadging: she blagged free tickets from her mate.

2. to snatch (wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal

3. to rob (esp a bank or post office)

[C19: of unknown origin]

ˈblagger n

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blag

Past participle: blagged
Gerund: blagging

Imperative

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Translations

blag

[blæg]

A. N (= robbery) → atraco m, robo m a mano armada

B. VT (Brit) [+ ticket] → sacar de gorra
to blag one's way into a club → colarse de gorra en una discoteca

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blag

[ˈblæg] vt (British) (= cadge) → obtenir à l'esbroufe

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blag

(Brit inf)

vt

(= cadge) → schnorren (inf), → abstauben (inf); (= bluff) → bluffen; to blag one’s way into a club → sich in einen Klub hineinmogeln (inf); to blag one’s way out of something → sich aus etw herausreden; to blag (on) about something → etw total falsch darstellen

(= steal) → rauben; bank → ausrauben

n

(= cheating) → Schummelei f (inf); (= bluff) → Bluff m

(= robbery) → Raubüberfall m

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