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filch
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filch  (flch)
tr.v. filched, filch·ing, filch·es
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch. See Synonyms at steal.

[Middle English filchen.]

filcher n.

filch [fɪltʃ]
vb
(tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer
[C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men]
filcher  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.filch - make off with belongings of others
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

filch
verb steal, take, thieve, pinch (informal), lift (informal), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), trouser (slang), abstract, rip off (slang), cabbage (Brit. slang), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), crib (informal), half-inch (old-fashioned slang), embezzle, pilfer, walk off with, misappropriate, purloin, snaffle (Brit. informal) I filched some notes from his wallet.
Translations
filch [fɪltʃ] VT (= steal) → birlar, mangar

filch [ˈfɪltʃ] vt (= steal) → voler, chiper

filch
vt (inf)filzen, mopsen, mausen (all inf)

filch [fɪltʃ] vt (fam) (steal) → grattare
filch [fɪltʃ] vt (fam) (steal) → grattare

filch
v filch [filtʃ]
to steal something, especially of little value Who has filched my pen? gaps; vaslê يَخْتَلِس، يَسْرِقُ شيئا قَليل القيمَه задигам štípnout, ukrást negle; hugge mitgehen lassen κλέβω, βουτάω (μτφ.) hurtar, robar näppama کش رفتن näpistää voler, chiper לִגנוֹב चोरी करना potkradati, krasti na sitno elcsen mencuri rubare くすねる 좀도둑질하다 nukniaukti nočiept mengebas gappen rappe, stjele podwędzić стащить potiahnuť izmakniti maznuti knycka, sno ลักเล็กขโมยน้อย çalmak, aşırmak 偷竊 потягти, поцупити اڑا لینا، اچکنا ăn cắp (nhất là những vật có giá trị nhỏ)


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