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pilfer
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pil·fer  (plfr)
v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers
v.tr.
To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal.
v.intr.
To steal or filch.

[From Middle English pilfre, spoils, from Old French pelfre.]

pilfer·age (-j) n.
pilfer·er n.

pilfer [ˈpɪlfə]
vb
to steal (minor items), esp in small quantities
[C14 pylfre (n) from Old French pelfre booty; see pelf]
pilferer  n
pilfering  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.pilfer - 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"

pilfer
verb steal, take, rob, lift (informal), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), appropriate, trouser (slang), rifle, pinch (informal), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), embezzle, blag (slang), walk off with, snitch (slang), purloin, filch, snaffle (Brit. informal), thieve Staff were pilfering cash from the bar.
Translations
pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ]
A. VTratear, hurtar, robar; (esp by servant) → robar, sisar(Sp)
B. VIratear, robar cosas

pilfer [ˈpɪlfər]
vtchaparder
vichaparder

pilfer
vtstehlen, klauen (inf); a lot of pilfering goes on in the officeim Büro wird viel geklaut (inf)
vistehlen, klauen (inf)

pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ]
1. vtrubacchiare
2. vifare dei furtarelli

pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ]
1. vtrubacchiare
2. vifare dei furtarelli

pilfer
v pilfer [ˈpilfə]
to steal (small things) He pilfered enough pieces of wood from the factory to make a chair. vaslê يَسْرِق أشْياء زهيدَه отмъквам (u)krást hugge; småstjæle stibitzen κλέβω hurtar, robar näppama دله دزدی کردن näpistää chaparder “לִסחוֹב” चुराना krasti,potkradati ellop mencuri hnupla rubacchiare 盗む 좀도둑질하다 vogti, voginėti zagt; čiept mencuri gappen rappe, naske podwędzić, ukraść roubar a şterpeli, a ciordi воровать, таскать (u)kradnúť zmakniti potkradati snatta ลักเล็กขโมยน้อย aşırmak, araklamak 當小偷 красти; потягти معمولي چيزوں کي چوري کرنا ăn cắp vặt
n pilferage
vaslê سَرِقَه، إخْتِلاس дребна кражба drobná krádež småtyveri; rapseri geringfügiger Diebstahl μικροκλοπή hurto, robo näppamine دله دزدی näpistely chapardage לִגנוֹב लघुचोरी, उठाईगिरी potkradanje kisebb lopások pencurian hnupl furterello 盗み 좀도둑질 vogimas, voginėjimas sīka zādzība kejadian mencuri kruimeldiefstal nasking, småtyveri kradzież roubo furtişag; ciordeală мелкая кража malá krádež manjša kraja potkradanje snatteri การลักขโมย aşırma, araklama 小偷小摸 дрібна крадіжка چھوٹي چوري hành động ăn cắp vặt
n pilferer
vaslêer سارِق крадец на дребно zlodějíček småtyv der Langfinger μικρολωποδύτης ratero, ladrón pikanäpumees آدم دله دزد näpistelijä chapardeur/-euse גַנָב उचक्का sitni kradljivac tolvaj pencuri hnuplari ladruncolo こそどろ 좀도둑 vagišius zaglis; zaglēns pencuri kruimeldief nasker, småtyv złodziej ladrão hoţ воришка zlodejíček zmikavt koji potkrada snattare ขโมย arakçı 小偷小摸 дрібний крадій معمولي چيزوں کي چوري کرنے والا sự ăn cắp vặt, kẻ ăn cắp vặt


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