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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.

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

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pilfer·age (-j) n.

pilfer·er n.

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pilfer

Verb

to steal (minor items) in small quantities [Old French pelfre booty]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pilfer - make off with belongings of others cabbage, filch, purloin, snarf, nobble, abstract, swipe, pinch, sneak, hook, lift steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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pilfer

verb steal, take, rob, lift (informal) nick (slang), chiefly Brit. appropriate, rifle, pinch (informal) swipe (slang) embezzle, blag (slang) walk off with, snitch (slang) purloin, filch, snaffle Brit. (informal) thieve

Translations

pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ] vt, vi → ratear, robar, sisar

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pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ] vt → chaparder

vi → commettre des larcins

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pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ] vt, vi → stehlen

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pilfer [ˈpɪlfəʳ] vt → rubacchiare

vi → fare dei furtarelli

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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 小偷小摸 красти; потягти معمولي چيزوں کي چوري کرنا ăn cắp vặt 小偷小摸

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 小偷小摸

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 小偷小摸