pirate

pi·rate  (prt)

n.

1.

a. One who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without commission from a sovereign nation.

b. A ship used for this purpose.

2. One who preys on others; a plunderer.

3. One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization.

4. One that operates an unlicensed, illegal television or radio station.

v. pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing, pi·rates

v.tr.

1. To attack and rob (a ship at sea).

2. To take (something) by piracy.

3. To make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization.

v.intr.

To act as a pirate; practice piracy.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prta, from Greek peirts, from peirn, to attempt, from peira, trial; see per-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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pi·ratic (p-rtk), pi·rati·cal (--kl) adj.

pi·rati·cal·ly adv.

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pirate

Noun

1. a person who commits piracy

2. a vessel used by pirates

3. a person who illegally sells or publishes someone else's literary or artistic work

4. a person or group of people who broadcast illegally

Verb

[-rating, -rated]

to sell or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc.) illegally [Greek peira an attack]

piratical adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pirate - someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	2.	pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover Barbary pirate, corsair - a pirate along the Barbary Coast despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) sea king - a Viking pirate chief
	3.	pirate - a ship that is manned by pirates     pirate ship corsair - a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	pirate - copy illegally; of published material crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	pirate - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" commandeer, highjack, hijack crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"

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pirate

noun 1. buccaneer, raider, rover, filibuster, marauder, corsair, sea wolf, freebooter, sea robber, sea rover

verb 2. copy, steal, reproduce, bootleg, lift (informal) appropriate, borrow, poach, crib (informal) plagiarize

Translations

pirate [ˈpaɪərət] n → pirata m/f

vt [+ record, video, book] → hacer una copia pirata de

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pirate [ˈpaɪərət] n → pirate m

vt [+ CD, video, book] → pirater

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pirate [ˈpaɪərət] n → Pirat m, Seeräuber m

vt (Comm) [+ video tape, cassette etc]; illegal herstellen

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pirate [ˈpaɪərət] n → pirata m

vt [+ record, video, book] → riprodurre abusivamente

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pirate

n pirate [ˈpaiərət]

1 a person who attacks and robs ships at sea Their ship was attacked by pirates; (also adjective ) a pirate ship. seerower قُرْصان пират pirát(ský) sørøver; sørøver-; pirat; pirat- der Pirat, Piraten-... πειρατής pirata mereröövel دزد دریایی merirosvo pirate שוֹדֵד יָם समुद्री डाकू gusar kalóz bajak laut sjóræningi pirata 海賊 해적(의) piratas pirāts lanun zeerover sjørøver, pirat pirat pirata pirat пират pirát; pirátsky gusar gusar pirat, sjörövare โจรสลัด korsan 海盜 пірат قزاق، بحري ڈاکو cướp biển 海盗

2 a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence a pirate radio-station. roofagtig مُنْتَحِل، من يَعْمَلُ شَيئا بِدون رُخْصَه пират pirát(ský) pirat; pirat- Piraten... πειρατής, πειρατικός pirata piraat سارق ادبی؛ دزد انتشاراتی piraatti, merirosvoradio pirate -פִּירָאטִי बिना किसी कानूनी अधिकार के कुछ करना kršitelj autorskih prava (irodalmi) kalóz pembajak e-r sem brÿtur einkaréttarlög pirata もぐり 표절자, 저작권 침해자 piratas pirāts pencetak rompak piraat pirat- pirat pirata pirat нарушитель авторского права pirát; pirátsky pirat pirat pirat[] ผู้ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์ korsan 非法翻印者，非法廣播者 пірат حق تصنيف و ايجاد کي خلاف ورزي کرنا người xâm phạm tác quyền 非法翻印者，非法广播者

v

to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad. roof يَنْشُر بِدون تَفْويض пиратствам vydat bez povolení udgive ulovligt; (radio-)udsende ulovligt unerlaubt nachdrucken κυκλοφορώ πειρατικές κόπιες piratear autoriõigust rikkuma قاچاقی چاپ کردن julkaista laittomasti, lähettää luvatta pirater בְּאוֹפֶן פִּירָאטִי बिना किसी कानूनी अधिकार के कुछ प्रकाशित, प्रसारित इत्यादि करना plagijator kalózkiadásban megjelentet membajak gefa út/útvarpa í heimildarleysi (riprodurre senza permesso) 無断出版する 저작권[]을 침해하다 išleisti/transliuoti pažeidžiant autorines teises pārkāpt autortiesības; izdarīt literāru u.tml. zādzību mencetak rompak plagi{#225}{#137}{#225}ren drive piratvirksomhet, trykke/kopiere ulovlig rozpowszechniać bez praw autorskich piratear a pirata; a plagia нарушать авторское право vydať bez povolenia piratsko objaviti piratizovati olovligt publicera, piratsända ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์ korsan yayın yapmak/basmak 非法翻印(廣播等) порушувати авторське право; займатися піратством خلاف قانون شائع کرنا sao chép bất hợp pháp 非法翻印（广播等）

n piracy

the act(s) of a pirate He was accused of piracy on the high seas; Publishing that book under his own name was piracy. rowery قَرْصَنَه пиратство pirátství sørøveri; piratudgivelse die Piraterie, der Raubdruck πειρατεία piratería piraatlus دزدی انتشاراتی piraattitoiminta, merirosvous piraterie שוֹד-יָם जलदस्युता, अपहरण književna krađa,plagijat kalózkodás pembajakan sjórán pirateria 海賊行為 해적 행위, 저작권[] 침해 piratavimas pirātisms; zādzība kegiatan melanun; cetak rompak zeeroverij, letterdieverij sjørøveri, piratvirksomhet piractwo pirataria piraterie; plagiat пиратство pirátstvo piratstvo piraterija sjöröveri, pirattryck การปล้นสะดมในน่านน้ำทะเล korsanlık, korsan yayıncılık 海盜行為，非法翻印, 盜版 піратство لوٹ مار، ڈاکي زني sự cướp biển; việc sao chụp bất hợp pháp 海盗行为，非法翻印, 盗版