rob (r b)v. robbed, rob·bing, robs v.tr. 1. Law To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon. 2. To take valuable or desired articles unlawfully from: rob a bank. 3. a. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone): robbed her of her professional standing. b. To deprive of something injuriously: a parasite that robs a tree of its sap. 4. To take as booty; steal. v.intr. Idioms: To engage in or commit robbery. rob (someone) blind To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion. rob the cradle Informal To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself. [Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.] rob  ber n. |
rob [rɒb]
vb robs, robbing, robbed
1. to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence (tr)
2. to plunder (a house, shop, etc.)
3. (tr) to deprive unjustly to be robbed of an opportunity
[from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob]
robber n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| 2. | rob - rip off; ask an unreasonable price |
rob
verb
1. steal from, hold up, rifle, mug (informal), stiff (slang) Police said he had robbed a man hours earlier.
2. raid, hold up, break into, sack, loot, plunder, burgle, ransack, pillage A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday.
Translations
rob [rɒb] VT → robar; [+ bank etc] → atracar
to rob sb of sth [+ money etc] → robar algo a algn (fig) [+ happiness etc] → quitar algo a algn
I've been robbed! → ¡me han robado!
we were robbed! (Sport) → ¡nos robaron el partido!
see also Peter
to rob sb of sth [+ money etc] → robar algo a algn (fig) [+ happiness etc] → quitar algo a algn
I've been robbed! → ¡me han robado!
we were robbed! (Sport) → ¡nos robaron el partido!
see also Peter
rob [ˈrɒb] vt
[+ person] → voler
I've been robbed → On m'a volé.
to rob sb of sth [+ wallet, money, purse] → voler qch à qn
He was robbed of his wallet → On lui a volé son portefeuille.
I've been robbed → On m'a volé.
to rob sb of sth [+ wallet, money, purse] → voler qch à qn
He was robbed of his wallet → On lui a volé son portefeuille.
[+ bank] → dévaliser
(= deprive) to rob sb of sth [+ first place, gold medal, victory, future, right] → priver qn de qch
rob
vt person → bestehlen; (more seriously) → berauben; shop, bank → ausrauben; orchard → plündern; to rob somebody of something (lit, fig) → jdn einer Sache (gen) → berauben (geh), → jdm etw rauben; (lit also) → jdm etw stehlen; I’ve been robbed! → ich bin bestohlen worden!; (= had to pay too much) → ich bin geneppt worden (inf); to rob the till (Brit) → die Ladenkasse ausräumen or plündern; he was robbed of the pleasure of seeing her → es war ihm nicht vergönnt, sie zu sehen; the shock robbed him of speech → er hat vor Schreck die Stimme verloren; (briefly also) → der Schreck hat ihm die Sprache verschlagen; our team was robbed (inf) → das ist nicht fair(, wir hätten gewinnen müssen)
rob [rɒb] vt (person) → derubare; (with weapon) → rapinare; (till, bank) → svaligiare
to rob sb of sth (money) → derubare qn di qc (fig) (happiness, right) → privare qn di qc
I've been robbed! → mi hanno derubato!
rob [rɒb] vt (person) → derubare; (with weapon) → rapinare; (till, bank) → svaligiare
to rob sb of sth (money) → derubare qn di qc (fig) (happiness, right) → privare qn di qc
I've been robbed! → mi hanno derubato!
to rob sb of sth (money) → derubare qn di qc (fig) (happiness, right) → privare qn di qc
I've been robbed! → mi hanno derubato!
rob [rɒb] vt (person) → derubare; (with weapon) → rapinare; (till, bank) → svaligiare
to rob sb of sth (money) → derubare qn di qc (fig) (happiness, right) → privare qn di qc
I've been robbed! → mi hanno derubato!
v rob [rob]
1 to steal from (a person, place etc) He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed! besteel يَسْلُب، يَنْهَب ограбвам vyloupit, okrást røve ausrauben κλέβω, ληστεύω robar röövima دستبرد زدن varastaa voler, dévaliser לִשדוֹד लूटना robiti, pljačkati kirabol merampok ræna derubare, svaligiare ～から盗む 훔치다 apiplėšti aplaupīt mencuri nberoven rane; plyndre (o)kraść, (ob)rabować roubar a jefui; a fura грабить vylúpiť, okradnúť (o)ropati opljačkati råna ปล้น soymak 搶劫 грабувати; обкрадати لوٹنا cướp 抢劫夺
2 (withof) to take (something) away from; to deprive of An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21. wegneem, beroof يَحْرِم، يَسْلُب отнемам zbavit fratage; røve berauben (απο)στερώ quitar (millestki) ilma jätma بی بهره کردن؛ محروم کردن viedä priver de, ôter à לִגזוֹל מ- छीनना lišiti, oteti elrabol merampas svipta privare ～から奪う 강탈하다 atimti (iš ko ką) atņemt; laupīt mengambil beroven ta fra, berøve for pozbawić privar a priva de, a lipsi de лишать zbaviť, vziať oropati lišiti beröva ขโมยจาก yoksun bırakmak 剝奪，奪去 відбирати; позбавляти زبردستی چھیننا cướp đi; lấy đi 剥夺，使丧失
n robber
The bank robbers got away with nearly $50,000. rower لِص، سارِق، نَهّاب крадец lupič røver; -røver der Räuber ληστής ladrón röövel دزد varas voleur/-euse שוֹדֵד डाकू pljačkaš rabló perampok ræningi ladro, rapinatore 強盗 강도 plėšikas laupītājs pencuri rover raner, tyv rabuś ladrão tâlhar, jefuitor грабитель lupič ropar pljačkaš rånare โจร soyguncu 搶劫犯 грабіжник ڈاکو kẻ cướp 盗贼
n robbery
the act of robbing Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies. roof لُصوصِيَّه، سَرِقَه، نَهْب обир loupež røveri der Raub ληστεία robo rööv دزدی؛ سرقت ryöstö vol שוֹד डकैती pljačka rablás perampokan rán furto, rapina 強盗 강도 행위 apiplëðimasto laupīšana kecurian diefstal ran rabunek, rozbój roubo furt грабёж lúpež rop pljačka rån การปล้น soygun 搶劫 крадіжка; пограбування ڈکیتی tội ăn cướp 抢劫
to rob a bank or a person; to steal a watch, pencil, money etc .
rob → يَسْلب okrást røve berauben κλέβω atracar ryöstää dévaliser opljačkati derubare 奪う 빼앗다 beroven rane obrabować roubar грабить råna ปล้น soymak cướp 抢夺
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