thieving

thieve  (thv)

tr. & intr.v. thieved, thiev·ing, thieves

To take (something) by theft or commit theft.

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[Perhaps from Old English thofian, from thof, thief.]

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thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]

adj

given to stealing other people's possessions

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" larceny, stealing, theft, thievery breach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else pilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articles shoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" robbery - larceny by threat of violence biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use grand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it rustling - the stealing of cattle
Adj.	1.	thieving - given to thievery thievish dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

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thieving

noun

theft, stealing, robbery, burglary, shoplifting, embezzlement, pilfering, larceny an ex-con who says he's given up thieving

adjective

dishonest, bent (informal), crooked (informal), light-fingered, larcenous, thievish a thieving grocer who put sand in the sugar

Translations

thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]

A. ADJ → ladrón

B. N → robo m, hurto m

thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ] n (= theft) → vol larcin)m >

thieving

adj magpie → diebisch; keep your thieving hands off my cigarettes → lass die Finger weg von meinen Zigaretten (inf); this thieving lot (inf) → diese Räuberbande (inf)

n (= thefts) → Stehlen nt, → Diebstähle pl

thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]

1. adj → ladro/a
you thieving scoundrel! → brutto ladruncolo!

2. n → furti mpl

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thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]

1. adj → ladro/a
you thieving scoundrel! → brutto ladruncolo!

2. n → furti mpl