B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

theft

theft · thefts

крадіжка, крадіж, покража

кража, воровство, хищение, угон

Diebstahl

The act of stealing propertyThe act of stealing property.

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/θɛft/

» The police arrested him for theft.

Полиция арестовала его за кражу.

Поліція затримала його за крадіжку.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of stealing property.
resource theft
Bike theft is on the rise.
Diebstahl
кра́жаkráža, воровство́vorovstvó, хище́ниеxiščénije
краді́жкаkradížka, покра́жаpokráža, кра́діжkrádiž
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Examples

153 sentences

The police arrested him for theft.
Поліція затримала його за крадіжку.
ruПолиция арестовала его за кражу.
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How do I report a theft?
Як мені зробити заяву про крадіжку?
ruКак мне сделать заявление о краже?
deWie melde ich einen Diebstahl?
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Tom immediately reported the theft.
Том відразу ж повідомив про крадіжку.
ruТом сразу же сообщил о краже.
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The man was charged with theft.
ruЭтот человек был обвинен в воровстве.
deDer Mann war wegen Diebstahls angeklagt.
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I'd like to report a theft.
ruЯ хотел бы сообщить о краже.
deIch möchte einen Diebstahl melden.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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Русский

By meaning 1

act of stealing property:

Deutsch

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Origin

From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-Wes

From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubīþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubīþō (“theft”), from *þiubijaną (“to thieve, steal”), equivalent to thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tsjeafte (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).

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