thief
One who carries out a theftOne who carries out a theft.
» I'm glad they caught the thief.
Ich bin froh, dass sie den Dieb erwischt haben.
Я рад, что они поймали вора.
Я радий, що вони упіймали злодія.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who carries out a theft.
Dieb, Diebin
ворvor, воро́вкаvoróvka, ворю́гаvorjúga
зло́дійzlódij, зло́дійкаzlódijka, краді́йkradíj
One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
(obsolete)A waster in the snuff of a candle.
- a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Examples
470 sentencesI'm glad they caught the thief.
Я радий, що вони упіймали злодія.
ruЯ рад, что они поймали вора.
deIch bin froh, dass sie den Dieb erwischt haben.
Tom denied he was the thief.
Том заперечував, що злодій — це він.
Tom knows who the thief is.
Том знає, хто крадій.
ruТом знает, кто вор.
The thief got away with the money.
Злодій утік із грошіма.
ruВор скрылся с деньгами.
deDer Dieb entkam mit dem Geld.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Клин клином вишибають.
ruКлин клином выбивают.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuFrom Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tjoof (“thief”), West Frisian tsjeaf (“thief”), Dutch dief (“thief”), Low German Deef, Deev (“thief”), German Dieb (“thief”), Danish tyv (“thief”), Swedish tjuv (“thief”), Icelandic þjófur (“thief”).
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Forms
plural: thievesSynonyms
23 synonymsWord family
40 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- caught the thief
- is a thief
- was the thief
- the thief ran
- the thief was
- thief ran