A2noun · rare

thief

thief · thieves

злодій, крадій, злодійка, крадійка

вор, воровка

Dieb, Diebin

One who carries out a theftOne who carries out a theft.

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/ˈθiːf/

» 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 senses

One 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.

More definitions

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Examples

470 sentences

I'm glad they caught the thief.
Я радий, що вони упіймали злодія. — deniko
ruЯ рад, что они поймали вора. — marafon
deIch bin froh, dass sie den Dieb erwischt haben. — wolfgangth
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Tom denied he was the thief.
Том заперечував, що злодій — це він. — deniko
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Tom knows who the thief is.
Том знає, хто крадій. — deniko
ruТом знает, кто вор. — marafon
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The thief got away with the money.
Злодій утік із грошіма. — deniko
ruВор скрылся с деньгами. — shanghainese
deDer Dieb entkam mit dem Geld. — MikeMolto
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Set a thief to catch a thief.
Клин клином вишибають. — deniko
ruКлин клином выбивают. — al_ex_an_der
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

one who carries out theft:

Русский

By meaning 1

one who carries out theft:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

one who carries out theft:

Origin

From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeu

From 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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