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Meaning of thief | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
θiːf

Definitions

  1. One who carries out a theft
  2. One who carries out a theft.
  3. One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence
  4. One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
  5. A waster in the snuff of a candle
  6. A waster in the snuff of a candle.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Afrikaans dief
አማርኛ ሌባ
العربية اللّصّ حرامي حَرَامِيَّة خمع سارق سارقة لص لِصَّة
Azərbaycanca oğru
Беларуская злодзей
Български арамия крадец
বাংলা চোর
Bosanski tat varaš
Català lladre
Čeština dolinář poberta zloděj zlodějka
Cymraeg lladron lleidr
Dansk tyv
Deutsch Beutelschneider Dieb Diebin Räuber
Ελληνικά κλέφτης κλέψας
Esperanto ŝtelisto
Español amigo de lo ajeno caco chori chorifaite chorizo ladrón mangante shacador
Eesti varas
Euskara lapur
Suomi kähveltäjä rosmo rosvo ryöväri varas varastelija voro
Français voleur voleuse
Gaeilge gadaí
Gàidhlig mèirleach
Galego galafate gallofo ladrón
עברית גנב
हिन्दी खनक चोर लुटेरा
Hrvatski tat varaš
Magyar tolvaj
Հայերեն գող
Bahasa Indonesia bajul maling pencuri tikus
Íslenska þjófur
Italiano borsaiolo borseggiatore ladra ladro ladruncolo malandrino mariolo scippatore taccheggiatore
日本語 ひったくり 偸盗 泥棒 盗人 盗賊 窃盗者 賊
ქართული ქურდი
Қазақша ұры
ខ្មែរ ចោរ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಳ್ಳ
한국어 날치기 도둑 도적
Kurdî hot tat tat
Кыргызча ууру
Latina fur latro
Lëtzebuergesch Déif
Lingála moibi moyíbi
ລາວ ກະໂມຽ ຂະໂມຍ ໂຈນ
Lietuvių vagis
Latviešu zagle zaglis
Malagasy fangalarina kary
Te Reo Māori whānako
Македонски арамија крадачка крадец
മലയാളം കള്ളൻ മോഷ്ടാവ്
Монгол хулгай хулгайч
मराठी चोर
Bahasa Melayu pencuri
Malti ħalliel
မြန်မာဘာသာ သူခိုး
नेपाली चोर
Nederlands dief dievegge gannef
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚୋର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਚੋਰ
Polski amator cudzej własności kradziej złodziej złodziejka
پښتو غل
Português ladra ladrão
Română hoață hoț
Русский вор воришка воровка ворюга
Slovenčina zlodej zlodejka
Slovenščina tat
Soomaali tuug
Shqip vjedhës vjedhëse
Српски tat varaš
Svenska tjuv
தமிழ் கள்ளன் கள்ளர் கள்ளி திருடன் திருடி
తెలుగు దొంగ
Тоҷикӣ дузд сориқ
ไทย ขโมย โจร
Tagalog magnanakaw
Türkçe dız dızcı harami hırsız Karak kuldur uğru
ئۇيغۇرچە ئوغرى
Українська захоплювач зло́дій краді́й ракло тать
اردو چور دزد
Tiếng Việt ăn trộm đạo chích đạo tặc kẻ cắp kẻ trộm trộm

Examples

“water-thieves and land-thieves”
“Take heed to false harlots, and more, ye wot what. / If noise ye heare, / Looke all be cleare: / Least drabs doe noie thee, / And theeues destroie thee.”
“But hear you, my Worthy Brethren: do not you, where you see a thief in the candle, call presently for an extinguisher[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

thief ant thief in law thief in the night thief knot thief palm Thief River Falls

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