盜竊 — meaning in English
dào qiè
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English meaning
- alienate verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
- estrange verb To make someone feel distant or unfriendly, especially so a family member or partner stops having contact.
- heist noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
Senses
盜竊 is used for these senses in English:
alienate — full definition
- verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
- verb (law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.
estrange — full definition
- verb To make someone feel distant or unfriendly, especially so a family member or partner stops having contact.
- verb To take someone or something away from a place or group they usually belong to.
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