näpistää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- filch verb (informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
- pilfer verb To steal small amounts of things, especially items of little value.
- pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- shoplift verb To steal goods from a shop while it is open for business.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
Senses
näpistää is used for these senses in English:
- filch (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
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