mitgehen lassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
- pilfer verb To steal small amounts of things, especially items of little value.
- purloin verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
Senses
mitgehen lassen is used for these senses in English:
- nick (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.
- pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- swipe (transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.
nick — full definition
- noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
- noun British slang for a police station or prison.
- noun British slang for condition or state, as in "in good nick".
- verb To cut or scratch slightly.
- verb British slang meaning to steal.
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