rubare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
- steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
Senses
rubare is used for these senses in English:
- jack (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- purloin (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
- rob (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- 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.
- snitch (slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.
- steal (transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- steal (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- steal (transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
purloin — full definition
- verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- verb To commit theft; to thieve.