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roubar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • 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.
  • pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
  • rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

roubar is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  • heist (transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).
  • jack (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
  • pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
  • rob (intransitive) To commit robbery.
  • steal (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
  • thieve (intransitive) To commit theft.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

cheat — full definition

  1. verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  2. verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
  3. verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
  4. noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.

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