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ворова́ть — meaning in English

vorovat

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English meaning

  • kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
  • pilfer verb To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
  • purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

ворова́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • kidnap (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
  • pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
  • purloin (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
  • thieve (intransitive) To commit theft.

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