thieving

thieve

(thēv)

tr. & intr.v. thieved, thiev·ing, thieves

To take (something) by theft or commit theft.

[Perhaps from Old English thēofian, from thēof, thief.]

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thieving

(ˈθiːvɪŋ)

adj

given to stealing other people's possessions

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Noun	1.	thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" larceny, stealing, theft, thievery breach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else pilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articles shoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" robbery - larceny by threat of violence biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use grand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it rustling - the stealing of cattle
Adj.	1.	thieving - given to thievery thievish dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

thieving

noun

1. theft, stealing, robbery, burglary, shoplifting, embezzlement, pilfering, larceny an ex-con who says he's given up thieving

adjective

1. dishonest, bent (informal), crooked (informal), light-fingered, larcenous, thievish a thieving grocer who put sand in the sugar

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Translations

varastaminenvarastelevavarastelu

furto

thieving

[ˈθiːvɪŋ]

A. ADJ → ladrón

B. N → robo m, hurto m

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thieving

[ˈθiːvɪŋ] n (= theft) → vol m (larcin)

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thieving

adj magpie → diebisch; keep your thieving hands off my cigarettes → lass die Finger weg von meinen Zigaretten (inf); this thieving lot (inf) → diese Räuberbande (inf)

n (= thefts) → Stehlen nt, → Diebstähle pl

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thieving

[ˈθiːvɪŋ]

1. adj → ladro/a
you thieving scoundrel! → brutto ladruncolo!

2. n → furti mpl

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At the beginning of his career Chief Inspector Heat had been concerned with the more energetic forms of thieving. He had gained his spurs in that sphere, and naturally enough had kept for it, after his promotion to another department, a feeling not very far removed from affection.

After paying this tribute to what is normal in the constitution of society (for the idea of thieving appeared to his instinct as normal as the idea of property), Chief Inspector Heat felt very angry with himself for having stopped, for having spoken, for having taken that way at all on the ground of it being a short cut from the station to the headquarters.

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Maybe make an honest living instead of thieving off us?'

Thieves who stole company's equipment get 'job offer' from business owner

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