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ladri
thieves
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. ladro (ladra) [ˈladro] N m (f)
1. ladro:
ladro (ladra) (malfattore, imbroglione)
thief
ladro (ladra) (di appartamento)
burglar
ladro d'automobili, di gioielli
car, jewel thief
ladro di polli fig
small-time crook or thief
mettere in fuga i ladri
to frighten off the thieves
gridare “al ladro!”
to shout “stop thief!”
attenti ai ladri!
watch out for thieves!
giocare a guardie e ladri
to play cops and robbers
2. ladro (persona avida e disonesta):
ladro (ladra)
thief
dare a qn del ladro
to call sb a thief
in quel negozio sono dei ladri
they are real thieves in that shop!
II. ladro [ˈladro] ADJ
1. ladro (che ruba):
ladro
thieving
essere ladro e bugiardo
to be a thief and a liar
2. ladro (pessimo, brutto):
ladro fig
dreadful
ladro fig
terrible
tempo ladro
foul weather
III. ladro [ˈladro]
essere ladro come una gazza
to be a thieving magpie
essere vestito come un ladro
to be dressed like a tramp
scappare come un ladro
to slip away like a thief in the night
l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro prov
opportunity makes the thief
IV. ladro [ˈladro]
ladro di bambini
baby snatcher
ladro di bambini
child kidnapper
una genia di ladri
a den of thieves
righino ladro
widow line
riacciuffare ladro, evaso
to recapture
English
English
Italian
Italian
larcener
ladro m
thief
ladro m / ladra f
car, jewel thief
ladro d'auto, di gioielli
stop thief!
al ladro!
set a thief to catch a thief
ci vuole un ladro per prendere un ladro
like a thief in the night
come un ladro
a den of thieves, a thieves' kitchen
un covo di ladri
purloiner
ladro m / ladra f
stealer
ladro m / ladra f
cat burglar
ladro m acrobata / ladra f acrobata
the would-be thieves were arrested
i ladri mancati furono arrestati
Italian
Italian
English
English
ladro (-a) [ˈla:·dro] N m (f)
ladro (-a)
thief
covo di ladri
den of thieves
English
English
Italian
Italian
thief
ladro(-a) m (f)
a den of thieves
un covo di ladri
housebreaker
ladro(-a) d'appartamento m (f)
rustler
ladro(-a) m (f) di bestiame
thieving
ladro, -a
grave robber
ladro(-a) m (f) di tombe
cattle thief
ladro m di bestiame
to play cops and robbers
giocare a guardie e ladri
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covo di ladri
den of thieves
giocare a -ie e ladri
to play cops and robbers
vergognarsi come un ladro
to be deeply ashamed
l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro prov
opportunity makes the thief
cattle thief
ladro m di bestiame
rustler
ladro(-a) m (f) di bestiame
grave robber
ladro(-a) m (f) di tombe
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Ironside pedina un ladro appena uscito di prigione.
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Nel 2006 dei ladri di rame hanno rubato dalla costruzione varie grondaie in rame.
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A colpo riuscito, però, un agente della direttrice spara al petto del ladro, facendolo morire, almeno apparentemente.
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Reisner concluse che doveva essere una ri-sepoltura segreta, dopo un'effrazione di ladri nella tomba originaria.
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Solo dei ladri privi di talento ed inefficienti!
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