Translations for „thieves“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

thief [θiːf] N

thief

贼 zéi

thief

小偷 xiǎotōu

thieve [θiːv] VB trans

thieve

偷窃 tōuqiè

Usage examples with thieves

a pack of thieves

一伙贼

a den of thieves

贼窝

nose out the thieves' hiding place

找出窃贼的藏身之处

The thieves are safe in prison.

小偷们呆在监狱里就不能为害了。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The joyriders discovered a weakness in the cars that allowed thieves to punch out the steering column and get the motor revving.

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Meanwhile, two bumbling diamond thieves create complications for both sides.

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The two thieves are horrified as they have spent all the back pay due to the soldiers.

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Otherwise, they'll be continuing to play second fiddle to their own plunderers and thieves.

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Thieves also made off with numerous items of clothing such as t-shirts, hoodies, windbreakers, shorts and polo tees.

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The show depicts would-be car thieves caught in the act of auto theft.

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Dark creepers operate like thieves, extinguishing light sources and stealing small magical items.

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The police are also accused of colluding with car thieves and chop shops in this area.

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The thieves also made off with other items, including seven gold watches and three gold opera glasses, worth a total of 157,000 euros ($229,000).

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Many thieves don't want to go through the rigmarole of buying laptops and jewelry, then selling them online or at pawnshops.

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