thief in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thief in the English»French Dictionary

thief <pl thieves> [Brit θiːf, Am θif] N

thief

voleur/-euse m/f

car/jewel thief

voleur de voitures/de bijoux

stop thief!

au voleur!

set a thief to catch a thief

seul un voleur peut en attraper un autre

to be as thick as thieves

s'entendre comme larrons en foire

like a thief in the night

comme un voleur

a den of thieves, a thieves' kitchen

un repaire de brigands

sneak thief N

sneak thief

chapardeur/-euse m/f

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light-fingered (skilful) thief

adroit

overpower thief

maîtriser

to be denounced as a traitor/thief

être accusé de trahison/vol

Translations for thief in the French»English Dictionary

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tire-laine

thief

chapardeur (chapardeuse)

pilferer, petty thief

maraudeur (maraudeuse) (voleur)

petty thief

larron

thief

l'occasion fait le larron prov

opportunity makes the thief

être voleur chat:

to be a thief

être voleur et menteur

to be a thief and a liar

voleur (voleuse) (malfaiteur)

thief

un voleur de voiture

a car thief

crier ‘au voleur!’

to shout ‘stop thief!’

se sauver comme un voleur

to slip away like a thief in the night

thief in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thief in the English»French Dictionary

thief <thieves> [θi:f, s ˈθi:vz] N

thief

voleur(-euse) m (f)

sneak-thief N

sneak-thief

chipeur(-euse) m (f)

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procrastination is the thief of time

il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même prov

consummate liar, thief

achevé(e)

common criminal, thief

de bas étage

Translations for thief in the French»English Dictionary

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voleur (-euse)

thief

au voleur!

stop thief!

jouer le personnage d'un voleur

to play the part of a thief

au voleur, arrêtez-le!

stop thief!

l'eau/le voleur rentre dans la maison

water/the thief is getting inside the house

thief Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

procrastination is the thief of time

il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même prov

water/the thief is getting inside the house

l'eau/le voleur rentre dans la maison

to play the part of a thief

jouer le personnage d'un voleur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other materials which may be attractive to thieves are still in place, as none of the buildings have been demolished.

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This way the thief (or snooper) will potentially keep using the device to call friends and brag about their spoils.

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How easy would it be for a thief to casually walk off with the goodies, and perhaps palm them off to accomplices on the outside?

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Every time he turns on a light, the thief splatters a cake in his face.

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The service utilizes persistent technology, which means it can't be removed or disabled by a thief.

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It is said that sailors would secure their belongings in a ditty bag using the thief knot, often with the ends hidden.

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At least two of the thieves were men wearing wigs and women's clothes.

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On one of these nights he was even reported to have run after a thief himself.

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Due to the overcrowded conditions, thieves are another hazard.

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The thieves infiltrate the shop's underground high-security vault and find a sealed silver coffin protected by a deadly defense system.

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