sheep stealing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sheep stealing in the English»Italian Dictionary

sheep stealing [ˈʃiːpˌstiːlɪŋ] N

sheep stealing

furto m di pecore

sheep stealing

abigeato m

Translations for sheep stealing in the Italian»English Dictionary

abigeato (di pecore)

sheep stealing

Translations for sheep stealing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stealing [Brit ˈstiːlɪŋ, Am ˈstilɪŋ] N (theft)

stealing

furto m

II.stealing [Brit ˈstiːlɪŋ, Am ˈstilɪŋ] ADJ

stealing (that steals)

che ruba

stealing (stealthy) rare

furtivo

I.steal [Brit stiːl, Am stil] N inf

1. steal (bargain):

the watch was a steal!

l'orologio è stato un vero affare!

5 dollars, that's a steal!

5 dollari, è un'occasione da non perdere!

2. steal (theft):

steal

furto m

II.steal <pt stole, pp stolen> [Brit stiːl, Am stil] VB trans

1. steal (thieve):

steal

rubare (from sb a qn)

2. steal (take surreptitiously) fig:

to steal a few minutes' sleep

rubare qualche minuto di sonno

to steal a few minutes' peace

concedersi qualche minuto di riposo or di pace

to steal the credit for sth

prendersi il merito di qc

to steal a glance at sth

guardare furtivamente qc

to steal a kiss

rubare un bacio

III.steal <pt stole, pp stolen> [Brit stiːl, Am stil] VB intr

1. steal (thieve):

steal

rubare, commettere un furto

to steal from sb

rubare a qn

to steal from a car, house

rubare da una macchina, da una casa

our luggage was stolen from the car

ci hanno rubato i bagagli dalla macchina

2. steal (creep):

to steal into a room

entrare di soppiatto in una stanza

to steal out of a room

uscire furtivamente da una stanza

to steal up on sb

avvicinarsi furtivamente a qn

a sad expression stole across her face fig

un velo di tristezza le scese sul volto

the light stole through the curtains

la luce filtrava dalle tende

IV.steal [Brit stiːl, Am stil]

to steal a march on sb

battere qn sul tempo

to steal the show THEAT

rubare la scena

she stole the show fig

ha monopolizzato l'attenzione

to steal a scene from sb THEAT, CINE

rubare la scena a qn

sheep <pl sheep> [Brit ʃiːp, Am ʃip] N

sheep

ovino m

sheep (ewe)

pecora f

black sheep fig

pecora nera

to count sheep fig

contare le pecore

to follow sb, sth like sheep

seguire qn, qc come una pecora

to make sheep's eyes at sb

fare gli occhi dolci a qn

may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb

= se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave

to separate the sheep from the goats

= separare il grano dal loglio

sheep stealing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sheep stealing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.steal <stole, stolen> [sti:l] VB trans

steal

rubare

to steal sb's heart

rubare il cuore a qu

to steal a glance (at sb/sth)

dare un'occhiata furtiva (a qu/qc)

Phrases:

to steal the show

monopolizzare l'attenzione

to steal someone's thunder

rovinare a qu l'effetto sorpresa

II.steal <stole, stolen> [sti:l] VB intr

1. steal (take things illegally):

steal

rubare

2. steal (move surreptitiously):

to steal in

entrare di soppiatto

to steal away

sgattaiolare via

III.steal [sti:l] N inf

steal

affarone m

to be a steal

essere un affarone

sheep [ʃi:p] N

sheep

pecora f

sheep (ram)

montone m

Phrases:

to separate the sheep from the goats

distinguere il grano dal loglio

black sheep

pecora nera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These courts tried luckless locals charged with a range of crimes within the forest boundaries, from sheep stealing to poaching deer.

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