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البُوْق
thief
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English
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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
righino ladro
widow line
riacciuffare ladro, evaso
to recapture
inafferrabile ladro, animale
uncatchable
inafferrabile ladro, animale
unseizable
riacchiappare ladro
to recapture
riacchiappare ladro
to catch [sth] again
English
English
Italian
Italian
larcener
ladro m
purloiner
ladro m / ladra f
stealer
ladro m / ladra f
cat burglar
ladro m acrobata / ladra f acrobata
thieve
fare il ladro, rubare
Italian
Italian
English
English
ladro (-a) [ˈla:·dro] N m (f)
ladro (-a)
thief
vergognarsi come un ladro
to be deeply ashamed
l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro prov
opportunity makes the thief
English
English
Italian
Italian
thief
ladro(-a) m (f)
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
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
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)
Fugge, vergognandosi di aver concesso qualche speranza di perdono all'assassino di suo padre.
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Flash crede che non dovrebbe vergognarsi delle sue capacità e che debba nasconderle, credendo che lo renda speciale.
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Cavillaca, vergognandosi per l'aspetto del padre, fuggì via insieme con il figlio.
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Così la compassione provata per lei lo distrae dal suo proposito autodistruttivo, tanto da pentirsi e vergognarsi del suo atteggiamento.
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Thunderclap cerca di scusarsi ma, vergognandosi dell'accaduto, si dilegua in un vicolo.
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