thieves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thieves in the English»French Dictionary

thieves [Brit θiːvz, Am θivz] N npl

thieves → thief

See also thief

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

thieve [Brit θiːv, Am θiv] VB trans, intr

thieve

voler

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the would-be thieves were arrested

les voleurs ont été arrêtés avant qu'ils aient pu passer à l'acte

to be as thick as thieves

s'entendre comme larrons en foire

a den of thieves, a thieves' kitchen

un repaire de brigands

thieves, prostitutes, suspects to be rounded up

être pris dans une rafle

drive away tourists, visitors, thieves, clients

faire partir

Translations for thieves in the French»English Dictionary

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les deux larrons

the two thieves

s'entendre comme larrons en foire

to be as thick as thieves

Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs

Ali Baba and the forty thieves

voleurs, bandits et consorts

thieves, bandits and others of that ilk

faire détaler des voleurs

to frighten off thieves

thieves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thieves in the English»French Dictionary

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roving animal, thieves

errant(e)

bunch of idiots, thieves

bande f

to be as thick as thieves

s'entendre comme larrons en foire

the work of professional thieves/a craftsman

l'œuvre de voleurs professionnels/d'un artisan

Translations for thieves in the French»English Dictionary

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c'est un repaire de brigands iron hum inf

it's a den of thieves

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He claimed at all times that he found the goods by policing and avowed hatred of thieves.

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When the thieves arrived, the wife did as she was told.

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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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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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However, that policy enables spammers, direct marketers, identity thieves, or other attackers to use the directory for personal information about those people.

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There is also a new self-service ticket machine, which replaced one that thieves attempted to break into in 2007.

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In the era of electronic banking, banks no longer carry much cash, so jewels are the softest target for thieves.

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By some uncanny intuition, some people imagine they will find horse thieves, rogues and jailbirds perched in the leafy bowers of their family trees.

www.insidetoronto.com

Thieves can also purchase a cheap mag-striper online that will copy down the numbers without leaving any traces on the card.

windsorstar.com