ransack

UK
/ˈræn.sæk/
US
/ˈræn.sæk/

Übersetzungen

ransackverb
ransacked
Präteritum
ransacked
Partizip Perfekt
ransacking
Gerundium
UK
/ˈræn.sæk/
US
/ˈræn.sæk/
The invaders ransacked the village, leaving nothing behind.
Захватчики разграбили деревню, не оставив ничего.
The police ransacked the apartment for evidence.
Полиция обшаривала квартиру в поисках улик.
The thieves ransacked the house looking for valuables.
Воры грабили дом в поисках ценностей.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
ransacksubstantiv
ransacks
Pl.
UK
/ˈræn.sæk/
US
/ˈræn.sæk/
Archaic: refers to an act of plundering or the booty taken.

Definitionen

ransackverb
To search (a place) thoroughly and forcibly, stealing items and often causing damage; to plunder or pillage.
The marauding soldiers ransacked the village, burning houses and taking valuables.
To rummage through (something) in a hurried or disorderly way in order to find a desired item.
He ransacked the filing cabinet looking for the missing contract.
ransacksubstantiv
(archaic) An act of plundering or pillaging; the goods or booty taken.
The conquerors divided the ransack among themselves.