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pillaging

UK
/ˈpɪlɪdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɪlɪdʒɪŋ/

Translations

pillagingnoun
pillagings
pl
The pillaging of the village left it in ruins, with many homes destroyed and valuables stolen.
Le pillage du village l’a laissé en ruines, avec de nombreuses maisons détruites et des objets de valeur volés.
Additional translations
saccageSurtout pour un pillage accompagné de dévastation ; registre courant.
Synonyms
despoiling
sacking
raiding
plundering
looting
pillaginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈpɪl.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɪl.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively looting or plundering.
Pillaging soldiers swept through the countryside, leaving devastation in their wake.
Des soldats pillants ont traversé la campagne, laissant la dévastation derrière eux.
pillageverb

pillaging

Gerund

pillaged
Past Simple
pillaged
Past Participle
pillaging
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
US
/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
pillerSurtout dans un contexte de guerre ou de violence organisée.
The invading army began to pillage the village, taking everything of value.
L'armée envahissante a commencé à piller le village, emportant tout ce qui avait de la valeur.
Synonyms
loot
raid
sack
despoil
rob
ransack
plunder

Definitions

pillagingnoun
The act of looting or plundering, especially in a violent and forceful manner.
The pillaging of the village left it in ruins, with many homes destroyed and valuables stolen.
pillaginggerund / present participle
Engaged in looting or plundering; that pillages.
Pillaging soldiers swept through the countryside, leaving devastation in their wake.
pillageverb
To rob a place using violence, especially in wartime.
The invading army began to pillage the village, taking everything of value.
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