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thief

UK
/θiːf/
US
/θif/

Translations

thiefnoun
thieves
pl
UK
/θiːf/
US
/θif/
voleurAu sens figuré.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
La procrastination est le voleur du temps.
The thief was caught on camera stealing a bicycle from the front yard.
Le voleur a été filmé en train de voler un vélo dans le jardin de devant.
The thief was caught on camera stealing a bicycle from the front yard.
La voleuse a été filmée en train de voler un vélo dans le jardin de devant.
Additional translations
larronSoutenu ou littéraire.
Synonyms
robber
burglar
stealer
bandit
crook
criminal
pickpocket
shoplifter
Antonyms
law-abiding citizen
honest person
thiefadjective
UK
/θiːf/
US
/θiːf/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to thieves or theft (e.g., thief alarm).
antivolPour désigner ce qui protège contre le vol.
The warehouse was equipped with a sophisticated thief alarm system.
L’entrepôt était équipé d’un système d’alarme antivol sophistiqué.
Synonyms
thievish
thieving
kleptomaniacal
pilfering
stealing
robbing
larcenous
felonious

Definitions

thiefnoun
A person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
The thief was caught on camera stealing a bicycle from the front yard.
Something that deprives, removes, or steals, especially in a figurative sense.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
thiefadjective
Relating to thieves or intended to prevent or detect theft; burglar-proof.
The warehouse was equipped with a sophisticated thief alarm system.
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