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ransacking

/ˈræn.sæk.ɪŋ/

ransackingnoun

ransackings

Translations

разграбление

The ransacking of the ancient tombs was a great loss to history.

Разграбление древних гробниц было большой потерей для истории.

обыск

The police conducted a ransacking of the suspect's apartment.

Полиция провела обыск в квартире подозреваемого.

грабёж

The ransacking of the village left many homes destroyed.

Грабёж деревни оставил многие дома разрушенными.

Additional translations

мародёрство

Definitions

The act of searching thoroughly or in a disorderly manner, often with the intent to steal or cause damage.

The ransacking of the office left papers scattered everywhere and several items missing.

Synonyms

ransackinggerund / present participle

/ˈrænˌsækɪŋ/

Definitions

Engaged in or characterized by ransacking; intent on searching a place roughly and often destructively.

Ransacking soldiers stormed through the village, overturning furniture in every house.

ransackverb

ransacking

Gerund

ransacked

Past Simple

ransacked

Past Participle

ransacking

Gerund

/ˈræn.sæk/

Translations

грабить

The thieves ransacked the house looking for valuables.

Воры грабили дом в поисках ценностей.

обшаривать

The police ransacked the apartment for evidence.

Полиция обшаривала квартиру в поисках улик.

разграбить

The invaders ransacked the village, leaving nothing behind.

Захватчики разграбили деревню, не оставив ничего.

Additional translations

рыскать

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

ransacknoun

Definitions

(archaic) An act of plundering or pillaging; the goods or booty taken.

The conquerors divided the ransack among themselves.