pilfer
UKpilfər
معنی فارسی
دله دزدي کردن دزديدن کش رفتن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pil´fǝr/vt., vi.
● دله دزدی کردن، کش رفتن
he used to pilfer his roommate's pencils and papers
او مداد و کاغذ هم اتاقی خود را کش میرفت.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'pelfren', from Old French 'pelfrer', from 'pelfre' (booty, spoils).
مثال
- The shopkeeper noticed that someone had been pilfering from the cash register.
- She pilfered a few pens from her coworker's desk.
- The thief pilfered a necklace from the jewelry store.
ترکیبهای رایج
Pilfer money Pilfer goods Pilfer valuables
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- make off with belongings of others “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s something from somebody” “They pilfer the goods”
مترادفها
I. verb active
Steal (by petty theft), filch, purloin.
II. verb neuter
Steal, thieve, practise petty theft.