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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSteal
/stiːl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
"Someone broke into the office and tried to steal the company computers." - 2
To move somewhere quietly, stealthily, or surreptitiously.
"She managed to steal out of the room without waking the sleeping baby."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'stelan', of Germanic origin, meaning to take stealthily or commit theft. It is cognate with Dutch 'stelen' and German 'stehlen', tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European root associated with concealment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Steal" is said worldwide
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voler
Transliteration: vɔle
"Il a essayé de voler une pomme au marché."
stehlen
Transliteration: ˈʃteːlən
"Die Diebe versuchten, das wertvolle Gemälde zu stehlen."
rubare
Transliteration: ruˈbare
"Hanno cercato di rubare la sua auto nuova."
robar
Transliteration: roˈβaɾ
"El ladrón entró a robar en la joyería."
roubar
Transliteration: ʁoˈbaɾ
"Ele foi pego a tentar roubar o carro."
चुराना
Transliteration: churāna
"चोर ने दुकान से पैसे चुरा लिए।"
偷
Transliteration: tōu
"有人把我的自行车偷走了。"
훔치다
Transliteration: humchida
"그는 가게에서 물건을 훔치다가 들켰다."
盗む
Transliteration: nusumu
"彼は財布からお金を盗んだ。"
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