thief
gb/θˈif/ us/θˈif/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4300
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
A person who steals
Someone who takes things that are not theirs.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a [adjective] thief
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'thief' with 'robber' or 'burglar'; 'thief' is the general term, while the others describe specific types of stealing.
Visawe
robber (Usually refers to someone who steals using force or threats.)
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burglar (Specifically refers to someone who breaks into buildings to steal.)
Vinyume
owner (The lawful possessor of the property, opposite of someone who takes it unlawfully.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
petty thief
|car thief
|pickpocket thief
|catch a thief
|thief in the night
Mada
crime
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The police caught the thief as he tried to escape.
- A skilled thief can steal without being noticed.
- The museum's most valuable painting was taken by a thief.
- She shouted for help when she saw the thief running away.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The thief took my bag.
- A thief stole his bike.
- The police are looking for the thief.
- They caught the thief at the market.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
thief
IPA
GB/θˈif/
US/θˈif/
Silabi na mkazo
thief (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (thief)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: thief
- Plural: thieves
Familia ya neno
Semi
set a thief to catch a thief
1/sˈɛt ə θˈif tə kˈæt͡ʃ ə θˈif/
idiom
Use a thief to catch one
To use someone who knows about bad actions to stop someone else doing them.
Mifano
- They hired a former hacker to find the cybercriminal—set a thief to catch a thief.
- Sometimes you have to set a thief to catch a thief when dealing with fraud cases.
thief in the night
1/θˈif ˈɪn ðə nˈaɪt/
idiom
literary
Something sudden and unexpected
Something that happens suddenly and without warning, often in a secret way.
Mifano
- The disease came upon him like a thief in the night.
- Failure can strike like a thief in the night if you are not careful.