shoplift

[US]/ˈʃɒplɪft/
[UK]/ˈʃɑːplɪft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. stjæle varer fra en butik
vi. stjæle varer fra en butik
Word Forms
Past Participleshoplifted
Present Participleshoplifting
Past Tenseshoplifted
Third Person Singularshoplifts

Phrases & Collocations

caught shoplifting

fanget for butikstyveri

shoplifting incident

butikstyveri-hændelse

shoplifting prevention

forebyggelse af butikstyveri

shoplifting charges

sigtelse for butikstyveri

Example Sentences

be arrested for shoplifting

blive anholdt for butikstyveri

shoplifting was a serious crime.

butikstyveri var en alvorlig forbrydelse.

The store detective told the shoplifter that the game was up.

Butiksvogteren fortalte butikstyven, at legen var slut.

shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.

butikstyveri har nået epidemiske proportioner.

The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.

Butikdetektiven holdt nøje øje med en mistænkt butikstyv.

If she carries on shoplifting, she’ll end up in jail.

Hvis hun fortsætter med at stjæle, vil hun ende i fængsel.

Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.

For fem måneder siden blev hun frifundet for butikstyveri.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

Fanget for butikstyveri, stammede den skyldige nogle få åbenlyse løgne.

walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.

Gik direkte mod butikstyven og anholdt ham.

He's already been caught shoplifting; that boy will come to a bad end.

Han er allerede blevet taget for butikstyveri; den dreng kommer til at få det dårligt.

He was fined for shoplifting but only received his just deserts.

Han blev bødet for butikstyveri, men fik kun sin retfærdige løn.

The shoplifter’s day of reckoning came when he was charged with 30 cases of theft.

Butikstyvens dag kom, da han blev anklaget for 30 tilfælde af tyveri.

After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

Efter hendes butikstyverisorg levede hun i dødsforagt for at blive afsløret.

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