purloin

[US]/pɜːˈlɔɪn/
[UK]/ˈpɜːrlɔɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. stjele
Word Forms
Pluralpurloins
Past Tensepurloined
Third Person Singularpurloins
Present Participlepurloining
Past Participlepurloined

Example Sentences

he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key.

han må ha lykkes med å stjelne en kopi av nøkkelen.

purloined the key to his safe-deposit box.

stjal nøkkelen til sin sikkerhetskasse.

research that was stolen by a colleague. Topurloin is to make off with something, often in a breach of trust:

forskning som ble stjelt av en kollega. Å purloin er å ta noe med seg, ofte i en brudd på tillit:

Japan and Korea purloin American technology as it comes off the drawing boards with the help of their governments.

Japan og Sør-Korea stjeler amerikansk teknologi når den kommer av tegnebrettet med hjelp fra sine regjeringer.

The thief attempted to purloin the valuable jewels from the museum.

Tyv forsøkte å stjelne de verdifulle smykkene fra museet.

She was caught trying to purloin money from the cash register.

Hun ble tatt i flagranti mens hun prøvde å stjelne penger fra kassen.

He managed to purloin some confidential documents from the office.

Han klarte å stjelne noen konfidensielle dokumenter fra kontoret.

The spy was able to purloin top-secret information from the enemy.

Spionen klarte å stjelne hemmelig informasjon fra fienden.

The cat was known to purloin food from the kitchen counter.

Katten var kjent for å stjelne mat fra kjøkkenbordet.

The pickpocket tried to purloin wallets from unsuspecting tourists.

Lommeplukkeren prøvde å stjelne lommebøker fra upåvirkede turister.

The hacker attempted to purloin sensitive data from the company's database.

Hakkeren forsøkte å stjelne følsomme data fra selskapets database.

The cunning fox would purloin eggs from the henhouse.

Den listige hunden ville stjelne egg fra kyshuset.

The magician's trick was to purloin items from the audience without them noticing.

Magiens triks var å stjelne ting fra publikum uten at de merket det.

She tried to purloin her sister's favorite dress without getting caught.

Hun prøvde å stjelne sin søster elskede klær uten å bli oppdaget.

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