- pilfer pil·fer
- ['pɪlfə(r)]
1. vtrubacchiare2. vifare dei furtarelli
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pilfer pil·fer
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pil´fer|er — pil|fer «PIHL fuhr», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to steal in small quantities: »to pilfer from a cash box, to pilfer stamps. The tramp pilfered some apples from the barrel. Figurative. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful… … Useful english dictionary
pil|fer — «PIHL fuhr», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to steal in small quantities: »to pilfer from a cash box, to pilfer stamps. The tramp pilfered some apples from the barrel. Figurative. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace… … Useful english dictionary
pilfer — pil·fer / pil fər/ vi: to steal esp. in small amounts and often again and again accused of pilfer ing from passenger luggage vt: to steal or steal from esp. in small quantities found pilfer ing goods from a store he was guarding pil·fer·age / pil … Law dictionary
pilfer — pil‧fer [ˈpɪlfə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] to steal small amounts of things, or things that are not worth much, especially from an office, factory etc: • An employee has been charged with pilfering a set of automobile wheels. pilfering noun… … Financial and business terms
Pilfer — Pil fer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pilfer — Pil fer, v. t. To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little. [1913 Webster] And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilfer — pil•fer [[t]ˈpɪl fər[/t]] v. i. v. t. to steal, esp. in small quantities • Etymology: 1540–50; v. use of late ME pilfre booty < MF pelfre. See pelf pil′fer•age ɪdʒ n. pil′fer•er, n … From formal English to slang
pilfer — pil|fer [ pılfər ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal things, especially from the place where you work ╾ pil|fer|ing noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pilfer — pil|fer [ˈpılfə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pelfrer, from pelfre stolen things ] to steal things that are not worth much, especially from the place where you work pilfer from ▪ She was sacked after being caught… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilfer — pil·fer … English syllables
pilfering — pilfer pil‧fer [ˈpɪlfə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] to steal small amounts of things, or things that are not worth much, especially from an office, factory etc: • An employee has been charged with pilfering a set of automobile wheels. pilfering noun… … Financial and business terms
