What does ladro in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word ladro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ladro in Italian.

The word ladro in Italian means thief, thief, thieving, Catch the thief!, leave like a thief, burglar, heartbreaker, chicken thief, petty criminal, small time crook, high-class thief, Damned government!, a very short sentence, treat like a thief, be ashamed like a thief. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ladro

thief

(chi ruba)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un ladro mi ha appena rubato il portafoglio.
A thief has just stolen my wallet.

thief

(figurato, colloquiale (chi chiede un compenso eccessivo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel meccanico è proprio un ladro!
That mechanic is a real thief!

thieving

aggettivo (che ruba)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hanno scoperto un commesso ladro che sottraeva continuamente denaro dalla cassa.
They discovered a thieving clerk who kept taking money from the register.

Catch the thief!

leave like a thief

burglar

sostantivo maschile (ladro che ruba nelle abitazioni)

heartbreaker

chicken thief

petty criminal, small time crook

(general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He isn't dangerous, he's only a petty thief.

high-class thief

Damned government!

a very short sentence

(typography)

treat like a thief

be ashamed like a thief

(literal)

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