What does pirate in French mean?

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

The word pirate in French means pirate, pirated, pirate, hack, pirate, pirate ship, hijacker, plane hijacker, financial swindler, financial fraudster, hacker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pirate

pirate

nom masculin et féminin (brigand des mers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, les pirates détournent de gros cargos.
These days, pirates hijack big cargo ships.

pirated

adjectif (figuré (illégal) (computing, figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il existe un enregistrement pirate de ce concert.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. She has a hacked copy of the program.

pirate

verbe transitif (copier frauduleusement) (copy illegally)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a piraté tous les disques des Rolling Stones.
He pirated all the Rolling Stones records.

hack

verbe transitif (accéder illégalement) (computer, information systems, etc.)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle a obtenu ses informations en piratant le système de la NASA.
She got hold of the data by hacking into NASA's system.

pirate

verbe transitif (voler [qch] à [qqn]) (steal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet auteur a piraté le scénario à son collègue.
This author pirated the script from his colleague.

pirate ship

nom masculin (bateau qui attaque) (attacking vessel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux bateaux ont été attaqués par des bateaux pirates autour de la corne de l'Afrique.

hijacker, plane hijacker

nom masculin (personne menaçant la sécurité d'un avion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

financial swindler, financial fraudster

nom masculin (figuré (voleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pirates de la finance ont ruiné cet état.

hacker

nom masculin et féminin ([qqn] cherchant à pénétrer un système) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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