What does voleur in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word voleur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use voleur in French.
The word voleur in French means thief, robber, thieving so-and-so, thief, robber, thieving, Stop, thief!, play cops and robbers, leave like a thief in the night, bag snatcher, shoplifter, bank robber. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word voleur
thief, robber(brigand) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Des voleurs sont entrés dans le magasin et ont emporté pour plusieurs centaines d'euros de marchandise. Les voleurs du tableau ont été arrêtés par la police. Robbers broke into the shop and stole hundreds of euros of stock. The thieves who stole the painting were arrested by the police. |
thieving so-and-so(personne se faisant payer trop cher) (person: informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Comment, le plombier t'a demandé 300 euros de l'heure ? Non mais c'est un voleur ! ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. You want 3,000 euros for a car that doesn't even run? That's daylight robbery! |
thief, robber([qqn] qui dérobe par ruse ou par force) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le renard a la réputation d'être un voleur. Foxes have a reputation for being thieves. |
thievingadjectif (qui s'approprie [qch]) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Les singes se comportent parfois comme des animaux voleurs. Monkeys can sometimes be thieving animals. |
Stop, thief!interjection (rattrapez ce voleur !) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") La victime poursuivit son agresseur jusque dans la rue en criant « Au voleur ! ». |
play cops and robberslocution verbale (jouer à s'attraper) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
leave like a thief in the nightlocution verbale (péjoratif (s'éclipser trop discrètement) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Je t'ai cherché hier soir à la fête. Pourquoi est-ce que tu es parti comme un voleur avant la fin ? |
bag snatcher(voleur arrachant son butin à sa victime) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
shoplifter(voleur dérobant dans les rayons) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
bank robber(cambrioleur de banque) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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