Klau
derNountheft; pinching (informal)
English translations
- 01
cleat
- 02
claw
Word details
- German meaning
- „Klau“ ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für Diebstahl.
- English meaning
- Theft, stealing
- Synonym
- Diebstahl, Stehlen
- German example
- Er wurde beim Klau einer Tafel Schokolade erwischt.
- English example
- He was caught stealing a chocolate bar.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Klau
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Klaue
claw
- Klausel
clause
- Klicklaut
clicking sound
- Klicklaut
Click
- Wortklauber
pilferer
- Wortklauber
word thief
- Amoklauf
shooting spree
- Amoklauf
rampage
- verklausulieren
evasively
- verklausulieren
vaguely
- verklausulieren
indirectly
- Klaustrophobie
claustrophobia
- Klaue
Claw
- Klaue
Claw
- Klausel
clause
- Klausur
Exam
- klauben
To pick, to gather
- Klause
Hermitage
- Klausner
Klausner is a family name.
- klauen
to steal
- klaustrophobisch
Claustrophobic
- rücklaufend
reverse, backward
- Bärenklau
Hogweed
- Knacklaut
Glottal stop
- Sauklaue
Chicken scratch is a derogatory term for illegible handwriting.
- Amoklauf
Rampage
- Klicklaut
A click consonant is a sound produced by creating a suction with the tongue and then suddenly releasing it, typical of some African languages.
- verklausuliert
Obscure, convoluted
- Rücklauf
Return flow
- Wagenrücklauf
Carriage return
- Wortklauber
Wordsmith
- silberne Löffel klauen
"To steal silver spoons" means to steal something of value, often in the figurative sense of theft in high society.
- Glottisschlag
Glottal stop
- Geschäftsbedingung
Terms and conditions
- entwenden
Steal
- scharren
To paw, to scrape
- Student
Student
- unterjubeln
To unterjubeln means to secretly or inconspicuously insert or slip something into something else.
- Einsiedlerin
Hermit (female)
- Mehrfachauswahlfrage
Multiple-choice question
- Amokläuferin
A female person who commits a shooting spree.
- stibitzen
To pilfer
- Spickzettel
Cheat sheet
- Verkehrsauffassung
Common business understanding
- Kralle
Claw
- Huf
Hoof
- Platzangst
Agoraphobia is the fear of wide, open spaces or crowds from which one cannot easily escape.
Example sentences with “Klau”
Der Klau des Fahrrads wurde der Polizei gemeldet. (The theft of the bike was reported to the police.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Klau' slang?
Yes, 'Klau' is a colloquial term for 'Diebstahl' (theft).