thief

Related words

• Dieb

  thief

• Wortklauber

  word thief

• Beischlafdiebin

  bed-sleeping thief

• Pferdendieb

  horsethief

• Beischlafdieb

  bed thief

• drohen

  To threaten

• einsperren

  imprison

• gefesselt

  bound

• verhaften

  to arrest

• inhaftieren

  To imprison

• entreißen

  to snatch, to wrest

• bemächtigen

  To seize means to take possession of something forcibly or unlawfully.

• wegrennen

  to run away, to flee

• nachjagen

  to chase after

• einlochen

  To lock up, to imprison; also: to hole (a ball)

• auflauern

  To lie in wait means to hide in order to surprise or ambush someone.

• wegsperren

  to lock away

• enteilen

  To rush away, to dash off

• überführt

  convicted

• Genugtuung

  Satisfaction means a feeling of fulfillment or contentment, often after redress or revenge.

• abgeführt

  Taken away (by police)

• Meisterdieb

  Master thief

• Lockvogel

  decoy

• Langfingerin

  female thief

• abfangen

  to intercept

• davonlaufen

  To run away

• entweichen

  to escape, to leak

• bestehlen

  to rob

• berauben

  To rob, to deprive

• weggerannt

  ran away

• habhaft

  To seize, to get hold of

• Komplize

  Accomplice

• davongerannt

  Ran away

• Halseisen

  Pillory, neck iron

• Bolzenschneider

  Bolt cutter

• Dieb

  thief

• Schlupf

  Loophole, slip

• Diebin

  A thief is a female person who steals something.

• Einfang

  Capture

• entwischen

  Escape

• Fußangel

  Caltrop

• Briefstreicher

  Mail thief

• Komplice

  Accomplice

• verfolgen

  Pursue

• aufbrechen

  To depart, to break open

• wegkommen

  to get away, to escape

• davoneilen

  To hurry away, to flee

• sich in Luft auflösen

  to vanish into thin air

• Fersengeld geben

  To take to one's heels

Example sentences with “thief”

1. The thief was caught. (Der Dieb wurde gefasst.)

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