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roubar.

to steal (to take illegally or without permission)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁo(w)ˈba(ʁ)/Brazil[ho(ʊ̯)ˈba(h)]Brazil/ʁo(w)ˈba(ɾ)/São-Paulo[ho(ʊ̯)ˈba(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to steal (to take illegally or without permission)

    transitive
    Ele roubou uma carteira do bolso de um pedestre.
  2. to rob (to steal objects from a location)

    transitive
    Chegamos de viagem e vimos que roubaram nossa casa.
  3. to cheat (to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation)

    intransitive
    O cassino expulsou o jogador que estava roubando no pôquer.
  4. to seduce (someone who is in another relationship)

    figuratively · transitive
    Esse cara quer roubar minha mulher.
  5. to deprive, rob (someone or something) of (its qualities)

    figuratively · transitive
    O tempo roubara sua beleza.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roubar, from Late Latin raubāre, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

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