"thief" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

thief sustantivo

sustantivo + thief

Kolokacji: 26

car thief • jewel thief • horse thief • identity thief • master thief • ...

thief + verbo

Kolokacji: 48

thief steals • thief takes • thief breaks • thief uses • thief gets • ...

verbo + thief

Kolokacji: 13

catch a thief • stop thieves • deter thieves • chase thieves • prevent thieves • ...

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 5

(1) catch, attract

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 5

1. stop thieves = złodzieje zatrzymania stop thieves

2. deter thieves = powstrzymaj złodziejów deter thieves

3. prevent thieves = uniemożliw złodziejom prevent thieves

4. discourage thieves = zniechęć złodziejów discourage thieves

5. keep thieves = zatrzymaj złodziejów keep thieves

It wasn't supposed to keep thieves away.
It would certainly keep thieves out of the hoard.
From their infancy, remote keyless systems have relied on codes to keep thieves at bay.
If the intention is to keep thieves out, or keep disturbed individuals in, this is a better solution.
A wild night, a blizzard night, that might well keep even thieves and vagabonds close to home.
Do you think I keep thieves in my house?
Publishers said that such a ban was needed to keep thieves from using any loopholes as a license to make illegal copies.
My job is keeping thieves in line.
It is a "self-defense" system for a car that is designed to keep would-be thieves out of the vehicle's interior.
Trying to keep potential thieves out of casino industry jobs is another huge task for the division.

(3) chase, sneak

Kolokacji: 2

(4) know, name

Kolokacji: 2

(5) kill, punish

Kolokacji: 2

adjetivo + thief

Kolokacji: 30

petty thief • common thief • professional thief • little thief • young thief • ...

preposición + thief

Kolokacji: 11

of thieves • for thieves • with thieves • to thieves • from thieves • ...

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