Polyglot Dictionary

roubar

/xoˈbaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
roubo
preterite (eu)
roubei
past participle
roubado

Meaning

  1. to steal

    • Roubaram minha bolsa.

      They stole my bag.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

furtar

furtar is more legally specific, theft without violence; roubar is more general, which can include robbery with force — both mean "to steal."

Similar in other languages

German

stehlen

stehlen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to steal."

Spanish

hurtar

hurtar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to steal."

Spanish

robar

robar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to steal."

Practice

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