Burgle Meaning in English

word

US

ˈbɜːɡəl

BUR-guhl

UK

bˈɜːɡəl

BUR-guhl

التعريف

To enter a building illegally, especially a house, in order to steal things.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in British English; 'burglarize' is used in American English. Only refers to stealing by breaking into buildings, not general theft. Common collocations: 'burgle a house', 'was burgled last night'. Formal/legal context.

• Spanish: robar (entrar a robar una casa/edificio)
• Portuguese (BR): arrombar para roubar - assaltar (casa/edifício)
• Portuguese (PT): arrombar para roubar - assaltar (casa/edifício)
• Chinese (Simplified): 入室盗窃
• Chinese (Traditional): 入室盜竊
• Hindi: चोरी करना (घर में घुसकर)
• Arabic: يقتحم للسرقة
• Bengali: চুরি করতে যাওয়া - ঘরের চুরি করা
• Russian: ограбить (дом) - совершить кражу со взломом
• Japanese: 押し入る - 侵入して盗む
• Vietnamese: đột nhập ăn trộm
• Korean: 침입하다 - 절도하다
• Turkish: hırsızlık yapmak (bir eve/bir binaya)
• Urdu: گھر میں چوری کرنا
• Indonesian: membobol - mencuri dengan membobol

جمل نموذجية

Someone tried to burgle our house last night.

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Did you hear about the family who got burgled while on holiday?

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The police caught the man who tried to burgle the shop.

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Our neighbor's house got burgled—they lost all their electronics.

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If you don't lock your doors, anyone could burgle you.

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He admitted he had burgled three houses in the area.

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