thief

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Tên trộm, kẻ cắp

BrE /θiːf/ AmE /θif/

noun en → vi

1 CRIMINAL [singular] B1

Tên trộm, kẻ cắp

a person who steals things from other people or places, especially as a job

  • a/the thief

Collocations catch a thief · robbery by a thief

  • The police caught the thief red-handed.

    Cảnh sát đã bắt tên trộm đang bị phát hiện khi đang thực hiện hành vi trộm cắp.

2 STOLEN [noun + stolen] B2

Của kẻ trộm

used after a noun to refer to something that belongs to or is used by a thief, especially in stories or films about crime

  • stolen goods

Collocations stolen car · stolen money

  • The police recovered the stolen laptop.

    Cảnh sát đã thu hồi lại chiếc máy tính bị trộm.