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thieves

['θiːvz]

мн. от thief

Examples from texts

Jesus is crucified between two thieves.
Вот Христос между двумя разбойниками.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

At this point the alert reader can without the author's help add that the thieves were on the upper level inside the hold and closer to the ship's ladder—in other words, to light and air.
Усвойчивый читатель теперь уже и без автора может добавить: при этом блатные занимают верхний ярус и ближе к проему - к воздуху, к свету.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr / The Gulag ArchipelagoСолженицын, Александр / Архипелаг Гулаг
Архипелаг Гулаг
Солженицын, Александр
© Русский Общественный Фонд Александра Солженицына, 2009
The Gulag Archipelago
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
© 1973 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
© 1973, 1974 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
© 1985 by The Russian Social Fund

They say there are thieves in the Haymarket; let them come, I might give them my fur coat.
На Сенной, говорят, воры; пусть подойдут, я, может, и отдам им шубу.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

As thick as thieves they are, and always together."
Они закадычные, друзья и повсюду бывают вместе. .
London, Jack / A daughter of the snowsЛондон, Джек / Дочь снегов
Дочь снегов
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
A daughter of the snows
London, Jack
© 1902, Grosset & Dunlap

Unfortunately, several employees tried to fix their debt problems by becoming thieves, stealing binding machines from the company and reselling them to the company’s clients.
К сожалению, несколько сотрудников пытались решить свои долговые проблемы с помощью краж, воруя печатные машины и перепродавая их клиентам компании.
© The Well, 2009
http://www.thewell.ru/ 11/28/2007

They found the caravan four miles from Épinal, looted by scavengers; wasted time in finding and questioning the thieves.
Они обнаружили мой угнанный бродягами фургон в четырех милях от Эпиналя; время ушло на поиски и допрос грабителей.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.

The cases of those accused of crimes were decided according to the Shariat: two thieves were condemned to have a hand cut off, another to have his head cut off for murder, and three were pardoned.
Дела обвиняемых в преступлениях лиц решали по шариату: двух людей приговорили за воровство к отрублению руки, одного к отрублению головы за убийство, троих помиловали.
Tolstoy, Leo / Hadji MuradТолстой, Л.Н. / Хаджи-Мурат
Хаджи-Мурат
Толстой, Л.Н.
Hadji Murad
Tolstoy, Leo

If ever a woman lived who could outwit the thieves and the Night Watch, it was Geertruid Damhuis.
Если и была на свете женщина, способная обмануть грабителей и ночную стражу, то это была Гертруда.
Liss, David / The Coffee TraderЛисс, Дэвид / Торговец кофе
Торговец кофе
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2008
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2008
© 2003 by David Liss
The Coffee Trader
Liss, David
© 2003 by David Liss

I know that such gambling saloons are frequented by thieves, who are not simply pickpockets out of the street but well-known gamblers.
Я знаю, что за этими рулетками случаются иногда воры, то есть не то что с улицы, а просто из известных игроков.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Systematic studies have indicated that very little repetitive shoplifting by amateur thieves involves psychic disturbance.
Систематические наблюдения показывают, что лишь в очень редких случаях повторные магазинные кражи связаны с наличием у субъекта психического расстройства.
Schur, Edwin M. / Our Criminal Society: The Social and Legal Sources of Crime in AmericaШур, Эдвин M. / Наше преступное общество: Социальные и правовые источники преступности в Америке
Наше преступное общество: Социальные и правовые источники преступности в Америке
Шур, Эдвин M.
© Перевод с английского с изменениями, «Прогресс», 1977
Our Criminal Society: The Social and Legal Sources of Crime in America
Schur, Edwin M.

It is a city of hustlers, muggers, and thieves, but the case is right there, just as it has always been right there.
Это город мошенников, грабителей и воров, но чемоданчик на месте, как всегда был на месте и прежде.
King, Stephen / Hearts in AtlantisКинг, Стивен / Сердца в Атлантиде
Сердца в Атлантиде
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1999
© Перевод И.Гурова, 2000
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2001
Hearts in Atlantis
King, Stephen
© 1999 by Stephen King

And the Black Maria means one thing further—it is a reshuffling of the deck, new encounters, and among them those which stand out most clearly are, of course, your encounters with the thieves.
А еще воронок - это новая перетасовка, новые встречи, из которых самые яркие, конечно, - с блатными.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr / The Gulag ArchipelagoСолженицын, Александр / Архипелаг Гулаг
Архипелаг Гулаг
Солженицын, Александр
© Русский Общественный Фонд Александра Солженицына, 2009
The Gulag Archipelago
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
© 1973 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
© 1973, 1974 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
© 1985 by The Russian Social Fund

Nothing but thieves and drunkards."
Пьяницы только да воры.
Чехов, А.П. / ВорыChekhov, A. / The horse-stealers
The horse-stealers
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Воры
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

As an agent of Tightpurse, the leading thieves guild of Heliogabalus, Athrogate had been assigned to ride along with Jarlaxle and Entreri to Bloodstone Village, and to report to Canthan in the Fugue.
Сам же дворф являлся агентом Тугой Мошны, самой процветающей гильдии воров Гелиогабалуса. Ему предписали следовать за Джарлаксом и Энтрери до Бладстоун-Виллидж и в Долине Фуги донести о результатах наблюдения Кантану.
Salvatore, Robert / Promise of the Witch KingСальваторе, Роберт / Заклятие короля-колдуна
Заклятие короля-колдуна
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2007
Promise of the Witch King
Salvatore, Robert
© 2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

He stormed along a short corridor and kicked open a door, finding, not wererats, but two very surprised human thieves.
Миновав небольшой коридор, он пинком вышиб дверь и, ворвавшись в комнату, обнаружил двух насмерть перепуганных воров, которые явно не имели ничего общего с крысиным племенем.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

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Collocations

nest of thieves

воровской притон

resort of thieves

воровской притон

of thieves

воровской

den of thieves

воровской притон

den of thieves

вертеп разбойников

pack of thieves

шайка воров

as thick as thieves

водой не разольешь

as thick as thieves

спаянные крепкой дружбой

as thick as thieves

закадычные друзья

ill thief

дьявол

old thief

дьявол

petty thief

мелкий воришка

portico thief

вор-домушник

professional thief

профессиональный вор

resident thief

вор-домушник

Word forms

thief

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	thief	thieves
Possessive case	thief's	thieves'

thieve

verb

Basic forms
Past	thieved
Imperative	thieve
Present Participle (Participle I)	thieving
Past Participle (Participle II)	thieved

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thieve	we thieve
you thieve	you thieve
he/she/it thieves	they thieve

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am thieving	we are thieving
you are thieving	you are thieving
he/she/it is thieving	they are thieving

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have thieved	we have thieved
you have thieved	you have thieved
he/she/it has thieved	they have thieved

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been thieving	we have been thieving
you have been thieving	you have been thieving
he/she/it has been thieving	they have been thieving

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I thieved	we thieved
you thieved	you thieved
he/she/it thieved	they thieved

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was thieving	we were thieving
you were thieving	you were thieving
he/she/it was thieving	they were thieving

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had thieved	we had thieved
you had thieved	you had thieved
he/she/it had thieved	they had thieved

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been thieving	we had been thieving
you had been thieving	you had been thieving
he/she/it had been thieving	they had been thieving

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will thieve	we shall/will thieve
you will thieve	you will thieve
he/she/it will thieve	they will thieve

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be thieving	we shall/will be thieving
you will be thieving	you will be thieving
he/she/it will be thieving	they will be thieving

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have thieved	we shall/will have thieved
you will have thieved	you will have thieved
he/she/it will have thieved	they will have thieved

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been thieving	we shall/will have been thieving
you will have been thieving	you will have been thieving
he/she/it will have been thieving	they will have been thieving

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would thieve	we should/would thieve
you would thieve	you would thieve
he/she/it would thieve	they would thieve

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be thieving	we should/would be thieving
you would be thieving	you would be thieving
he/she/it would be thieving	they would be thieving

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have thieved	we should/would have thieved
you would have thieved	you would have thieved
he/she/it would have thieved	they would have thieved

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been thieving	we should/would have been thieving
you would have been thieving	you would have been thieving
he/she/it would have been thieving	they would have been thieving

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am thieved	we are thieved
you are thieved	you are thieved
he/she/it is thieved	they are thieved

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being thieved	we are being thieved
you are being thieved	you are being thieved
he/she/it is being thieved	they are being thieved

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been thieved	we have been thieved
you have been thieved	you have been thieved
he/she/it has been thieved	they have been thieved

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was thieved	we were thieved
you were thieved	you were thieved
he/she/it was thieved	they were thieved

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being thieved	we were being thieved
you were being thieved	you were being thieved
he/she/it was being thieved	they were being thieved

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been thieved	we had been thieved
you had been thieved	you had been thieved
he/she/it had been thieved	they had been thieved

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be thieved	we shall/will be thieved
you will be thieved	you will be thieved
he/she/it will be thieved	they will be thieved

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been thieved	we shall/will have been thieved
you will have been thieved	you will have been thieved
he/she/it will have been thieved	they will have been thieved

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thieves

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thief

thieve

The Universal Dictionary
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