English-French translation for "to purloin"

"to purloin" French translation

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to purloin {verb}

to purloin [purloined|purloined] {v.t.} [humor.]

dérober [dérobant|dérobé] {v.t.}

to purloin [purloined|purloined] {v.t.} [humor.] (also: to snitch)

voler [volant|volé] {v.t.}

Madam President, we have read in the newspapers that five million euros ' worth of Parliament property has been purloined and that Parliament's finances have been poorly managed.

Madame la Présidente, nous avons pu lire dans la presse qu'on avait volé des biens du Parlement pour une valeur de cinq millions d'euros et que le budget du Parlement avait été mal gérée.

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Usage examples for "to purloin" in French

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Paradoxically, its income, which comes from oil, is increasing, but none of it reaches the inhabitants, being entirely purloined by the ruling classes.

Paradoxalement, ses revenus, tirés du pétrole ne cessent d'augmenter, mais ils ne parviennent pas du tout aux habitants, ils restent uniquement dans les mains de la classe dirigeante.

Similar words

purge · purification · purifier · purifying · purist · puritan · puritanical · puritanism · purity · purl · purloin · purple · purplish · purportedly · purpose · purpose-built · purposeful · purposefully · purposeless · purposely · purposes