rauben

vt/i (Geld etc.) steal; (Kind) kidnap; Fuchs etc.: (Hühner etc.) make off with; jemandem etw. rauben steal s.th. from s.o.; auch fig. rob s.o. of s.th.; rauben und plündern rob and loot; jemandem den Atem rauben take s.o.’s breath away; jemandem den Schlaf etc. rauben rob (oder deprive) s.o. of his (oder her) sleep etc.; es raubt mir zu viel Zeit it takes up too much of my time

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to steal; to rob

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rau|ben ['raubn]

1. vt

1) (= wegnehmen) to steal

jdm etw ráúben — to rob sb of sth

2) (= entführen) to abduct, to carry off

3) (fig)

jdm etw ráúben — to rob sb of sth

das hat uns viel Zeit geraubt — it cost us a lot of time

jdm einen Kuss ráúben — to steal a kiss from sb

jdm den Schlaf/den Verstand ráúben — to rob sb of his/her sleep/reason

jdm den Atem ráúben — to take sb's breath away

jdm die Unschuld ráúben (obs, iro) — to take sb's virginity

du raubst mir noch den letzten Nerv! — you'll drive me mad or crazy (inf)

2. vi

to rob, to plunder, to pillage

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1) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) hijack

2) (to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).) rape

3) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) rifle

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rau·ben

[ˈraubn̩]

I. vt

1. (stehlen)

▪ [jdm] etw \rauben to rob [sb of] sth, to steal sth [from sb]

sie raubten ihm das Radio aus dem Auto they robbed him of [or stole] his radio from his car

2. (entführen)

▪ jdn \rauben to abduct [or kidnap] sb

3. (geh)

▪ jdm etw \rauben to deprive sb of sth

das hat mir viel Zeit geraubt this has cost me a lot of time; s.a. Nerv

II. vi to rob, to plunder

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1.

transitives Verb steal; kidnap <person>

jemandem etwas rauben — rob somebody of something; (geh.): (wegnehmen) deprive somebody of something

jemandem den Atem/die Sprache rauben — take somebody's breath away/render somebody speechless

2.

intransitives Verb rob; (plündern) plunder

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rauben v/t & v/i (Geld etc) steal; (Kind) kidnap; Fuchs etc: (Hühner etc) make off with;

jemandem etwas rauben steal sth from sb; auch fig rob sb of sth;

rauben und plündern rob and loot;

jemandem den Atem rauben take sb’s breath away;

jemandem den Schlaf etc

rauben rob (oder deprive) sb of his (oder her) sleep etc;

es raubt mir zu viel Zeit it takes up too much of my time

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1.

transitives Verb steal; kidnap <person>

jemandem etwas rauben — rob somebody of something; (geh.): (wegnehmen) deprive somebody of something

jemandem den Atem/die Sprache rauben — take somebody's breath away/render somebody speechless

2.

intransitives Verb rob; (plündern) plunder

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v.

to rob v.