Definition

1. Verb:
   • To steal / to filch: To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and with the intention of keeping it. This action is typically done secretly or sneakily.
   • To plagiarize: To steal and use another person's ideas or written work as one's own.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Kẻ trộm đã đánh cắp chiếc xe máy. (The thief stole the motorbike.)
  • Anh ta bị buộc tội đánh cắp ý tưởng thiết kế. (He was accused of stealing the design idea.)
  • Đừng đánh cắp đồ trong cửa hàng. (Don't filch items from the store.)

Advanced Usage

• "đánh cắp dữ liệu": to steal data, to commit data theft.

  • Hacker đánh cắp dữ liệu khách hàng. (Hackers stole customer data.)

• "đánh cắp bản quyền": to pirate, to infringe copyright.

  • Hành vi đánh cắp bản quyền phần mềm là phạm pháp. (The act of pirating software is illegal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn cắp / Ăn trộm (v): to steal, to thieve. These are common synonyms, with "ăn trộm" often implying theft of physical property.

  • Nó bị bắt vì ăn cắp ví. (He was caught stealing a wallet.)

• Trộm cắp (n): theft, larceny. This is the noun form describing the act or crime.

  • Tội trộm cắp bị trừng trị nghiêm khắc. (Theft is punished severely.)

Synonyms

• Steal: To take property without permission.
• Filch: To steal something of small value in a casual way.
• Pilfer: To steal, especially in small quantities.
• Plagiarize: To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own.

Related Idioms

• Đánh cắp trái tim: to steal someone's heart (to charm or make someone fall in love).

  • Cô ấy đã đánh cắp trái tim chàng trai. (She stole the young man's heart.)

• Đánh cắp tâm trí: to preoccupy or consume someone's thoughts (often used figuratively).

  • Nỗi lo đánh cắp tâm trí cô ấy. (Worry stole her mind / preoccupied her thoughts.)

1. Filch, steal