kẻ trộm
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Definition
Noun: - Thief; Burglar: A person who steals property, typically without the owner's permission and often by stealth. The term generally refers to someone who commits theft or burglary.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảnh sát đã bắt được kẻ trộm. (The police have caught the thief.)
- Kẻ trộm đột nhập vào nhà lúc nửa đêm. (The burglar broke into the house at midnight.)
- Mọi người cần cẩn thận đề phòng kẻ trộm. (People need to be careful to guard against thieves.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "kẻ trộm" often carries a negative and descriptive connotation, focusing on the identity or character of the person as a criminal. It is more specific than the general word for thief ("tên trộm" is also common and similar in meaning).
Variants and Related Words
Ăn trộm (v): to steal.
- Nó bị cáo buộc ăn trộm tiền. (He is accused of stealing money.)
Tên trộm (n): thief, burglar (very similar in usage to "kẻ trộm").
- Tên trộm bị camera an ninh ghi lại. (The thief was recorded by the security camera.)
Trộm cắp (n): theft, stealing (the act or crime).
- Tội trộm cắp bị trừng trị nghiêm khắc. (The crime of theft is punished severely.)
Synonyms
- Thief: A person who steals.
- Burglar: A person who illegally enters a building to commit theft.
- Robber: A person who steals from someone using force or threat (note: "kẻ trộm" usually implies stealth, while "kẻ cướp" is closer to robber).
Related Idioms
- Kẻ trộm gặp bà già: Literally "a thief meets an old lady," meaning a cunning person meets their match or a trickster encounters someone even more cunning.
- Hắn định lừa người khác, nào ngờ kẻ trộm gặp bà già. (He intended to cheat others, but little did he know, the thief met his match.)