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    Piller (en. To plunder)

    /pi.le/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To steal goods during an attack.
    The soldiers looted the city after the battle.
    Les soldats ont pillé la ville après la bataille.
    To illegally seize goods.
    The pirates looted the ships at sea.
    Les pirates pillaient les navires en mer.
    To take without permission what does not belong to you.
    He looted the food supplies of the camp.
    Il a pillé les réserves alimentaires du camp.

    Etymology

    From the Old French 'piler', meaning 'to steal'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to loot a store
    To ransack a store by taking everything you can.
    piller un magasin
    to loot a house
    To steal from a house illegally.
    piller une maison
    to loot a country
    To steal resources from a country during a conflict.
    piller un pays

    Related Words

    plunder
    The act of looting.
    pillage
    plunders
    Act of looting.
    pillages
    looter
    A person who loots.
    pilleur

    Slang Meanings

    To take something stealthily.
    He sneakily looted the dessert off the table.
    Il a piller discrètement le dessert sur la table.
    To steal playfully among friends.
    They had fun looting each other's snacks.
    Ils se sont amusés à piller les snacks de chacun.