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to plunder
01
piller, saccager
to steal goods from a place or person, especially during times of war, chaos, or civil disorder
Transitive: to plunder a place
Exemples
Historical accounts describe how invaders would plunder villages and towns during conflicts.
Les récits historiques décrivent comment les envahisseurs pillaient les villages et les villes pendant les conflits.
02
piller, s'approprier
to take material from artistic or academic work and use it for one's own purposes, often without permission
Transitive: to plunder intellectual property
Exemples
Some students plundered information from textbooks and passed it off as their own.
Certains étudiants ont pillé des informations dans les manuels et les ont fait passer pour les leurs.
03
piller, saccager
to engage in theft or looting, usually in a violent or chaotic manner
Intransitive
Exemples
They began to plunder when the guards were distracted by the fire.
Ils ont commencé à piller lorsque les gardes étaient distraits par le feu.
04
piller, saccager
to steal goods, often by force, especially during times of chaos or disorder
Transitive: to plunder goods and valuables
Exemples
The army marched in and began to plunder the town's treasures.
L'armée est entrée et a commencé à piller les trésors de la ville.
Plunder
01
property or valuables taken illegally, especially by force or during wartime
Exemples
Soldiers returned home with wagons full of plunder.
