nab

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/næb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nab)

Inflections of 'nab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
nabs
v 3rd person singular
nabbing
v pres p
nabbed
v past
nabbed
v past p
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nab [sth]⇒ vtr slang (steal)robar⇒ vtr
  (ES: coloquial)birlar⇒, mangar⇒ vtr
 The thieves nabbed my iPhone when I wasn't looking.
 Unos ladrones me robaron el iPhone cuando estaba distraído.
nab [sth] from [sb],
nab [sth] off [sb] vtr + prep		 slang (steal from)robarle algo a vtr + prep
  (ES: coloquial)birlarle algo a, mangarle algo a vtr + prep
 The pickpocket nabbed wallets from tourists.
nab [sb]⇒ vtr slang (catch, apprehend) (informal, atrapar)pillar⇒ vtr
  echar el guante loc verb
  (MX)apañar⇒ vtr
  cachar⇒ vtr
 The kidnappers nabbed the victim as he got into his car.
 Los secuestradores pillaron a la víctima mientras se metía en su auto.
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'nab' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
nick
Spanish:
apiolar - agarrar - atrapar - pillar - chirlar - llevar - trincar - volar


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