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pirates

/ˈpaɪɹəts/

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noun

Seeräuber, Piraten

A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

Examples :

"You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."

Sie sollten wegen der somalischen Piraten vorsichtig sein.

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noun

Seeräuber, Piraten

An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.

Examples :

"The pirates attacked the merchant ship, hoping to steal its cargo. "

Die Piraten griffen das Handelsschiff an, in der Hoffnung, seine Fracht zu stehlen.

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noun

Raubkopierer, Piraten

One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission

Examples :

"The movie company is suing the websites that hosted the illegal downloads, claiming they were run by pirates. "

Die Filmfirma verklagt die Websites, die die illegalen Downloads gehostet haben, und behauptet, sie seien von Raubkopierern betrieben worden.

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noun

Raubmöwen

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

Examples :

"Seagulls, often called "pirates" of the sky, steal food from other birds. "

Möwen, oft als „Raubmöwen“ des Himmels bezeichnet, stehlen anderen Vögeln das Futter.

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noun

Murmel, Kugel

A kind of marble in children's games.

Examples :

"Maria won the game of marbles because she had collected the most "pirates" – the colorful, swirly ones. "

Maria gewann das Murmelspiel, weil sie die meisten „Murmeln“ – die bunten, wirbelnden – gesammelt hatte.

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verb

Kapern, plündern

To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.

Examples :

"They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."

Sie kaperten den Tanker und segelten zu einem Hafen, wo sie das Schiff und die Ladung verkaufen konnten.

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verb

Raubkopieren, illegal kopieren

(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"The company discovered that many vendors were illegally pirating their software and selling it at a lower price. "

Das Unternehmen entdeckte, dass viele Händler ihre Software illegal raubkopierten und zu einem niedrigeren Preis verkauften.

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verb

Raubkopieren, illegal kopieren

(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."

Da Heidi nicht bereit war, den vollen Preis für das Computerspiel zu zahlen, raubkopierte sie eine Kopie.

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verb

Kapern, plündern

To engage in piracy.

Examples :

"He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."

Er kaperte jahrelang im Atlantik, bevor er zum Freibeuter der Königin wurde.

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