noun🔗SharePirataA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns."You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."Debes tener cuidado debido a los piratas somalíes.nauticalpersonhistorymilitarysailingoceanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePirataAn armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels."The pirate ship attacked the merchant vessel and stole its cargo. "El barco pirata atacó el buque mercante y robó su cargamento.nauticalsailingvehiclewarhistoryoceanmilitarypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePirata, infractor de derechos de autorOne who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission"The student was accused of being a pirate for downloading the textbook's digital copy without paying for it. "El estudiante fue acusado de ser un pirata por descargar la copia digital del libro de texto sin pagarla.propertylawbusinessinternetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePágaloA bird which practises kleptoparasitism."The noisy pirate bird swooped down and snatched a piece of bread from a picnic basket. "El ruidoso págalo se abalanzó y arrebató un trozo de pan de una cesta de picnic.animalbirdnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCanicaA kind of marble in children's games."My sister's favorite pirate marble is the one with the cracked surface. "La canica favorita de mi hermana es la que tiene la superficie agrietada.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiratear, saquearTo appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea."They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."Asaltaron el petrolero y navegaron a un puerto donde pudieron vender el barco y la carga.nauticalactionsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiratear, copiar ilegalmente(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of"My brother pirated a copy of the new video game to save money. "Mi hermano pirateó una copia del nuevo videojuego para ahorrar dinero.propertybusinesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiratear, copiar ilegalmente(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of"Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."No queriendo pagar el precio completo por el juego de computadora, Heidi pirateó una copia.propertycomputinginternettechnologymediabusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiratearTo engage in piracy."He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."Pirateó en el Atlántico durante años antes de convertirse en corsario de la Reina.nauticalsailinglawmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePirata, falsificado, ilegalIllegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself."The company was worried about the sale of pirate copies of their new textbook. "La empresa estaba preocupada por la venta de copias piratas de su nuevo libro de texto.propertybusinesslaweconomycommercemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
