noun🔗SharePirate, flibustierA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns."You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."Vous devriez être prudent à cause des pirates somaliens.nauticalpersonhistorymilitarysailingoceanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePirateAn armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels."The pirate ship attacked the merchant vessel and stole its cargo. "Le navire pirate a attaqué le navire marchand et volé sa cargaison.nauticalsailingvehiclewarhistoryoceanmilitarypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePirate, contrefacteurOne 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. "L'étudiant a été accusé d'être un pirate pour avoir téléchargé la copie numérique du manuel sans la payer.propertylawbusinessinternetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLabbeA bird which practises kleptoparasitism."The noisy pirate bird swooped down and snatched a piece of bread from a picnic basket. "Le labbe bruyant a plongé et a volé un morceau de pain d'un panier de pique-nique.animalbirdnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBilleA kind of marble in children's games."My sister's favorite pirate marble is the one with the cracked surface. "La bille préférée de ma sœur est celle avec la surface craquelée.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePirater, pillerTo appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea."They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."Ils ont piraté le pétrolier et ont navigué vers un port où ils pourraient vendre le navire et sa cargaison.nauticalactionsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePirater, contrefaire, copier illégalement(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of"My brother pirated a copy of the new video game to save money. "Mon frère a piraté une copie du nouveau jeu vidéo pour économiser de l'argent.propertybusinesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePirater, copier illégalement(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of"Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."N'étant pas disposée à payer le prix fort pour le jeu vidéo, Heidi a piraté une copie.propertycomputinginternettechnologymediabusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiraterTo engage in piracy."He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."Il a piraté dans l'Atlantique pendant des années avant de devenir corsaire pour la reine.nauticalsailinglawmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePirate, contrefait, illégalIllegally 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. "L'entreprise était préoccupée par la vente de copies pirates de leur nouveau manuel.propertybusinesslaweconomycommercemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
