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pirates

/ˈpaɪɹəts/

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noun

Pirates, forbans

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."

Vous devriez être prudent à cause des pirates somaliens.

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Pirates

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. "

Les pirates ont attaqué le navire marchand, espérant voler sa cargaison.

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noun

Pirates, contrefacteurs

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. "

La société de production de films poursuit les sites web qui ont hébergé les téléchargements illégaux, affirmant qu'ils étaient gérés par des pirates.

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Labbe

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

Examples :

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

Les mouettes, souvent appelées "labbes" du ciel, volent de la nourriture à d'autres oiseaux.

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Bille

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 a gagné la partie de billes parce qu'elle avait ramassé le plus de "billes" – celles colorées et tourbillonnantes.

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verb

Piller, pirater

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."

Ils ont pillé le pétrolier et ont navigué vers un port où ils pourraient vendre le navire et sa cargaison.

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verb

Pirater, contrefaire

(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. "

L'entreprise a découvert que de nombreux vendeurs pirataient illégalement leurs logiciels et les vendaient à un prix inférieur.

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Pirater, copier illégalement

(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Pirater

To engage in piracy.

Examples :

"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.

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