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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसमुद्री डाकू
Pronunciation / Transliteration: samudri daku
"समुद्री डाकू ने मालवाहक जहाज को लूट लिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who robs and plunders ships at sea, or who violates property rights especially by illegally copying and distributing copyrighted material.
"The software pirate was eventually caught and prosecuted for distributing unauthorized copies of the operating system."
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To use or reproduce another person's work, creation, or invention without authorization or legal permission.
"Several rogue websites tried to pirate the latest blockbuster movie within hours of its theatrical release."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek peiratēs, meaning 'brigand' or 'one who attacks', stemming from peiran meaning 'to attempt' or 'to try'. Passed through Latin as pirata and Old French as pirate before entering Middle English in the 16th century, originally referring to sea robbers and later expanding to include intellectual property infringement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pirate" is said worldwide
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pirate
Transliteration: piʁat
"Le capitaine a combattu les pirates sur les mers."
Pirat
Transliteration: piˈʁaːt
"Der Pirat stahl die wertvolle Ladung des Schiffes."
pirata
Transliteration: piˈra.ta
"La nave fu attaccata da un gruppo di pirati."
pirata
Transliteration: piˈɾa.ta
"El pirata enterró su tesoro en una isla remota."
pirata
Transliteration: piˈɾa.tɐ
"O navio foi capturado por piratas impiedosos."
समुद्री डाकू
Transliteration: samudri daku
"समुद्री डाकू ने मालवाहक जहाज को लूट लिया।"
海盗
Transliteration: hǎidào
"历史上许多海盗将宝藏藏在荒岛上。"
해적
Transliteration: haejeok
"그 영화는 바다를 누비는 해적들의 모험을 다룬다."
海賊
Transliteration: kaizoku
"海賊たちは宝物を探して海を渡った。"
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