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time thief
Language:
Meanings:
1.
general
figurative
neutral
A person, thing, habit, or activity that causes the loss or waste of time; something that consumes time unproductively.
2.
general
informal
rare
derogatory
A petty or minor thief; a thief of small-scale or limited scope (often found in compound forms such as "small-time thief").
Examples:
EN:
And try and see if you can locate an old-time thief named Charleston.
ES:
A ver si localiza a un viejo ladrón llamado Charleston.
EN:
When he gets out, he's brought into a robbery setup, through an old-time thief named Charleston.
ES:
Cuando sale... participa en un robo por mediación de Charleston.
EN:
I'm still just a small-time thief of pennies.
ES:
Sigo siendo un ladronzuelo de tres al cuarto.
EN:
When I can afford a full-time thief.
ES:
Cuando pueda permitirme un ladrón a tiempo completo.
EN:
Carolino Marassi, he's an orphan, a small-time thief.
ES:
Carolino Marassi, ...huérfano, un ladronzuelo.
EN:
You ain't even a full-time thief.
ES:
Ni siquiera eres ladrón.
EN:
An old-time thief.
ES:
Un viejo ladrón.
EN:
Small-time thief.
ES:
Un ladronzuelo del tres al cuarto.
EN:
You're the big-time thief...
ES:
Terrible ladrón estás hecho.
EN:
His record showed a steady climb from juvenile offender to small-time thief.
ES:
Había pasado de delincuente juvenil a ladrón de poca monta.
EN:
We ran a search on relatives. He's got a cousin in town, Clarence Teal, small-time thief.
ES:
Tiene un primo, Clarence Teal un ladrón de segunda.
EN:
You look like a small-time thief, Mr Polaris, a grave robber.
ES:
Parece un ladrón de poca monta, señor Polaris, un saqueador de cadáveres.
EN:
Big production for a small-time thief
ES:
Ah, sí. ¿No conoces a nuestro Sr. Mullett, no?
EN:
He was a small-time thief
ES:
Era un ladrón de poca monta
EN:
"Levity is the time thief that picks the pocket of a company."
ES:
"la frivolidad es el ladron de tiempo que vacia el bolsillo de la compañia."
EN:
And try and see if you can locate an old-time thief named Charleston.
ES:
A ver si localiza a un viejo ladrón llamado Charleston.
EN:
When he gets out, he's brought into a robbery setup, through an old-time thief named Charleston.
ES:
Cuando sale... participa en un robo por mediación de Charleston.
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