Usage examples of "thief" in English with translation to Portuguese

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The thief admitted his crime. O ladrão admitiu seu crime.
Vito is a bicycle thief. Vito é um ladrão de bicicletas.
He befriended a thief called Tom. Ele ajudou um ladrão chamado Tom.
We know you're the thief. Sabemos que você é o ladrão.
My money was stolen by a thief. Meu dinheiro foi roubado por um ladrão.
The thief fled without leaving any traces. O ladrão fugiu sem deixar nenhum rastro.
The policeman took the thief by the arm. O policial pegou o ladrão pelo braço.
I'm not the thief, you are a witness! Eu não sou o ladrão, você é testemunha!
Maybe we'll get lucky and catch the thief. Talvez tenhamos sorte e encontremos o ladrão.
The policeman caught the fleeing thief by the arm. O policial capturou pelo braço o ladrão em fuga.
It looks like the thief came in through the window. Parece que o ladrão passou pela janela.
The thief ran away at the sight of a policeman. O ladrão fugiu ao ver um policial.
It's only a matter of time before we find the thief. Achar o ladrão é questão de tempo.
When the police arrived, the thieves had disappeared. Quando a polícia chegou, os ladrões tinham desaparecido.
Petty thieves are hanged, the great ones go free Ladrão endinheirado nunca morre enforcado
They investigate whether the fingerprints found on the door were the thief's. Investiga-se se as pegadas encontradas na porta são as do ladrão.
I cannot park my car in this neighborhood. There are a lot of thieves here. Não posso estacionar meu carro neste bairro. Há muitos ladrões aqui.
Procrastination is the thief of time De manhã em manhã, perde o carneiro a lã
When it thunders the thief becomes honest O diabo, depois de velho, fez-se ermitão
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