See embezzle on Wiktionary
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nuóyòng",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "挪用"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sītūn",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "私吞"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zpronevěřit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "verduisteren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "malversacii"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "kavaltaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "détourner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "divertir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "unterschlagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "veruntreuen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypexairó",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "υπεξαιρώ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ma'ál",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "מעל"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "sikkaszt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "elsikkaszt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "hűtlenül kezel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "cúigleáil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "to commit embezzlement",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "compiere peculato"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hoengnyeong-hada",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "횡령하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "pecūlor"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "cabochi des sous"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "underslå"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "sprzeniewierzyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "desviar"
},
{
"alt": "обманным путём чужие деньги",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prisváivatʹ",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "присва́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prisvóitʹ",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "присво́ить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasxiščátʹ",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "расхища́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasxítitʹ",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "расхи́тить"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "отуђити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "otuđiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "malversar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "desfalcar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "defalcar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "festinar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "förskingra"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "zimmetine geçirmek"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "embeslo"
}
],
"word": "embezzle"
}
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