pillar

Signification (Anglais)

  1. to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)
  2. to pilfer, steal
  3. to tag
  4. (colloquial) to get (a joke)
  5. (colloquial) to catch, to catch up to
  6. (colloquial) to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal)
  7. (colloquial) to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness)
  8. (colloquial) to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint)
  9. (Spain, colloquial) to score (e.g. drugs)
  10. (colloquial, reflexive) to jam (your finger)
  11. (colloquial, reflexive) to fall in love, to crush on someone

Fréquence

C1
Coupé comme
pi‧llar
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/piˈʝaɾ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Probably borrowed from Italian pigliare or French piller. Compare also Portuguese pilhar and English pillage.

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