pillar

Senso (Inglese)

  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

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
pi‧llar
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/piˈʝaɾ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes