Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - light-fingered
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Light-fingered
light-fingered
adjective Date: 1547 1. showing adroitness in stealing or a tendency to steal especially by picking pockets or shoplifting 2. having a light and dexterous touch ; nimble • ~ness noun
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1.
1. ловкий 2. вороватый, нечистый на руку the light-fingered gentry —- карманники ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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3.
If you say that someone is light-fingered, you mean that they steal things. (INFORMAL) ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ adj 1 likely to steal things 2 able to move your fingers easily and quickly, especially when you play a musical instrument light-footed ~ adj able to move quickly and gracefully ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{adj.} Given to stealing; having a tendency to be dishonest or a kleptomaniac. * /I always suspected that Freddie might be lightfingered and my suspicions were confirmed when he was arrested for shoplifting./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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