No. 3,331 in French
voleurs
"Voleurs" means "thieves" in English.
In a sentence
Les voleurs ont pénétré dans la maison pendant la nuit.
The thieves broke into the house during the night.
In this context, 'voleurs' refers to people stealing property.
Les voleurs d’idées dans l'entreprise ont causé beaucoup de problèmes.
The idea thieves in the company caused a lot of trouble.
Here, 'voleurs' metaphorically represents individuals who steal ideas rather than physical items.
Attention aux voleurs de temps lors des réunions sans fin.
Beware of time thieves during endless meetings.
In this usage, 'voleurs' is used figuratively to describe situations or people causing waste of time.
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