No. 6,272 in Russian
украсть
To steal.
In a sentence
Он украл велосипед из гаража.
He stole a bicycle from the garage.
The verb 'украсть' is used in its past tense form 'украл' denoting the act of stealing something material (a bicycle) in a physical setting (from a garage).
Ты хочешь украсть идею этого проекта?
Do you want to steal the idea of this project?
Here, 'украсть' is in its infinitive form, referring to the figurative act of taking someone's intellectual property (an idea) without consent.
Хулиганы попытались украсть её внимание.
The troublemakers tried to steal her attention.
In this sentence, 'украсть' figuratively describes the act of diverting someone's focus or attention away from something, representing a non-material 'theft.'
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