French English Dictionary

cambrioleur in English:

The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.

The policeman arrested the burglar.

Tom continued reading the newspaper even though the burglar alarm had gone off.

A burglar made away with my wife's diamond ring.

A burglar broke into the convenience store last month, but I heard the police caught him yesterday.

I awoke to find a burglar in my room.

The burglar stole our TV.

Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.

The burglar wore gloves, with the result that there were no finger-prints to be found.

Bill was killed by a burglar.

burglar noun [C] someone who robs a house, who gets into buildings illegally and steals things

How did the burglar get in?

Last night there was a burglar in our house. Fortunately, he must have got scared and ran away taking nothiung.

house burglary

As I entered the kitchen, a burglar was jumping out the window with my laptop computer.