piratear

v.

1 to pirate (propiedad intelectual).

Los vikingos piratean las villas The Vikings pirate the villages.

2 to be involved in piracy (asaltar barcos).

3 to hack into (computing).

4 to hack (computing).

5 to copy illegally, to knock off.

El chico pirateó la aplicación The boy copied the application illegally.

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piratear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to pirate

2 (avión) to hijack

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1.

VT (Aer) to hijack; [+ CD, DVD, software] to pirate; (Inform) to hack into; [+ libro] to plagiarize

2. VI

1) [barcos] to buccaneer, practise piracy, practice piracy (EEUU)

2) (=robar) to steal

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) to commit piracy

2) (Ven fam) (trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)

2.

piratear vt to pirate

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= pirate, hack, buccaneer.

Ex. These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.

Ex. Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.

Ex. But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) to commit piracy

2) (Ven fam) (trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)

2.

piratear vt to pirate

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= pirate, hack, buccaneer.

Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.

Ex: Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.

Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.

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piratear [A1 ]

vi

A to commit piracy

B (Ven fam) (trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)

■ piratear

vt

to pirate

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piratear (conjugate piratear) verbo transitivo ‹videos/casetes› to pirate;
‹sistema› to hack into
piratear verbo transitivo to pirate
'piratear' also found in these entries:
English:
bootleg
- hack
- pirate

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piratear

♦ vi

1. [asaltar barcos] to be involved in piracy

2. Informát to crack

♦ vt

1. [propiedad intelectual] to pirate

2. Informát

piratear un programa [desproteger] to hack o crack into a program;

[hacer copia ilegal] to pirate a program

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piratear

v/t INFOR pirate

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piratear vt

1) : to hijack, to commandeer

2) : to bootleg, to pirate