flibuste

flibyst

Definition

Definition of flibuste - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

crime en mer

Dated

activité de piraterie maritime pratiquée notamment aux Antilles

Dated

La flibuste était très répandue dans les Caraïbes au 17e siècle.

piraterie

escroquerie

Rare

activité de vol ou de fraude pratiquée à grande échelle

Rare

Cette affaire financière relève de la pure flibuste.

escroquerie

fraude

bande

Rare

groupe de personnes qui pratiquent vol ou fraude à grande échelle

Rare

Toute cette flibuste a été arrêtée par la police.

bande

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Origin of flibuste

français, flibustier (pirate)

Examples of flibuste in a sentence

Il étudie la flibuste dans l’histoire maritime.
La flibuste numérique menace les entreprises.
Il a dénoncé la flibuste dans le secteur immobilier.
La flibuste sévissait sur les côtes autrefois.
Cette flibuste contrôle le marché noir local.

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English:buccaneering, racketeering, ...
German:Freibeuterei, Gaunerei, ...
Italian:pirateria, truffa, ...
Spanish:filibusterismo, piratería, ...
Portuguese:flibustaria, burla, ...
Chinese:加勒比海盗行为, 大规模诈骗, ...
Japanese:カリブの海賊行為, 詐欺行為, ...
Arabic:قرصنة بحرية, احتيال واسع النطاق, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹד יָמִי, הוֹנָאָה גְּדוֹלָה, ...
Russian:флибустьерство, мошенничество, ...
Ukrainian:піратство, шахрайство, ...
Catalan:flibust, estafa a gran escala, ...
Danish:sørøveri, svindel, ...
Dutch:vrijbuiterij, piraat, ...
Greek:πειρατεία, μεγάλη απάτη, ...
Khmer:អំពើចោរសមុទ្រ, ការឆបោកធំដុំ, ...
Korean:해적 행위, 대형 사기, ...
Polish:piractwo, przestępczość zorganizowana, ...
Portuguese (BR):corsário, falcatrua, ...
Romanian:flibusterie, escrocherie, ...
Swedish:sjöröveri, svindleri, ...
Thai:การปล้นสะดมทางทะเล, การโกงครั้งใหญ่, ...
Turkish:korsanlık, dolandırıcılık, ...
Vietnamese:nạn cướp biển vùng Caribe, trò lừa đảo, ...

flibuster

flibystɛʁ

Definition of flibuster - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

métier

intr.

Dated

exercer le métier de pirate des mers

intr.

Dated

Il décida de flibuster dans les Caraïbes au XVIIe siècle.

écumer

piller

pirater

attaque

tr./intr.

Dated

attaquer à la manière des pirates des mers

tr./intr.

Dated

Les corsaires flibustaient les navires marchands espagnols.

agresser

assaillir

attaquer

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Origin of flibuster

anglais, filibuster (pirate) + -

Examples of flibuster in a sentence

Pendant des années, il a flibusté au large des côtes africaines.
Ils projetaient de flibuster les galions chargés d'or.
Le capitaine rêvait de flibuster sur toutes les mers du Sud.

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English:pirate, raid, ...
German:piraten, kapern, ...
Italian:fare il pirata, assaltare come pirati, ...
Spanish:piratear, asaltar, ...
Portuguese:fazer pirataria, piratear, ...
Chinese:当海盗, 劫掠, ...
Japanese:海賊をする, 襲撃する, ...
Arabic:قَرْصَنَ, هاجم كقراصنة, ...
Hebrew:לִפְרֹשׁ בַּיָּם כְּפִירָאט, לִתְקוֹף כְּמוֹ שׁוֹדֵד יָם, ...
Russian:заниматься морским пиратством, нападать как пират, ...
Ukrainian:піратствувати, грабувати по-піратськи, ...
Catalan:piratejar, atacar com un pirata, ...
Danish:drive sørøveri, kapre, ...
Dutch:zeeroveren, kapen, ...
Greek:πειρατεύω, κουρσεύω, ...
Khmer:ប្រកបរបរជាចោរសមុទ្រ, ប្លន់, ...
Korean:해적질하다, 해적처럼 공격하다, ...
Polish:uprawiać piractwo, napadać jak pirat, ...
Portuguese (BR):praticar pirataria, piratear, ...
Romanian:a face piraterie, a jefui, ...
Swedish:vara sjörövare, kapa, ...
Thai:เป็นโจรสลัด, ปล้นเรือ, ...
Turkish:korsanlık yapmak, korsanca saldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm nghề cướp biển, tấn công như cướp biển, ...

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Definition of flibuste - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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