English-Danish translations for pickpocket

• lommetyv
  Kendsgerningen er, at Adam Smiths usynlig hånd er en lommetyv. The fact is that Adam Smith's invisible hand is a pickpocket.
  Den franske politimand iagttager en lommetyv, den tyske politimand iagttager en junkie, og den græske politimand ser blot til. The French policeman will be watching a pickpocket, the German policeman will be watching a junkie and the Greek police will just be looking on.
  Markedets såkaldte usynlige hånd er i virkeligheden en lommetyv, og jo mere usynlig den er, desto flere lommetyverier begår den. The so-called 'invisible hand' of the market is in fact a pickpocket and the more invisible it is, the more pockets it picks.

Definition of pickpocket

• One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand
• To pick pockets; to steal

Related words

• pickpocketing