English-Swedish translations for loot

  • plundraDe fattigaste i Zimbabwe vill inte skjuta, döda, plundra och bränna skördar.The poorest in Zimbabwe do not want to shoot, kill, loot and burn crops. Vi såg människor i färd med att plundra och andra som gav sig av med bensindunkar på huvudet, på jakt efter bensin.We have seen people looting and others leaving with jerry cans on their heads, going in search of petrol. Soldater från grannländer såsom Rwanda och Kongo fortsätter att plundra, våldta och mörda civila utan urskillning.Soldiers from neighbouring countries such as Rwanda and Congo continue to loot, rape and kill civilians at random.
  • byteett
    Hela tåg transporterade miljontals med historiska dokument som stulits från tyskarna men i de flesta fall direkt tagits i beslag som byte eller som i Italien erhållits via kommunistpartisanerna.Entire trains transferred millions of historical documents, some stolen from the Germans but most looted directly or, as in Italy, obtained through communist partisans. Han vaknade lagom till bytet i Hallsberg.

Definition of loot

  • A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks
  • The act of plundering
  • plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city
  • any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
  • Items dropped by defeated enemies
  • To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence
  • To steal from
  • to examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot

Examples

  • the loot of an ancient city
  • to loot valuables from a temple
  • to loot a temple for valuables

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