Meaning
pirate
- (informatico) hacker, software pirate
- (della strada) hit-and-run driver
In a sentence
Da piccolo volevo fare il pirata dei mari.
As a child, I wanted to be a pirate of the seas.
I pirati hanno attaccato la nave.
The pirates attacked the ship.
I pirati hanno preso la nave ieri sera.
The pirates took the ship last night.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pirata | masculine · singular |
| pirati | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually means the sea-raider. For illegal copying, Italian often says pirata too: film pirata, software pirata.
- The figurative sense for a dishonest person exists, but truffatore or imbroglione is more common in everyday speech.
- For road hit-and-run cases, Italian uses pirata in set phrases like automobilista pirata, not usually alone.