roubá

steal, rob

→ roubar
verb Rare #32,532
steal, rob Informal spoken/written form of "roubar" (dropping the final -r in the infinitive), common in casual speech and texts.
PO: Eles tentaram roubá o celular.
EN: They tried to steal the cellphone.
Conjugation of roubar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First roubar —
Third roubar —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First roubei roubamos
Third roubou roubaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — roubaram
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First roubo roubamos
Third rouba roubam
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second rouba —
Third roube roubem
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First roube —
Third roube roubem
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First roubava —
Third roubava —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First roubaria —
Third roubaria —

Achamos que Snape quer roubá-la.

We think Snape wants to steal it.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Não vai querer roubá-la.

You won’t want to steal it.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Você quer dizer, roubá-las.

You mean, steal them.

— Missão Refúgio (2026)

Alguém vai tentar roubá-la.

Someone will try to steal it.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

E eu vim para roubá-los!

And I came to steal them!

— A Bruxa (2016)

Fadil começou a espionar casas para roubá-las.

Fadil began spying on houses in order to rob them.

Falou que eu quis roubá-los e grita dentro do meu carro?

He said I tried to rob them and then yelled inside my car?

— Mommy (2014)