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rubato

stolen

adjective roo-BAH-toh Rare

Also means

robbed

Usage Note

Rubato is the past participle of rubare used as an adjective. Note that in music the Italian term tempo rubato ('stolen time') is borrowed unchanged into English. In everyday Italian, rubato simply describes something that has been stolen; it agrees in gender and number like any adjective.

Examples

"La mia bicicletta è stata rubata."

Natural Translation

My bicycle has been stolen.

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