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2004.06.29
Hello! The more romantic among us might think of the people who commit today's crime as a sort of urban hunter. But whatever you call them, they're a bad lot!
PURSE SNATCHING ひったくり
- Purse snatching is the act of stealing a person's purse, bag, etc. by taking it from them quickly or by force and running away with it (on foot, on motorcycle, etc.).
A person who commits this crime is called a purse snatcher. - purse snatching は、ハンドバッグやその他の鞄などを、すばやく、または強引に盗って逃げ去る(走って、オートバイで、など)行為――つまり、ひったくりのことです。
ひったくりをする人のことを purse snatcher といいます。
- Purse snatching has become such a problem here that women are afraid to walk the streets anymore.
- There are signs around the city telling people to watch out for purse snatchers.
- My bag was stolen by a purse snatcher on a motorcycle.
Watch your back!