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piratear

to pirate; to hack

verb pee-rah-teh-AHR Rare

Also means

to illegally copy (software/media)

Usage Note

Piratear covers both digital piracy (copying software or music illegally) and hacking into systems. It is a regular -ar verb. The noun piratería refers to piracy in general, while pirata informático is the term for a computer hacker. The word is more neutral in register than English 'pirate' when used for digital copying.

Examples

"Piratear software es ilegal en muchos países."

Natural Translation

Pirating software is illegal in many countries.

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