cambriolage

French

Etymology

From cambrioler +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ.laʒ/

Noun

cambriolage m (plural cambriolages)

burglary, robbery
Pour se prémunir des cambriolages, rien ne vaut l’alarme anti-intrusion, qui repère une présence humaine indésirable.
To guard against house robbery, nothing beats the burglar alarm, which identifies an unwanted human presence.

Further reading

“cambriolage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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