grand theft auto

English

Etymology

From grand theft (“aggravated theft”) + auto (“automobile”), apparently at first in law-enforcement lists.

Noun

grand theft auto (uncountable)

1. (US) The criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle.

Derived terms

• GTA

Translations

criminal act of stealing a motor vehicle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盜竊汽車／盗窃汽车, 盗窃汽车 (dàoqiè qìchē)

• Finnish: ajoneuvon luvaton käyttöönotto (legal); autovarkaus (fi) (common)
• German: (legal) Kraftfahrzeugdiebstahl m; (common; with cars) Autodiebstahl (de) m; (common; with motorbikes) Motorraddiebstahl m
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• Russian: ГТА m or f (GTA) (usually indeclinable)
• Turkish: araç hırsızlığı