International Words for "Heist"
by Breumaster | created - 10 Apr 2021 | updated - 12 Apr 2021 | PublicHeist is an English word for a planned action to steal worthy things. Movies about heists are very popular to many people around the world. But what is the same action called in other countries? Here is a little selection of names for it in other countries languages. Which of them reads/sounds the most interesting?
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1. The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
89 min | Drama
A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl who he thinks resembles the painting and she wants him to become famous he has the idea of robbing the painting. Based on the 1911 real robbery.
Director: Géza von Bolváry | Stars: Willi Forst, Trude von Molo, Gustaf Gründgens, Max Gülstorff
Votes: 81
Deutsch (German): Beutezug, Banküberfall, Einbruch (Bruch), Ein Ding drehen.
There is no word in Germany for "heist". The most equal word is Beutezug. "Beute" means "prey" and "Zug" means "tactical move", so it means tactical move for prey. The most familiar term in Englisch to that is: "to make a foray." "Banküberfall" = "The robbing of a Bank." "Einbruch" = "burglary", "Bruch" = slang, short.
"Ein Ding drehen" = slang for criminal actions/heists.
How to pronounce: Beutezug, Einbruch, Bruch, Banküberfall (Wiktionary)
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2. Rififi (1955)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Janine Darcey
Votes: 36,740 | Gross: $0.06M
Français (French): Cambriolage, Vol or Braquage
"Vol" - The one in general
"Cambriolage" - The one you do at night
"Braqauge" - The one you in broad daylight
"Casse" - Gangster slang for "Braquage" and "Cambriolage"
"Coup"
How to pronounce:
Vol, Cambriolage, Braquage, Casse, Coup
(All Wiktionary. please, eventually scroll for phonetic link)
3. Federal Bank Heist (2011)
101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 2005, high-ranked criminal Barão is planning the heist that inspired the film. He needs to dig a tunnel linking a house to the Banco Central's vault in Fortaleza, where he'll steal millions of (R$) reais.
Director: Marcos Paulo | Stars: Milhem Cortaz, Eriberto Leão, Hermila Guedes, Lima Duarte
Votes: 2,415
Português (Portuguese): Assalto
Assalto (noun) in Portuguese means: armed robbery, holdup, heist.
How to pronounce:
Assalto (Forvo)
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4. Monopoly (The Bank of Luck) (2017)
122 min | Comedy
Fueled by anger after getting fired from his bank job, a lazy banker (Saleh) joins forces with his co-worker (Amr) and their weird friend (Ze'ro) by turning to robbery in order to fulfill ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed El Gendy | Stars: Mohamed Mamdouh, Mohammed Tharwat, Akram Hosny, Husain Abu-Haggag
Votes: 1,784
سرقة: (Arabic): Sariqa
It means "stealing", "theft", "robbery", short: "heist".
How to pronounce:
Sariqa
(Found no phonetic link, but descriptions on Wiktionary)
5. Olsen-banden (1968)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Egon Olsen's criminal trio always gets into unlucky, comical situations when executing Egon's genius plans. After release from prison, he already has a new plan: steal a valuable German item from a secured museum in Copenhagen.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Peter Steen
Votes: 2,537
Dansk (Danish): Kup
It's borrowed from the french word "Coup".
How to pronounce:
Kup (Ordnet)
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