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 (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
• Polish: kradzież samochodu f, kradzież auta f
• Turkish: araç hırsızlığı