crime

=

el crimen

noun

crime
[kraɪm]
sustantivo
1. crimen (m) (serious criminal act); delito (m) (less serious)
  • crime is on the increase -> está aumentando la delincuencia
  • to commit a crime -> cometer un delito, delinquir
  • it's a crime (sentido figurado) -> es un crimen (outrageous)
  • crime wave -> ola (f) de delincuencia
  • crime writer -> escritor(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) de novela negra (of detective novels)

crime [kraim]
sustantivo
1. Crimen (murder); delito (wrongful act); culpa.
  • It’s a crime to waste such talent -> es un crimen o un pecado desperdiciar un talento así
2. Delincuencia (criminal activity).
  • Crime doesn’t pay -> no hay crimen sin castigo
  • Crime wave -> ola delictiva
De criminalidad (rate, figures).

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