crime

el crimen

noun

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

crime [kraɪm]
noun
1 (offence) delito; (m) (very serious) crimen; (m)
to commit a crime cometer un delito; the scene of the crime el lugar del delito; a crime against humanity un crimen contra la humanidad; it's not a crime! ¡no es para tanto!; it's a crime to let that food go to waste es un crimen echar a perder esa comida
2 (activity) delincuencia; (f)
crime is rising la delincuencia va en aumento
it's the crime capital of the United States
crime doesn't pay el crimen no compensa
modifier
crime of passion (n) crimen pasional; (m)
crime prevention (n) prevención del crimen; (f)
crime rate (n) índice de criminalidad; (m)
the East has the country's most serious violent crime rate
Crime Squad (n) Brigada de Investigación Criminal; (f) (Esp)
crime statistics (n) estadísticas del crimen; (f)
crime wave (n) ola de crímenes delitos; (f)or
crime writer (n) autoraautora de novelas policíacas;a autora (m) (f)

CRI [cre-o'-hay-no, nah]
noun
1de Cruz Roja Internacional (International Red Cross). (f)

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