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"Mugging" is a form of "mugging", a noun which is often translated as "el asalto". "Robbery" is a noun which is often translated as "el robo". Learn more about the difference between "mugging" and "robbery" below.

mugging(

muh

gihng

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (legal)

a. el asalto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There have been several muggings in this district in recent weeks.Ha habido varios asaltos en este barrio en las últimas semanas.

b. el atraco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My neighbor was the victim of a mugging on Carlton Avenue.Mi vecino fue víctima de un atraco en la Avenida Carlton.

robbery(

buhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (crime)

a. el robo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There was a robbery at the bus station last night.Hubo un robo en la central camionera anoche.

b. el atraco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The owners faked a robbery at the hardware store to collect the insurance.Los dueños fingieron un atraco en la ferretería para cobrar el seguro.

c. el asalto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Two men were stabbed after resisting a robbery.Dos hombres fueron apuñalados tras resistirse a un asalto.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(swindle)

a. el robo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

One hundred dollars for a bottle of wine! That's robbery!¡Cien dólares por una botella de vino! ¡Eso es un robo!

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