robbery
vs
burglary

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"Robbery" is a noun which is often translated as "el robo", and "burglary" is a noun which is also often translated as "el robo". Learn more about the difference between "robbery" and "burglary" below.

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!

burglary(

buhr

gluhr

)

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

noun

1. (act of breaking and entering in order to commit theft)

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)

He was caught and convicted of a string of burglaries in the area.Lo atraparon y condenaron por una serie de robos en la zona.

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