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"Shoplifting" is a form of "shoplifting", a noun which is often translated as "el hurto". "Robbery" is a noun which is often translated as "el robo". Learn more about the difference between "robbery" and "shoplifting" below.
robbery(
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buhr
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (crime)
b. el atraco (M)
(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).
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.
2. (colloquial) (swindle)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
shoplifting(
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lihf
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tihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el hurto (M) (at shops)
(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).
The store has increased security and has lost less due to shoplifting.La tienda aumentó la seguridad y sufrió menos pérdidas por hurto.
