saquear
Sufrieron cuando los caudillos estaban saqueando el país. | They suffered when warlords were pillaging the country. |
Los ejecutivos de la empresa estaban saqueando el fondo de pensión. | The company executives were looting the pension fund. |
En la tarde que visitamos, las fuerzas armadas estaban saqueando casas y llevándose a los residentes. | On the afternoon we visited, armed forces were raiding homes and taking away residents. |
Observaron que las fuerzas ocupantes estaban saqueando oro, diamantes y columbotantalita en el oriente de la República Democrática del Congo. | They noted that occupying forces were plundering gold, diamonds and colombo-tantalite (coltan) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
Aunque aún no se conozcan todos los detalles, parece que se encontraba de vuelta a su casa cuando fue tiroteado por dos hombres vestidos de uniforme que estaban saqueando un almacén cercano. | Although details are still sketchy, it seems that he was on his way home when he was shot by two men in uniform, who were looting a nearby warehouse. |
Estaban saqueando. Si ellos se van, nosotros nos vamos. | They're leaving, we're leaving. |
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