atraco
[de banco etc] holdup; robbery; [de paseante] mugging; [de avión] hijack; hijacking
¡es un atraco! it's daylight robbery!
atraco a mano armada armed robbery
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atraco(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (raid)
a. robbery
En el atraco los ladrones se llevaron miles de dólares en varias bolsas.In the robbery the thieves stole thousands of dollars in bags.
b. holdup (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Las joyerías suelen tener fuertes medidas de seguridad para evitar los atracos.Jeweler's usually have very strong security measures to avoid holdups.
c. mugging (of a person)
El atraco a los peatones se produce en calles principales a plena luz del día.Muggings of pedestrians happen on the main streets in broad daylight.
atracoNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. robbery
atraco a mano armadaarmed robbery
¿1.000 euros por eso? ¡menudo atraco!1,000 euros for that? that's daylight robbery!
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