desvalijar

to burgle

desvalijar(dehs-bah-lee-hahr)

transitive verb

1. (to burglarize)

a. to burgle (house)

Llamamos a la policía en cuanto nos dimos cuenta de que habían desvalijado la casa.

We called the police as soon as we realized someone had burgled our house.

b. to rob (person)

Dos hombres desvalijaron al empresario y lo dejaron sin celular ni tarjetas de crédito.

Two men robbed the business man and left him without his phone and credit cards.

2.

(colloquial)

(to empty)

a. to clean out

(colloquial)

Siempre que invito a mis amigos a casa, desvalijan el armario donde guardo las galletas.

Every time I invite my friends to my house, they clean out the cupboard where I keep the cookies.

desvalijar

transitive verb

1. (casa)

a. to burgle

2. (persona)

a. to rob

3. (fig)

a.

mis nietos me han desvalijado la neveramy grandchildren have cleaned out my fridge

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desvalijar

transitive verb

[+persona] to rob; [+cajón, caja fuerte] to rifle; [+casa, tienda] to ransack;