plunder

plunder(
pluhn
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duhr
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. saquear
The invaders killed many villagers and plundered the city.Los invasores mataron a muchos vecinos del pueblo y saquearon la ciudad.
b. desvalijar
There are a bunch of thieves in town who have been plundering people's safes.Hay algunos ladrones en el pueblo que han estado desvalijando las cajas fuertes de la gente.
a. robar
The colonists plundered the natives' gold and claimed it for themselves.Los colonizadores robaron el oro de los nativos y lo reclamaron para sí mismos.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el saqueo
(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 thieves were arrested for their plunder of the sacred burial grounds.Los ladrones fueron arrestados por su saqueo del cementerio sagrado.
b. el pillaje
(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 recent plunder left our village entirely without money or resources.El pillaje reciente dejó nuestro pueblo sin dinero ni recursos.
a. el botín
(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 pirates counted their plunder and divided it amongst themselves.Los piratas contaron su botín y lo repartieron.
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