rob

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rob)

Inflections of 'rob' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
robs
v 3rd person singular
robbing
v pres p
robbed
v past
robbed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rob [sth] vtr (steal from a bank, etc.)atracar vtr
 The police are seeking two suspects who robbed a corner shop on Saturday.
 La policía está buscando a dos sospechosos que atracaron una tienda el sábado.
rob [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep often passive (steal [sth] from [sb])robarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
  quitarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
 According to the police, the store was robbed of more than 5,000 dollars.
 The pickpockets robbed the tourists of their wallets.
 Los ladrones les robaron las billeteras a los turistas.
rob [sb] vtr often passive (steal from)robarle a vi + prep
  (con arma)atracar a vtr + prep
 Mark's been afraid to go out since he was robbed in the street.
 A Mark da miedo salir desde que le robaron en la calle.
 A Mark da miedo salir desde que lo atracaron en la calle.
rob [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep figurative, often passive (deprive [sb] of [sth])quitarle algo a alguien loc verb
  privar a alguien de algo vtr + prep
 You've robbed me of everything but my dignity! She had to start working when she was 12 years old so she was robbed of her youth.
 ¡Me has quitado todo excepto mi dignidad!
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rob [sb] vtr figurative, informal (overcharge deliberately) (coloquial)robarle a alguien vi + prep
  (ES: coloquial)clavar a alguien vtr + prep
 Twenty pounds for this? That shopkeeper robbed you!
 ¿Veinte libras por esto? ¡Ese vendedor te robó!
rob [sb] vtr figurative, usually passive, informal (deprive unfairly) (coloquial)robarle a alguien vi + prep
 The referee got it totally wrong! We were robbed!
 ¡El árbitro se equivocó! ¡Nos robaron!
rob [sth] vtr (steal)robar vtr
 The gang robbed a huge sum of money from the casino.
 La pandilla robó una gran cantidad de dinero del casino.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
rob [sb] blind v expr figurative (steal from [sb])robar a vtr + prep
  dejar a alguien sin nada loc verb + prep
rob Peter to pay Paul v expr figurative (incur a debt to pay another) (figurado)desvestir a un santo para vestir otro expr
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Collocations: rob a [bank, painting, purse], caught robbing a [bank], rob a bank [armed, unarmed, with masks], more...

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