robbery

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒbəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɑbəri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rob′ə rē)

Inflections of 'robbery' (n): npl: robberies
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
robbery n (act of stealing)robo nm
  atraco nm
  estafa nf
 There was a robbery at the post office last week.
 Hubo un robo en el correo la semana pasada.
robbery,
sheer robbery,
daylight robbery n		 figurative, informal (excessively high price) (figurado)robo nm
  (coloquial)clavada nf
  estafa nf
 Twenty pounds for that? That's daylight robbery!
 ¿Veinte libras por eso? ¡Es un robo!
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
robbery n (law: felony)robo nm
  delito nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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armed robbery n (crime: theft with a weapon)robo a mano armada nm + loc adj
 There was an armed robbery at the bank today.
 Hubo un robo a mano armada en el banco hoy.
bank robbery n (theft from a bank)atraco nm
  (CL, AR, UR)asalto nm
 There was a bank robbery today in the city.
 Hubo un atraco hoy en la ciudad.
highway robbery n historical (stagecoach hold-up) (histórico)asalto a la diligencia nm + loc adj
  asalto de caminos nm + loc adj
 Carjacking is the modern equivalent of highway robbery.
 El robo de autos es el equivalente moderno del asalto a la diligencia.
highway robbery n figurative, informal (excessively high price) (figurado)estafa nf
  (figurado)robo nm
  (figurado)asalto nm
 That ridiculous price for fresh carrots is highway robbery.
 ¡Ese precio por zanahorias es una estafa!
premedidated robbery n (law: planned theft)robo premeditado nm + adj
  robo con premeditación grupo nom
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'robbery' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
banditry - bank heist - bank job - blag - brigandage - heist - holdup - job - mugging - piracy - pirate - snatch - stick up - stick-up
Spanish:
atraco - golpe - guinde - hurto - ladronera - rapiña - robo - asalto - asalto a mano armada - atentar contra la propiedad privada - intento de robo - latrocinio - robo con intimidación - ser un robo - sirla - tentativa de robo

In Lists: Crime, more...
Collocations: was [busted, injured] during the robbery, [arrested, charged, jailed] for (armed) robbery, committed a [bank, store, shop, gas station] robbery, more...

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