stick-up

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stick-up,
also US: stickup
n
informal (armed robbery)atraco nm
  robo nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
stick [sb/sth] up,
stick up [sb/sth]
vtr phrasal sep
informal (carry out armed robbery on)asaltar, robar vtr
  asaltar a mano armada, robar a mano armada vtr + loc adv
  asaltar a punta de pistola, robar a punta de pistola vtr + loc adv
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 A gang stuck up that bank over there last week.
 Una pandilla asaltó ese banco la semana pasada.
stick up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep informal (defend, support) (coloquial)defender a vtr + prep
  defender vtr
 When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister.
 Cuando los bravucones los rodearon, él defendió a su hermana pequeña.
  sacar la cara por, dar la cara por loc verb
 Cuando los bravucones los rodearon, él sacó la cara por su hermana pequeña.
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