What does robo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word robo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use robo in Spanish.

The word robo in Spanish means robbery, theft, steal, mug, rob, take, draw, take, armed robbery, armed robbery, attempted robbery, burglary, robbery with intimidation, robbery by intimidation, identity theft, identity fraud, petty theft, theft insurance, be a rip-off, identity theft, attempted robbery. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word robo

robbery

nombre masculino (golpe, atraco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El noticiero anunció la captura de los responsables del robo al banco.
The news announced the capture of the suspects in the bank robbery.

theft

nombre masculino (objeto robado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pérdida de cable de las luminarias sigue en aumento; el robo asciende a tres mil metros de cable de cobre.
The loss of lighting cable continues to rise; the theft has risen to three thousand metres of copper cable.

steal

verbo transitivo (apoderarse de lo ajeno)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los ladrones robaron las joyas del museo. Algún atrevido me robó el teléfono.
The thieves stole the jewels from the museum.

mug

(hurtarle algo) (with violence)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El ladrón robó a tres mujeres en un mismo día.
The thief mugged three women in one day.

rob, take

verbo transitivo (quitar, tomar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El edificio que están construyendo robó algo de espacio al parque público.
The new building that's going up robbed (or: took) some space from the public park.

draw, take

verbo transitivo (coger un naipe, ficha) (extra card)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En cada jugada se debe robar una carta del mazo.
Each hand, a player must draw (or: take) a card from the deck.

armed robbery

(derecho: robo con uso de arma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dos cajeras del banco resultaron heridas en el asalto a mano armada. Lo condenaron a tres años de prisión por dos robos a mano armada.
Two bank tellers were injured during the armed robbery.

armed robbery

locución nominal masculina (figurado, coloquial (estafa, precio excesivo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Pagaste seiscientos dólares por ese cuadro! Eso es un robo a mano armada.

attempted robbery

locución nominal masculina (der: tentativa de hurto o atraco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

burglary

(derecho: con escalada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

robbery with intimidation, robbery by intimidation

(der: provocando miedo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identity theft, identity fraud

(delito informático) (breach of personal data)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

petty theft

(der: de poca cuantía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

theft insurance

(pago cobertura contra robo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a rip-off

locución verbal (coloquial (tener precio desmesurado) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ese televisor es un robo: ¡no puedo pagar tanto! ¿Dos millones de pesos por un almuerzo? ¡Eso es un robo!
The TV is a rip-off: I can't pay that much!

identity theft

(crimen, delito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

attempted robbery

(derecho: intento, sin consumación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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