atraco

m.

1 robbery.

atraco a mano armada armed robbery

¿1.000 euros por eso? ¡menudo atraco! 1,000 euros for that? that's daylight robbery!

2 hold-up, assault, raid, robbery.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atracar.

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atraco

► nombre masculino

1 hold-up, robbery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡esto es un atraco! figurado this is daylight robbery!

atraco a mano armada DERECHO armed robbery

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SM [de banco etc] holdup, robbery; [de paseante] mugging; [de avión] hijack, hijacking

¡es un atraco! — (fig) it's daylight robbery!

atraco a mano armada — armed robbery

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masculino (a banco) robbery, raid (journ); (a persona) mugging

qué precios, esto es un atraco! — (fam) these prices are ridiculous, it's daylight robbery! (colloq)

- atraco a mano armada

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= mugging, raid, robbery, stick-up, heist, daylight robbery.

Nota: Usado generalmente para indicar precios abusivos.

Ex. He is concerned about personal safety with security against theft, muggins, and attacks.

Ex. More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.

Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.

Ex. From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.

Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex. Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.

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* atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.

* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

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masculino (a banco) robbery, raid (journ); (a persona) mugging

qué precios, esto es un atraco! — (fam) these prices are ridiculous, it's daylight robbery! (colloq)

- atraco a mano armada

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= mugging, raid, robbery, stick-up, heist, daylight robbery.

Nota: Usado generalmente para indicar precios abusivos.

Ex: He is concerned about personal safety with security against theft, muggins, and attacks.

Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.

Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.

Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.

Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.

* atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.

* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

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atraco

masculine

(a un banco) robbery, holdup, raid (journ); (a una persona) mugging

perpetrar or cometer un atraco (period); to carry out a robbery o raid

¡qué precios, esto es un atraco! (fam); these prices are ridiculous, it's daylight robbery! (colloq)

Compuesto:

atraco a mano armada

armed robbery

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Del verbo atracar: (conjugate atracar)

atraco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

atracó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
atracar    
atraco
atracar (conjugate atracar) verbo intransitivo [barco] to dock, berth
verbo transitivo (asaltar) ‹banco› to hold up;
‹persona› to mug
atraco sustantivo masculino (a banco) robbery, raid (journ);
(a persona) mugging;

◊ atraco a mano armada armed robbery o (journ) raid

atracar
I verbo transitivo to hold up
(asaltar a una persona) to rob
II vi Náut to tie up
atraco sustantivo masculino robbery, hold-up
atraco a mano armada, armed robbery

'atraco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armada
- armado
- cometer
- herida
- asalto
- golpe
- intervención
English:
hold-up
- mugging
- raid
- stick-up
- heist
- hold
- robbery
- stick

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atraco nm

[a banco] robbery; [a persona] mugging;

¡esto es un atraco! this is a stick-up!;

Fam Fig

¿1.000 euros por eso? ¡menudo atraco! 1,000 euros for that? that's daylight robbery!

Comp

atraco a mano armada armed robbery

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atraco

m de banco, tienda robbery; de persona mugging

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atraco nm

: holdup, robbery

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atraco n

1. (de banco, tienda, etc) robbery [pl. robberies] / hold up

grabaron el atraco al banco en la videocámara the bank robbery was filmed on the video camera

2. (de persona) mugging

fue víctima de un atraco she was the victim of a mugging