Today's word is: Robo
Clase: sustantivo
(noun)
Género: masculino
(masculine)
Origen: latín
(Latin)
In
Spanish, “robo”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin which means theft
or robbery
and used as in:
- ¿Has denunciado el robo de la cartera? (have you reported the theft of your wallet?)
The action word/ verb
“robar” is a related
word meaning to steal, to pinch or to nick, and
is used as in:
- Me robaron el coche (I had my car stolen)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “robo”
are:
- Ser un robo (to be a rip-off/ daylight robbery/ highway robbery)
- Lo que cobraron por la cena es un robo (what they charged for the dinner is a rip-off/ is highway robbery)
- Intento de robo (attempted robbery)
- Ir al robo (to take a card from the pile -in a game of cards)
- Robo a mano armada (armed robbery)
- Robo de datos personales (identity theft/ identity fraud)
- Robo domiciliario (home burglary)
- Robo menor (petty theft)
- Seguro contra robo (theft/ burglary insurance)
- Tentativa de robo (attempted robbery)
Notes
The
noun, “robo”
is often used in a figurative sense,
as in:
- Lo que cobraron por la cena es un robo (what they charged for the dinner is a rip-off/ is highway robbery)
See
the action word/ verb “robar”
in the YouTube clip: HERMETICA - Robó un auto
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “robo”in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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