Ladrón in english
Thief
pronunciation: θif part of speech: noun
pronunciation: θif part of speech: noun
In gestures
ladrón = robber ; thief [thieves, -pl.] ; burglar ; crook ; pincher ; housebreaker.
Example: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: robbers AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Example: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.Example: Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital.Example: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Example: A crew of pinchers sporting masks and war paint jumped a 26-year-old on March 31, taking his wallet and chain.Example: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.more:
» argot (secreto) de los ladrones = thieves' cant .
Example: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.» banda de ladrones = gang of robbers .
Example: A gang of robbers who stole 60,000 pounds and attacked a security guard with a monkey wrench have been jailed for a total of 36 years.» banquero ladrón = bankster [Palabra formada por la fusión de banker y gangster] .
Example: Everyone who deposits money in a bank is entrusting the banksters with control over their money and eventually control over their life.» ladrón armado = armed robber .
Example: There will be no let-up in the hunt for armed robbers who targeted the home of a local racehorse trainer, police promise.» ladrón de arte = art thief .
Example: In that film he played a wealthy art thief always one step away from being nabbed by the fuzz.» ladrón de cajas fuertes = safecracker .
Example: After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.» ladrón de corazones = lady-killer ; loverboy .
Example: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform. Example: She fell for a charming older guy only to discover her 'loverboy' had entrapped her in a dangerous world of sexual exploitation.» ladrón de ganado = cattle rustler ; rustler .
Example: Each year in South Sudan, about 350000 cows and bulls are stolen and more than 2500 people are killed by cattle rustlers. Example: A farmer has launched an urgent appeal to find a herd of cattle stolen by rustlers.» ladrón de información = info-thief .
Example: Any element of an organization's information apparatus, from paper based files to computerized databases, from fax machines to cellular telephones, can render that organization easy prey to info-thieves.» ladrón de obras de arte = art thief .
Example: In that film he played a wealthy art thief always one step away from being nabbed by the fuzz.» ladrón de tiendas = shoplifter .
Example: This article outlines the best practices for spotting, stopping and legally detaining a shoplifter.» ladrón que roba a (otro) ladrón tiene cien años de perdón = it's no crime to steal from a thief .
Example: The old saying is that it's no crime to steal from a thief, but how far this will hold in law is a problem.