Thief in Spanish 🇪🇸

Memory trick

A thief stole my laundry!

8 months ago

ladrón info.

Tips to remember the word ‘ladrón’:
– Associate the word ‘ladrón’ with an image of a thief, making a mental picture of someone sneaking around with a loot bag.
– Think of “El Ladrón” as a character in a Spanish novel or movie to help set the word in a memorable context.
– Use the mnemonic ‘lad’ from ‘ladrón’ to remember a ‘lad’ in a story who could be a thief.

Explanations:
– ‘Ladrón’ is a noun in Spanish that refers to an individual who steals, similar to ‘thief’ in English.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Ratero’: A common colloquial term for a thief or a person who commits petty theft.
– ‘Hurto’: Refers specifically to the act of theft itself, and sometimes used for the person who commits it.
– ‘Caco’: A slang term for thief, often used for burglars or robbers.

Alternate meanings like slang:
In some Spanish-speaking regions, ‘ladrón’ could be used figuratively in slang to describe someone who is cunning or who takes advantage of others, not necessarily through theft.

Examples of sentences using ‘ladrón’:
– “El ladrón fue capturado por la policía después de robar la joyería.” (The thief was captured by the police after robbing the jewelry store.)
– “Dicen que ese político es un ladrón, se llevó el dinero del pueblo.” (They say that politician is a thief, he took the town’s money.)
– “Un ladrón entró en mi casa anoche, pero afortunadamente no se llevó nada valioso.” (A thief entered my house last night, but fortunately didn’t take anything valuable.)
– “Ese chico es un ladrón, se sabe todas las trampas para ganar en los juegos de cartas.” (That guy is a cunning cheater, he knows all the tricks to win at card games.)

a few seconds ago