Spanish Word for thief  

English Word: thief

Spanish Word: el ladrón
The Spanish Word for thief
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Translated sentences containing 'thief'
The thief doesn't rob the bank.
El ladrón no roba el banco.
Roberto would have never been a thief!
¡Roberto nunca hubiese sido ladrón!
The thief is fleeing from the police.
El ladrón está huyendo del policía.
The man you see is a thief.
El hombre que ves es un ladrón
The police is chasing the thief.
El policía está siguiendo al ladrón.
I couldn't see the face of the thief.
No pude verle la cara al ladrón.
A thief shoplifted from the store.
Un ladrón hurtó en la tienda.
They couldn't catch the thief.
No pudieron agarrar al ladrón.
We have been to report the theft to the police.
Hemos ido a denunciar el robo a la policía.
You have been to report the theft.
Has ido a denunciar el robo.
It's necessary to report the theft.
Hay que denunciar el robo.
The thief is running away from the police.
El ladrón está huyendo del policía.
She is running away from the thief.
Ella está huyendo del ladrón.
They chase the thief
Ellos persiguen al ladrón.
Once in the police station, the policemen interrogated the alleged thief
Ya en la comisaría, los agentes interrogaron al presunto ladrón
The policeman asked me to describe the thief.
El policía me pidió que describiera al ladrón.
The thief had hidden the jewelry in the bank!
¡El pillo había escondido las joyas en el banco!
Pedro pursued the thief while his brother called the police.
Pedro persiguió al ladrón mientras su hermano llamaba a la policia.
The police pursued the thief through the city.
La policia persiguió al ladrón por toda la ciudad.
The police found out that the thief hadn't lived in that house for a long time.
La policía averiguó que el ladrón no vivía en esa casa desde hacía mucho tiempo.

I was not brought up to be a thief.
No fui educado para ser ladrón.
To put it bluntly, this is a typical case of setting a thief to catch a thief.
En pocas palabras, se trata de un caso típico del dicho «a pillo, pillo y medio».
Why here, and why make it look as though Poland is a thief?
¿Por qué aquí sí, y por qué presentar a Polonia como si fuera un ratero?
In no way have I tried to call Mr Galeote a thief.
En modo alguno he tratado de llamar al Sr. Galeote ladrón, ni muchísimo menos.
When a thief is arrested, all his details are made public immediately.
Cuando se detiene a un ladrón, todos sus datos personales se publican inmediatamente.
Biofuels have introduced a thief into the countryside and an unexpected guest at the table.
Los biocarburantes han introducido un ladrón en el campo y un invitado inesperado a la mesa.
(BG) Mr President, in Bulgaria, we have a saying for what we are witnessing in the current debate: 'the thief who cries 'thief!''.
(BG) Señor Presidente, en Bulgaria tenemos un dicho para lo que estamos presenciando en el debate actual: el ladrón que grita: ¡al ladrón!
I have no way of punishing anyone who calls me a thief and hides behind his Parliamentary immunity.
No tengo medios para castigar a quien tiene la cobardía de llamarme ladrón y refugiarse en la inmunidad parlamentaria.
If someone stole my wallet, I would go straight to the police, I would not sit down and negotiate with the thief.
Si alguien me quita la cartera, yo voy a la policía, no me siento a negociar con el ladrón.
Let the next treaty be formulated through the input of grassroots contributions instead of its coming like a thief in the night to limit our democracy.
Haga que el próximo tratado sea redactado con contribuciones de abajo arriba en lugar de aparecer como un ladrón en la noche y limitar nuestra democracia.
But today the thief would not bother stealing a truck; he would simply illegally download it on to his laptop or MP3 player and carry it across the border.
A día de hoy, el ladrón no se molestaría en robar un camión, simplemente se lo descargaría ilegalmente en su portátil o en su reproductor de MP3 y se lo llevaría fuera del país.
Ladies and gentlemen, strengthening the European Commission and strengthening Parliament is the only right recipe for building Europe, as otherwise, it would disappear like a thief in the night.
Queridos colegas, reforzar la Comisión Europea y reforzar este Parlamento es la única receta acertada para construir una Europa que, en otro caso, se desvanecería como una sombra fugitiva.
Like a thief, the European Union now wants to directly plunder the pockets of the British taxpayer.
Al igual que un ladrón, la Unión Europea ahora pretende saquear directamente los bolsillos de los contribuyentes británicos.
The President of Pakistan says: I am President Zardari, your President. The thief says: in that case, I want my money!
El Presidente de Pakistán le dice, "Soy el Presidente Zardari, tu Presidente", a lo que el ladrón responde, "En ese caso, ¡dame mi dinero!".
Now the realisation has come over us almost like a thief in the night that people in the Arab world also aspire to and yearn for freedom.
Sin embargo, la realidad se manifiesta ahora ante nosotros de pronto y nos hemos dado cuenta de que el pueblo del mundo árabe también aspira la libertad y suspira por ella.
Fears were also voiced regarding corruption, since opportunity - or a great deal of money - makes the thief.
También se expresaron miedos en relación con la corrupción, ya que la ocasión (o una cantidad significativa de dinero) hace al ladrón.
Mr President, I am pleased that the thief from the security service has been identified, which I hope will mean that our offices are safe again.
Señor Presidente, celebro que haya sido descubierto el ladrón que pertenecía al servicio de seguridad y que nuestros despachos hayan vuelto a ser seguros.
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