rob

robar, atracar

Quitar ilegalmente dinero o pertenencias a una persona o de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To take money or belongings illegally from a person or place.

• They tried to rob a bank.
• Someone robbed him on the way home.
• The police caught the men who robbed the shop.

Sinónimos: steal from

Expresiones frecuentes: rob a bank, rob someone, rob a shop, rob a store

privar, quitar

Quitar a alguien algo importante o valioso que debería tener.

En inglés sencillo: To take away something important or valuable that someone should have.

• The noise robbed me of sleep.
• His illness has robbed him of energy.
• They felt robbed of a fair chance.

Cómo se usa: rob someone of something (The accident robbed her of her independence.)

Sinónimos: deprive, strip

Expresiones frecuentes: rob someone of, rob of something