CRIME AND CRIMINALS
arsonist - pirómano
blackmailer - chantajista
to bribe - sobornar
burglar - ladrón en casas o tiendas
burglar - ladrón en casas o tiendas
cat
burglar - ladrón que escala edificios para robar
con
man/artist - timador
embezzler - malversador
forger - falsificador
to hijack - secuestrar (avión, autobús, etc)
to hijack - secuestrar (avión, autobús, etc)
hijacker - secuestrador (de avión, autobús, etc)
hitman - matón
to hold up - atracar
hold-up/stick-up - atraco
to kidnap - secuestrar (personas)
kidnapper - secuestrador (de personas)
to hold up - atracar
hold-up/stick-up - atraco
to kidnap - secuestrar (personas)
kidnapper - secuestrador (de personas)
mugger - atracador, navajero)
to murder - asesinar
murder - asesinato
to murder - asesinar
murder - asesinato
murderer - asesino
pickpocket - ratero, carterista
purse
snatcher - tironero
racketeering - extorsión, crimen organizado
ram-raid/ram-raiding - alunizaje
racketeering - extorsión, crimen organizado
ram-raid/ram-raiding - alunizaje
rape - violación
rapist - violador
rapist - violador
robber - atracador a mano armada
safe-blower/-breaker/-cracker - ladrón de cajas fuertes
shoplifter - ladrón que roba artículos en las tiendas
smuggler - contrabandista
swindler - estafador, embaucador
thief - ladrón
EXERCISE
Match each word with its definition:
Match each word with its definition:
1.- hitman
2.- arsonist
3.- pickpocket
4.- cat burglar
5.- mugger
6.- con man
7.- blackmailer
8.- shoplifter
a.- a
person who steals from the pockets of others, esp. in a crowd
b.- a
person who steals goods while appearing to shop
c.- a
person who attacks people and robs them in public places
d.-a person who extorts or tries to extort
money from sb in return for not disclosing discreditable information
e.- a
thief who enters a building by climbing up walls, pipes, etc.
f.- a
criminal who is employed to kill sb
g.-
someone who tries to get money from people by tricking them
h.-
someone who deliberately sets fire to sth, esp. a building
KEY
a-3; b-8; c-5; d-7; e-4; f-1;
g-6; h-2
Tomado de mi libro Short
Stories to Help You Increase Your Vocabulary, Verticebooks. Para ampliar el
vocabulario, ver pp. 206-210, de dicho libro.
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