mugging in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mugging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mugging [Am ˈməɡɪŋ, Brit ˈmʌɡɪŋ] N LAW

1. mugging U (crime):

mugging

atracos mpl

mugging is on the increase

está aumentando el número de atracos

2. mugging C (instance):

mugging

atraco m

I.mug¹ [Am məɡ, Brit mʌɡ] N

1. mug (cup):

mug

taza f (alta y sin platillo)

mug

tarro m Mex Ven

beer mug

jarra f de cerveza

beer mug

tarro m de cerveza Mex Ven

2. mug (gullible person) Brit:

mug inf

idiota mf

mug inf

ingenuo m / ingenua f

that's a mug's game

es cosa de idiotas

3.1. mug (face):

mug sl

cara f

mug sl

jeta f sl

mug sl

careto m Spain sl

get your ugly mug out of here!

¡lárgate de aquí! inf

3.2. mug → mug shot

II.mug¹ <pres part mugging; pt, pp mugged> [Am məɡ, Brit mʌɡ] VB trans (assault)

mug

atracar

mug

asaltar

III.mug¹ <pres part mugging; pt, pp mugged> [Am məɡ, Brit mʌɡ] VB intr (make faces)

mug Am

hacer morisquetas

See also mug shot

mug shot N inf

mug shot

foto f (de archivo policial)

mug² [Am məɡ, Brit mʌɡ] VB intr, trans

mug shot N inf

mug shot

foto f (de archivo policial)

I.mug up VB [Am məɡ -, Brit mʌɡ -] Brit inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

mug up subject:

mug up

darle duro a inf

mug up

empollar Spain inf

mug up

tragar RioPl inf

mug up

matarse en Mex inf

mug up

matearse Chil inf

mug up

empacarse Col inf

mug up

puñalearse Ven inf

II.mug up VB [Am məɡ -, Brit mʌɡ -] Brit inf (v + adv)

to mug up on sth

darle duro a algo inf

to mug up on sth

empollar algo Spain inf

to mug up on sth

tragar algo RioPl inf

to mug up on sth

matarse en algo Mex inf

to mug up on sth

puñalearse algo Ven inf

Translations for mugging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cogoteo

mugging

avocastro

ugly mug inf

zorzal

mug inf

careto

ugly mug sl

cogotear

to mug

mugging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mugging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mugging [ˈmʌgɪŋ] N

mugging

atraco m

I.mug [mʌg] -gg- N

1. mug:

mug for tea, coffee

tazón m

mug for beer

jarra m

2. mug Brit inf (fool):

mug

bobo(-a) m (f)

3. mug pej (face):

mug

jeta f

mug

escracho m RioPl

II.mug [mʌg] -gg- VB trans

mug

atracar

Translations for mugging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

jepeto m inf

mug

escracho

mug inf

pringado (-a)

mug Brit

jeta

mug

taza

mug

hocico

mug

robar (a alguien con violencia)

to mug

primo (-a)

mug

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Jack responds to his mugging by hiding in his office for days and organizing the wealthy to protect themselves from the apparently angry lower classes.

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In its first five months of operation, the hotline received 2,000 calls reporting burglaries, thefts, muggings, missing people etc.

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You recognize you might not be a hundred per cent successful, but your goal is to eliminate the mugging of little old ladies.

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Place in those days was downmarket and dangerous because of the several welfare and single-room occupancy hotels in the area; muggings were common.

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A typical mugging involves a group of young males who surround and overwhelm their victim in a public area.

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Their deaths were not a random mugging, but a state-planned execution.

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Highway robbery or mugging takes place outside or in a public place such as a sidewalk, street, or parking lot.

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The most common crimes are muggings with 1.47 reports per day, robbery of businesses with.78 reports per day, and car theft with.71 reports per day.

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He went berserk and attacked them, leading to his brutal mugging and return to the hospital.

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Then probably in his mid-twenties, he appeared to have been the victim of a mugging.

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