daylight robbery in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for daylight robbery in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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robbery <pl robberies> [Am ˈrɑb(ə)ri, Brit ˈrɒb(ə)ri] N U or C

daylight [Am ˈdeɪˌlaɪt, Brit ˈdeɪlʌɪt] N U

3. daylight (light of day):

daylight
luz f (del día)
we must bring this matter into the daylight
debemos sacar este asunto a la luz
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me da pánico cómo maneja
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me da pánico cómo conduce Spain
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me pone los pelos de punta cómo maneja inf
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me pone los pelos de punta cómo conduce Spain inf
you frightened the living daylights out of me!
¡me pegaste un susto tremendo!
he nearly beat the (living) daylights out of the kid
le dio tal paliza al niño que casi lo mata
to see daylight (comprehend)
ver claro
to see daylight (have end in sight)
vislumbrar el final

See also robbery

robbery <pl robberies> [Am ˈrɑb(ə)ri, Brit ˈrɒb(ə)ri] N U or C

daylight robbery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for daylight robbery in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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The opposition called the results scandalous daylight robbery, claiming an outright victory in the first round with 50.3% of the votes.
en.wikipedia.org
Even then they are probably getting away with daylight robbery.
thenewdaily.com.au
No, they still need to try out some daylight robbery in the process as well.
www.news24.com
It seems we are having no luck at all and on this occasion were the victims of daylight robbery.
www.westernmorningnews.co.uk
We should not accept and be compliant with such daylight robbery.
www.news24.com
Many financial advisers seem to charge between 0.75pc and 1pc a year, which, on larger portfolios, is nothing short of daylight robbery.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Ordinary people call it gouging or daylight robbery.
www.ft.com
The biggest headache is undoubtedly the clocks going back - a particularly wicked form of daylight robbery that has surely outlived its usefulness in 2016.
www.independent.ie
And this daylight robbery is significantly above the international average.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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