Were stealing (es. Robaban)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
Los chicos robaban manzanas del árbol.
The boys were stealing apples from the tree.
Context: daily life Ayer en el parque, robaban juguetes a los niños.
Yesterday in the park, they were stealing toys from the children.
Context: daily life Ellos robaban flores del jardín.
They were stealing flowers from the garden.
Context: daily life Intermediate (B1-B2)
En el pasado, robaban bancos y escapaban en coches rápidos.
In the past, they were stealing banks and escaping in fast cars.
Context: society La policíainvestigaba los casos en los que robaban en la ciudad.
The police were investigating the cases in which they were stealing in the city.
Context: society Aunque robaban pequeñas cosas, ahora buscan trabajo para ser honestos.
Although they were stealing small things, they are now looking for jobs to be honest.
Context: society Advanced (C1-C2)
Mientras las autoridades insistían en la seguridad, las bandas organizadas robaban impunemente en la oscuridad de la noche.
While the authorities insisted on security, organized gangs were stealing with impunity in the darkness of the night.
Context: society El fenómeno de cómo robaban en el siglo XIX revela las fracturas sociales de aquella época.
The phenomenon of how they were stealing in the 19th century reveals the social fractures of that time.
Context: history Se argumenta que las circunstancias en las que robaban eran el reflejo de una sociedad en crisis y desesperación.
It is argued that the circumstances under which they were stealing reflected a society in crisis and desperation.
Context: society Synonyms
- despojaron
- hurtaban
- latrocinaron
- saquearon
- sustraían