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ladrones

/ləˈdroʊnz/

Meanings
noun
A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.

Examples :

"The police caught the ladrones who stole money from the bank. "
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Related Words

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rogue noun

/ˈɹəʊ̯ɡ/ /ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/

A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

"The rogue student constantly cheated on exams, making false promises to his teacher. "

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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pirate noun

/ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/

A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

"You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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stole verb

/ˈstəʊl/ /ˈstoʊl/

To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.

"Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery."

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caught verb

[k̠ʰoːt] [kʰoːt] [kʰɑt]

(heading) To capture, overtake.

"The police officer caught the speeding car on the highway. "

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police noun

[pəˈliːs] /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/

A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

"Call the police!"

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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bank noun

/bæŋk/

An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

"My parents opened a savings account at the bank for my college fund. "

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money noun

/ˈmʌni/

A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

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robber noun

/ˈɹɒ.bə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹɑbɚ/

A person who robs.

"The robber stole money from the bank. "