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looting

/ˈluːtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Saquear, robar

To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

Examples :

"1833 "Gunganarian, the leader of the Chooars, continues his system of looting and murder", The asiatic Journal and monthly register for British India and its Dependencies Black, Parbury & Allen, p. 66."
1833 "Gunganarian, el líder de los Chooars, continúa su sistema de saqueo y asesinato", The asiatic Journal and monthly register for British India and its Dependencies Black, Parbury & Allen, p. 66.
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Related Words

Illustration register

register noun

/ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ/

Caja registradora

"The store's cash register recorded the total sales for the day. "

La caja registradora de la tienda registró las ventas totales del día.

Illustration opponents

opponents noun

/əˈpoʊnənts/ /əˈpoʊnɛnts/

Oponentes, adversarios

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

Durante la represión, muchos oponentes del régimen fueron arrestados.

Illustration violence

violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

Violencia, fuerza extrema

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

La violencia de la tormenta, afortunadamente, fue más impresionante que destructiva.

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continues noun

/kənˈtɪnjuːz/

Continuación

"After losing all his lives, he debated whether to spend his earned coins on continues or start the game over. "

Después de perder todas sus vidas, debatió si gastar sus monedas ganadas en continuaciones o comenzar el juego de nuevo.

Illustration disturbance

disturbance noun

/dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/ /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/

Perturbación, alteración

"The loud music from next door caused a significant disturbance during my study session. "

La música alta de la casa de al lado causó una alteración significativa durante mi sesión de estudio.

Illustration valuables

valuables noun

/ˈvæljuəbəlz/ /ˈvæljʊəbəlz/

Objetos de valor

"Before leaving the hotel room, she carefully packed all her valuables, including her jewelry and passport, in the safe. "

Antes de salir de la habitación del hotel, empacó cuidadosamente todos sus objetos de valor, incluyendo sus joyas y pasaporte, en la caja fuerte.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration buildings

buildings noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

Construcción

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

La construcción del puente se completará en un par de semanas.

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everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

Todo

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Revisé la lista de nuevo y todo está hecho.

Illustration paintballs

paintballs noun

/ˈpeɪntbɔlz/

Paintball, bolas de pintura

"The kids spent the afternoon shooting paintballs at each other in the backyard. "

Los niños pasaron la tarde disparándose bolas de pintura en el patio trasero.

Illustration paintball

paintball noun

/ˈpeɪntbɔl/

Paintball

"We spent the afternoon playing paintball in the woods. "

Pasamos la tarde jugando al paintball en el bosque.

Illustration dependencies

dependencies noun

/dɪˈpɛndənsiz/ /dɪˈpɛndənsiz/

Dependencia, falta de iniciativa

"Her constant dependencies on her parents for even simple tasks prevented her from developing independence. "

Su constante dependencia de sus padres, incluso para tareas sencillas, le impidió desarrollar independencia.