Definitions tagged robar in the street dictionary.
To steal or rob. It is also frequently used to mean overcharging or ripping someone off (afanar is a classic term from Lunfardo, the slang originally from Buenos Aires and the surrounding areas).
Don't go shopping at that butcher shop, they'll afanar you with those prices.
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to bleed someone dry or leech off them, especially for money.
Ermelinda is sangrar Juan a lot.
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To pick the pockets of distracted people passing by on the street.
You have to stay alert walking through these streets, otherwise they are going to bolsiquear you.
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To steal from someone by exploiting their trust or confidence.
My accountant spent his time trying to melear, so I fired him.
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To steal, swipe, or jack someone's belongings to keep them for yourself.
I am going to chorear that cell phone from your brother.
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The unethical act of stealing or poaching a boyfriend from a friend or acquaintance through blatant seduction.
I want to BAJARLE EL NOVIO to Susana, so I am going to wear my red dress to the party.
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To steal, swipe, or jack something. (Derived from the slang term choro, meaning a thief).
I am going to chorificar Mariel's cell phone.
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A slang term for stealing or snatching something, common in lower-income or street environments.
I am going to calcar that guitar if you keep showing it off to me.
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The act or result of taking something that does not belong to you, especially when you keep a borrowed item indefinitely. (In Panama, the word is also famously used for drug related heists).
A: 'Where did you get that shirt from?' B: 'Oh, my sister lent it to me. But that is already a tumbe.'
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To steal or swipe something without permission and with no intention of returning it. To nick or lift.
He went into his father in law's house to nachar. | My brother brought a friend over and that kid nachó a bunch of stuff.
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To swipe or nick something for the thrill or as a prank rather than out of necessity.
I want to birlar Miguel's bike, can you imagine the look on his face?
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To steal, swipe, or nab something.
I mangue a backpack.
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A slang term used to describe a thief or street thug who is a child or a teenager: a juvenile delinquent.
That guy is a chorito, that sucks. / There are a lot of choritos on that corner dude, you better cross the street.
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To swipe or steal something, take someone else's property without asking, or simply not return a borrowed item. (In Panama, this specific usage refers to petty theft or pocketing something, whereas in other countries it usually means to negotiate or make a deal).
My brother is always transar the money from my piggy bank. | They lent him a book and he never returned it, I think he wanted to transar it from the very start.
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A derogatory term for a street punk or hoodlum from a low-income urban area, characterized by a specific flashy style of dress and often associated with delinquency (in Venezuela, it is a synonym for Tuki, a subculture defined by its music and street aesthetic).
These fucking Wachiturros are so annoying. / Run, the Wachiturros are chasing us!
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A slang expression used to describe someone who is light-fingered or prone to stealing and keeping things that aren't theirs. (In Mexican Spanish, the word uña literally means fingernail, implying the person has long nails or claws to snatch items).
-Hey, I had 10 necklaces here and now there are only 5. -It was probably Lulu, you know she is bien uña, haha. -Don't be uña and give me back my change, haha.
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A knockout drug or knockout powder used to drug someone, usually for a robbery. (It refers to scopolamine, which is often slipped into drinks or applied to flyers and documents so the victim absorbs it through their skin).
'They put burundanga on the papers.' 'Watch out for the burundanga.'
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To rob or mug someone, typically referring to the act of driving around searching for targets to hold up on the street.
Let's go raquetear your mom.
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To snatch or swipe something from someone's hands, often leaving them looking foolish. To beat someone to the punch or get the jump on them by taking something first.
That son of a bitch birló my girlfriend.
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To swipe, snatch, or steal something.
Cristian galoneó my pen.
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To swipe something or rip someone off.
1. Pepe me tumbó the bike. 2. Pablo me tumbó when he sold me a watch that does not work.
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To mug, rob, or stick someone up for their money or belongings (this term is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase hold up).
That guy went into that house and jolopio everyone.
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A massive open-air street market held on Wednesdays on Zaragoza street in Mexico City. It is known for selling every kind of item imaginable, from weapons to the latest brand-name sneakers. (In Mexico, these mobile markets are called tianguis).
I went to El salado yesterday and bought a jacket.
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A vulgar and rural slang term used to mean to steal or snatch.
Someone ñampian Jacobo's phone. Watch your chain or they are going to ñampiar it.
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To rob or mug someone.
Damn, they did el tramite on me.
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To mug or rob someone (This is common street slang for a stickup or robbery).
man, they gave me la terapia
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To steal or swipe something, particularly by using a trick or taking advantage of someone's distraction.
He tried to sapiar the bike while he was taking a leak.
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To nick or swipe something that does not belong to you. To steal.
They have mangado my wallet: they have stolen my wallet.
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a petty thief or street criminal who steals personal belongings.
The ratero took off with my bag.
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Used when letting someone have their way or giving them enough rope to hang themselves, with the intention of settling the score or confronting them later when they think they have gotten away with it.
Let him keep taking the chairs, yo lo agarro bajando.
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A compulsion to take things that do not belong to you, even without a financial need, simply to satisfy the urge to steal and feel good.
Dominican officials who, regardless of how much wealth they already have, take the people's money just to feel good. (A chronic case of Cleptomania)
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To swipe, steal, or pocket something from someone without them noticing. It is often used when someone keeps a borrowed item for themselves instead of returning it (in the Dominican Republic, "poloche" refers to a polo or t-shirt).
1. But dude, you used Tumbar on the shirt I lent you. What happened? 2. Hey man, you made off with my cap, what was that about.
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1. A person who keeps something that does not belong to them, especially something lent. 2. Someone who is physically exhausted or spent after having sex (the term baseado refers to reaching climax).
1. Man, you liquidaste with the CD I lent you, are you not going to give it back? 2. Today I liquidé with that girl.
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