raid

redada, asalto

Entrada repentina en un lugar para detener personas, confiscar bienes o robar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden entry into a place to arrest people, take property, or steal things.

• Police arrested three people in the raid.
• Officers seized drugs during a raid on the house.
• The thieves escaped after an armed raid on the bank.

Cómo se usa: a raid on something (Police found stolen goods during a raid on a warehouse.)

Sinónimos: swoop

Expresiones frecuentes: police raid, raid on something, armed raid

incursión, ataque sorpresa

Ataque breve y repentino contra un enemigo.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden, short attack on an enemy.

• The raid began at dawn.
• Several buildings were destroyed in the air raid.
• Troops carried out raids on villages near the border.

Cómo se usa: a raid on something (The soldiers planned a raid on the enemy camp.)

Sinónimos: attack, assault

Expresiones frecuentes: air raid, night raid, raid on something

asaltar, hacer una redada

Entrar en un lugar o atacarlo de repente, a menudo para detener personas o llevarse cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To enter or attack a place suddenly, often to arrest people or take things.

• Police raided the house.
• Soldiers raided the enemy camp at dawn.
• Officers have raided several warehouses and seized stolen goods.

Sinónimos: attack, storm

Expresiones frecuentes: raid a house, raid a camp, raid a warehouse

saquear, echar mano de

Sacar cosas de un lugar para usarlas o disfrutarlas, a menudo sin pedir permiso.

En inglés sencillo: To take things from a place for your own use or enjoyment, often without asking.

• The children raided the fridge.
• She raided her sister's wardrobe for a party dress.
• We had to raid our savings to pay for repairs.

Cómo se usa: raid something for something (We raided the cupboard for biscuits.)

Sinónimos: help yourself to, dip into

Expresiones frecuentes: raid the fridge, raid a cupboard, raid someone's wardrobe