Crime in the news
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el asesinato | murder |
| el agente | officer, agent |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| el terrorista | terrorist |
| violento | violent |
| explotar | to explode; to exploit |
| militar | military |
| la lucha | fight, struggle |
| pleno | complete; right in the middle of |
El asesinato is the crime; the person is el asesino. In the news, police officers are often called agentes; an insurance or estate agent is an agente too.
| The police are investigating the murder of a businessman. | La policía investiga el asesinato de un empresario. |
| My aunt is an insurance agent. | Mi tía es agente de seguros. |
Threats
Amenazar is the verb of la amenaza. The person threatened is the direct object (la amenazó), and the threat usually comes after con: a thing, or an infinitive.
| The thief threatened her with a knife. | El ladrón la amenazó con un cuchillo. |
| He threatened to report me. | Me amenazó con denunciarme. |
Explotar: explode or exploit
With no object, explotar usually means to explode (the noun is la explosión). With an object, often a person after a, it usually means to exploit.
| The terrorist's car exploded in front of the city hall. | El coche del terrorista explotó delante del ayuntamiento. |
| That company exploits its workers. | Esa empresa explota a sus trabajadores. |
Pleno and militar
After en, pleno usually means right in the middle of: en plena noche. After a, it means full: a plena luz del día is in broad daylight. Elsewhere it usually means complete. Militar is an adjective, and also a noun for someone in the armed forces.
| The mobile's battery exploded in the middle of the night. | La batería del móvil explotó en plena noche. |
| I have complete confidence in the officers. | Tengo plena confianza en los agentes. |
| My grandfather was a military man. | Mi abuelo era militar. |
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