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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Finance (general) | | Spanish term or phrase: ventosas | Colombian Spanish.
"Se presentaron hurtos a las entidades bancarias en sus diferentes modalidades (atracos, taquillazos, ventosas, violación de cerraduras, etc.)" |
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| | access to the safe of a bank through a tunnel from an adjacent location (to rob a bank) | Explanation:
"...Otra de las modalidades de robo -aunque según las autoridades no es muy empleada en esta ciudad- es conocida como ***'ventosa'. Esta consiste en que los atracadores alquilan un inmueble contiguo a la entidad bancaria y por medio de un túnel ingresan a la caja fuerte para llevarse el dinero. ****
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19 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 access to the safe of a bank through a tunnel from an adjacent location (to rob a bank)
Explanation:
"...Otra de las modalidades de robo -aunque según las autoridades no es muy empleada en esta ciudad- es conocida como ***'ventosa'. Esta consiste en que los atracadores alquilan un inmueble contiguo a la entidad bancaria y por medio de un túnel ingresan a la caja fuerte para llevarse el dinero. ****
Good luck and greetings from Oso ¶:^)
Reference: http://elpais-cali.terra.com.co/historico/ago222002/JUD/D622...
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PRO pts in category: 23
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