Vocabulary
der
Raub
/ʁaʊ̯p/· noun· Pl. —
robbery (theft by force or threat); (idiom) ein Raub der Flammen = destroyed by fire
Der Raub — the legal term for theft with violence or threats (§ 249 StGB): a mugging in the street or a hold-up in a shop; without violence it is only Diebstahl.
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- der Raub
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Raub
robbery
Die beiden Männer wurden wegen schweren Raubes zu mehreren Jahren Haft verurteilt.
The two men were sentenced to several years in prison for aggravated robbery.
Word family
Raubraubento robder Räuberrobberder Raubüberfallrobbery, hold-upder Bankraubbank robberydas Raubtierpredator
Common combinations
- wegen Raubesfor robbery
- schwerer Raubaggravated robbery
- bewaffneter Raubarmed robbery
- ein Raub der Flammen werdento be destroyed by fire
Common learner mistakes
- Raub (für heimliches Stehlen aus der Tasche)DiebstahlRaub always involves violence or threats; secret stealing such as pickpocketing or shoplifting is Diebstahl.
Real examples
- Die Polizei sucht Zeugen zu dem Raub an der Tankstelle in der Nacht auf Sonntag.The police are looking for witnesses to the robbery at the petrol station on Saturday night.
- Der Angeklagte bestreitet, an dem Raub beteiligt gewesen zu sein.The defendant denies having been involved in the robbery.
- Weil der Täter ein Messer zeigte, wird der Fall nicht als Diebstahl, sondern als Raub verfolgt.Because the perpetrator showed a knife, the case is being prosecuted not as theft but as robbery.
