{"id":14805,"date":"2021-03-08T05:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14805"},"modified":"2021-03-08T05:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:58:59","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-crime-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-crime-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about Crime in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about Crime in Spanish. First we will learn some relevant vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14806\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14806\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish-350x221.jpg\" alt=\"talking about crime in spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"221\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish-350x221.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about Crime in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>accessory \u2013 el\/la c\u00f3mplice<br \/>\nacquittal \u2013 la absoluci\u00f3n<br \/>\nalibi \u2013 la coartada<br \/>\nassailant\u2013 el agresor<br \/>\nassassin\u2013 el asesino<br \/>\nassassination \u2013 el asesinato<br \/>\nassault \u2013 la agresi\u00f3n<br \/>\nbail \u2013 la fianza<br \/>\nblackmail \u2013 el chantaje<br \/>\nblackmailer \u2013 el\/la chantajista<br \/>\nbriber \u2013 el sobornador<br \/>\nbribery \u2013 el soborno<br \/>\nburglar \u2013 el ladr\u00f3n (de casas)<br \/>\nburglary \u2013 el robo (de casas)<br \/>\nconvict \u2013 el presidiario<br \/>\ncourt \u2013 el tribunal<br \/>\ncourt case \u2013 el juicio<br \/>\ncrime \u2013 el delito\/el crimen<br \/>\ndeath penalty \u2013 la pena de muerte<br \/>\ndefendant \u2013 el acusado<br \/>\nevidence \u2013 la evidencia<br \/>\nfelony \u2013 el crimen<br \/>\nfine \u2013 la multa<br \/>\nforgery \u2013 la falsificaci\u00f3n<br \/>\nfraud \u2013 el fraude<br \/>\nguilty \u2013 culpable<br \/>\ninnocent \u2013 inocente<br \/>\njail \u2013 la c\u00e1rcel<br \/>\njudge \u2013 el juez \/ la jueza<br \/>\njury \u2013 el jurado<br \/>\nkidnapper \u2013 el secuestrador<br \/>\nkidnapping \u2013 el secuestro<br \/>\nlawyer \u2013 el abogado \/ la abogada<br \/>\nlife sentence \u2013 la cadena perpetua<br \/>\nmisdemeanor\u2013 el delito menor<br \/>\nmurder \u2013 el asesinato<br \/>\nmurderer \u2013 el asesino<br \/>\nnot guilty \u2013 no culpable<br \/>\non parole\/probation \u2013 en libertad condicional<br \/>\npickpocket \u2013 el carterista<br \/>\nprison \u2013 la prisi\u00f3n<br \/>\nproof \u2013 la prueba<br \/>\npunishment \u2013 el castigo<br \/>\nransom \u2013 el dinero de rescate<br \/>\nrobber \/ thief \u2013 el ladr\u00f3n<br \/>\nrobbery \u2013 el robo<br \/>\nshoplifter \u2013 el ladr\u00f3n de tiendas<br \/>\nshoplifting \u2013 el robo en tiendas<br \/>\nsuspect \u2013 el sospechoso<br \/>\nswindle \u2013 la estafa<br \/>\nswindler \u2013 el estafador<br \/>\ntestimony \u2013 el testimonio<br \/>\ntheft \u2013 el robo<br \/>\nthreat \u2013 la amenaza<br \/>\nto abduct \u2013 raptar, secuestrar<br \/>\nto acquit \u2013 absolver<br \/>\nto arrest \u2013 arrestar<br \/>\nto be tried \u2013 ser juzgado<br \/>\nto convict \u2013 declarar culpable<br \/>\nto defend \u2013 defender<br \/>\nto fine \u2013 multar<br \/>\nto imprison \u2013 encarcelar<br \/>\nto interrogate \u2013 interrogar<br \/>\nto plead guilty \u2013 confesarse culpable<br \/>\nto prosecute \u2013 procesar, enjuiciar<br \/>\nto rob \/ to steal \u2013 robar<br \/>\nto sentence \u2013 sentenciar<br \/>\nto serve a sentence \u2013 cumplir una condena<br \/>\nto threaten \u2013 amenazar<br \/>\ntrial \u2013 el juicio<br \/>\nverdict \u2013 el veredicto<br \/>\nwitness\u2013 el testigo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69d725571fa4b7.44869318\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d725571fa4b7.44869318','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d725571fa4b7.44869318');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d725571fa4b7.44869318\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d725571fa4b7.44869318','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d725571fa4b7.44869318');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sara: \u00bfHas o\u00eddo lo que le ha pasado a Juan?<br \/>\nDavid: No. \u00bfQu\u00e9 le ha pasado?<br \/>\nSara: Le han detenido por varios delitos.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00a1\u00bfQu\u00e9?!<br \/>\nSara: S\u00ed, lo que oyes. Le han acusado de robos en casas, robos en tiendas y estafas.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00a1Dios m\u00edo!<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfTe lo puedes creer?<br \/>\nDavid: No, no me lo puedo creer. No conozco a Juan desde hace mucho, pero no me parece un criminal.<br \/>\nSara: Quiz\u00e1s haya habido un error. \u00c9l se declara inocente. Tambi\u00e9n dice que la polic\u00eda lo est\u00e1 interrogando de manera agresiva e injusta.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00bfHay testigos o pruebas en su contra?<br \/>\nSara: No lo s\u00e9. Supongo que necesitan pruebas antes de poder arrestarlo.<br \/>\nDavid: Si lo declaran culpable de todos esos delitos, su castigo podr\u00eda ser la c\u00e1rcel.<br \/>\nSara: Al menos una buena multa.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00bfHubo c\u00f3mplices?<br \/>\nSara: Tengo entendido que tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n interrogando a Pedro, Miguel y Carlos.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es el juicio?<br \/>\nSara: Creo que es en dos semanas.<br \/>\nDavid: Conozco a la madre de Juan. Estar\u00e1 hecha polvo.<br \/>\nSara: Pobrecita.<br \/>\nDavid: Tenemos que creer que Juan es inocente.<br \/>\nSara: Inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario.<br \/>\nDavid: Conf\u00edo en la justicia espa\u00f1ola,  descubrir\u00e1n la verdad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you didn&#8217;t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish-350x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"talking about crime in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish-350x221.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/talking-about-crime-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about Crime in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":14806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14805","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-2","category-culture","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14808,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions\/14808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}