Usage examples of "ladrón" in Spanish with translation to English

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El ladrón rompió la ventana. The thief broke the window.
Un ladrón mató a Bill. Bill was killed by a burglar.
Atraparon al ladrón esta mañana. The robber was nabbed this morning.
Tom resultó ser un ladrón. Tom turned out to be a thief.
Los policías detuvieron al ladrón. The police officers arrested the burglar.
Cogieron al ladrón esta mañana. The robber was nabbed this morning.
El policía detuvo al ladrón. The policeman arrested the thief.
Un ladrón entró a su casa. A burglar broke into his house.
Al ladrón lo agarraron esta mañana. The robber was nabbed this morning.
La ocasión hace al ladrón. Opportunity makes a thief.
Un ladrón entró a la tienda anoche. A burglar broke into the shop last night.
El ladrón la atacó en un callejón. The robber attacked her on a back street.
Sabemos que sos el ladrón. We know you're the thief.
El ladrón encerró al niño en el armario. The burglar shut the child in the closet.
El policía agarró al ladrón por el brazo. The policeman grabbed the robber's arm.
El ladrón admitió su crimen. The thief admitted his crime.
Me desperté y vi un ladrón en mi habitación. I awoke to find a burglar in my room.
La policía agarró al ladrón por el cuello. The police seized the robber by the neck.
El ladrón se llevó mi bolsa. The thief ran off with my bag.
El ladrón entró en la casa por esta puerta. The burglar came into the house through this door.
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