atracar
Meanings
Verb
1. to berth, moor (nautical)
2. to assault in order to rob, to mug
3. to make out (kiss, touch erotically) (Chile, colloquial)
4. to harass (Latin America)
5. to beat, bash (Latin America)
6. to park (a car) (Caribbean)
7. to stuff (eat and drink in excess) (Latin America)
8. to fraud (Cuba, Costa Rica)
Examples10
A Tom lo han atracado tres veces este año.
Tom has been mugged three times this year.
Tom ha sido atracado tres veces este año.
Tom has been mugged three times this year.
Ese banco fue atracado dos veces.
That bank was held up twice.
¿Se sabe ya quiénes atracaron el banco?
Do they know who robbed the bank yet?
Fui atracado la noche pasada.
I was held up last night.
Fui atracado en la oficina.
I got held up at the office.