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• LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics

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Están buscando un abogado.
They are looking for a lawyer.

acusar : to accuse

El joven viene para acusar su amigo.
The young man is coming to accuse his friend.

el arma : weapon

El vino con un arma.
He came with a weapon.

la ayuda : help

¡Necesito ayuda!
I need help!

la cárcel : jail

Su tío está en la cárcel.
Her uncle is in jail.

el castigo : punishment

Va a recibir un castigo.
She is going to receive a punishment.

la comisaría : police station

Yo vi la jovencita en la comisaría.
I saw the young woman in the police station.

el crimen : crime

Ha cometido un crimen.
He has committed a crime.

el criminal : criminal

Vamos a capturar el criminal.
We are going to capture the criminal.

el delito : petty crime

El niño hizo un delito.
The little boy did a petty crime.

denunciar : to report

Voy a denunciar la mujer.
I am going to report the woman.

el denuncio : report

Entrega el denuncio por favor.
Deliver the report please.

el inocente : innocent

Dice que el niño es inocente.
He says that the child is innocent.

investigar : to investigate

Vamos a investigar un poco más.
We are going to investigate a little more.

el ladrón : thief

Estamos buscando el ladrón.
We are looking for the thief.

¡manos arriba! : hands up!

Va a salir con sus manos arriba.
He is going to leave with his hands up.

matar : to kill

El ladrón no va a matar, solo va a robar.
The robber isn’t going to kill, he is only going to steal.

el peligro : danger

Hay mucho peligro por esa área.
There is a lot of danger by that area.

peligroso : dangerous

A veces es peligroso ser policía.
Sometimes it is dangerous to be a police officer.

la policía : police

Van a llamar la policía.
They are going to call the police.

robar : to steal

Ellos roban los bancos.
They rob the banks.

el robo : robbery

Están investigando el robo.
They are investigating the robbery.

vigilar : to keep an eye out for

La policía van a vigilar todo.
The police are going to keep an eye out for everything.

la violación : violation

Ella ha cometido una violación.
She has committed a violation.

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Dice que el ladrón le atacó.
He says that the thief attacked him.

¿Dónde están la policía?
Where are the police?

Están en camino.
They are on their way.

¿Cómo van a denunciar el ladrón?
How are they going to report the thief?

Van a acusarle del delito.
They are going to accuse him of the petty crime.

¿Cuándo van a investigar el caso?
When are they going to investigate the case?

Van a investigar mañana.
They are going to investigate tomorrow.

¿Por qué la policía tiene muchas armas?
Why do the police have so many weapons?

Para proteger la gente.
To protect the people.

¿Cuánto años es el castigo?
How many years is the punishment?

El castigo dura diez años.
The punishment is ten years long.

¿Cuál abogado va a escoger?
Which lawyer is he going to choose?

El abogado con mucha experiencia.
The lawyer with a lot of experience.

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• LEAF Spanish Kahoot: Police Station (Part 1)
• LEAF Spanish Kahoot: Police Station (Part 2)
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