asaltado
/asaltado/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'broken into' is asaltado.
asaltado is used when someone illegally enters a building or vehicle by force to steal something. To more precisely describe the act of breaking into a building without implying a person was physically attacked, use the phrase entrar a la fuerza.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form asaltado is the past participle of the verb asaltar and is used here in a passive construction to indicate the building was the object of the crime.
How do you pronounce it?
/asaltado/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, asaltar can be used colloquially to describe eating food very quickly or greedily, similar to 'storming' a buffet.
- The verb asaltar shares a root with the English word 'assault', coming from the Latin 'assaltare', which originally meant to jump or leap upon someone.
- While asaltado can describe a building being broken into, it is also the standard term for being 'mugged' when referring to a person.
Examples in context
- El apartamento fue asaltado.The apartment was broken into.This sentence is useful for showing how to use asaltado to describe an apartment that was broken into.Tatoeba #9049859 by carlosalberto, translation #9049848 by carlosalberto
- Los ladrones forzaron la entrada al edificioThe thieves broke into the building
- Hicieron un robo con escalamiento en la tiendaThey broke into the store by scaling the walls
- Me contaron que ayer Juan fue víctima de un robo con escalamiento en su apartamentoI heard that yesterday Juan fell victim to a break-in at his apartment
Example conversation
Alejandro tells Sofía about a crime at his office.
- AlejandroSofía, mi despacho fue asaltado.Sofía, my office was broken into.
- Sofía¡Qué horror! ¿Robaron algo?How horrible! Did they steal anything?
- AlejandroSí, se llevaron mi computadora.Yes, they took my computer.
- SofíaDebes llamar a la policía ahora.You should call the police now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
