relacionado con pandillas
/relaθjonado kon pandiʝas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'gang related' is translated into Spanish as relacionado con pandillas.
This phrase is used to describe something that is connected to or involves criminal street gangs.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase relacionado con pandillas literally means 'related with gangs', composed of relacionado (related), con (with) and pandillas (gangs).
Which one should you use?
vinculado a pandillas is another formal way to say gang related. Additionally, asociado a bandas criminales can be used when you want to refer specifically to criminal gangs.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the word banda might be used to refer to gangs. In some Latin American countries, the term maras might be used to refer to gangs.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective relacionado must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use relacionada if the noun is feminine and relacionados if the noun is plural.
Did you know?
- While pandilla now often refers to criminal gangs, it originally meant a group of people who worked together or a simple group of friends. In some regions, calling a group of children a pandilla is still a harmless way to say 'gang' or 'crew'.
- In Central America, the term maras refers to specific, powerful transnational gangs, and using it carries much heavier social and political weight than the general term pandillas.
- The word con in relacionado con comes from the Latin cum, which originally meant 'next to' or 'along with'.
Examples in context
- Los disturbios en el centro de la ciudad están relacionados con pandillasThe riots in the city center are gang-related
- La violencia en esta área está vinculada a pandillasThe violence in this area is gang-related
- El tráfico de drogas está asociado a bandas criminalesDrug trafficking is gang-related
- El graffiti en el parque está relacionado con pandilleríaThe graffiti in the park is gang-related
- La policía está investigando los crímenes relacionados con pandillas en el barrio.The police are investigating gang-related crimes in the neighborhood.
- La violencia en esta ciudad tiene una conexión con pandilleros juveniles.The violence in this city has a connection with youth gang members.
- crimen relacionado con pandillasGang-related crime
- El informe trata sobre un incidente relacionado con pandillas.The report is about a gang related incident.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing the news about their city.
- MaríaViste que hubo violencia relacionado con pandillas ayer.Did you see that there was gang related violence yesterday?
- MateoSí, Mateo, es muy preocupante.Yes, Mateo, it is very worrying.
- MaríaEspero que la situación mejore pronto.I hope the situation improves soon.
- MateoYo también, María, queremos paz.I do too, María, we want peace.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries con, CC BY-SA 4.0.
