How do you say 'stolen' in Spanish?

You use robar, as in 'Creo que alguien me acaba de robar la cartera' (I think someone just stole my wallet).

What do you say to report a theft to the police?

You could say 'Quiero poner una denuncia por el robo de mi cartera' (I want to file a police report for the theft of my wallet).

You use tranquilo, as in 'Trata de estar tranquilo, todavía podemos arreglar esto' (Try to stay calm, we can still sort this out).

You reach into your pocket to pay the taxi and your wallet is gone.

Metí la mano al bolsillo y mi cartera ya no estaba.

I reached into my pocket and my wallet wasn't there.

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cartera/kaɾˈteɾa/
walletnoun
A small flat object where you keep bills and cards.
robar/roˈbaɾ/
to stealverb
To take something that belongs to someone else, without permission.
ladrón/laˈdɾon/
thiefnoun
A person who takes things that aren't theirs.
tarjeta/taɾˈxeta/
cardnoun
A rectangle of plastic you carry in your wallet to pay or identify yourself.
policía/poliˈsia/
police officernoun
A person who works keeping order and handling crimes.
denuncia/deˈnunsja/
police reportnoun
A formal notice to the authorities that a crime happened.
revisar/rebiˈsaɾ/
to checkverb
To look at something carefully to see how it is or if something is missing.
cancelar/kanseˈlaɾ/
to cancelverb
To make something that was arranged or planned no longer valid.
recordar/rekoɾˈdaɾ/
to rememberverb
To bring something that happened before back to mind.
tranquilo/tɾanˈkilo/
calmadjective
Being at ease, without nerves or hurry.

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Metí la mano al bolsillo y mi cartera ya no estaba.
I reached into my pocket and my wallet wasn't there.
Creo que alguien me acaba de robar la cartera.
I think someone just stole my wallet.
Nadie vio al ladrón, pero mi cartera ya no está.
No one saw the thief, but my wallet is gone.
En la cartera traía mi tarjeta y algo de dinero.
I had my card and some cash in my wallet.
Voy a buscar a un policía aquí en la esquina.
I'm going to find a police officer here on the corner.
Quiero poner una denuncia por el robo de mi cartera.
I want to file a police report for the theft of my wallet.
¿Puedes revisar si dejaste la cartera en el carro?
Can you check if you left the wallet in the car?
Llamé al banco para cancelar la tarjeta de inmediato.
I called the bank to cancel the card right away.
Trato de recordar dónde saqué la cartera por última vez.
I'm trying to remember where I last had my wallet.
Trata de estar tranquilo, todavía podemos arreglar esto.
Try to stay calm, we can still sort this out.

robar/roˈbaɾ/
The r at the start sounds strong and trilled, not a soft tap.
ladrón/laˈdɾon/
The stress rules: the force falls on drón, never on la.
tarjeta/taɾˈxeta/
The j sounds strong, like in jamón, and the stress falls on -je-.
policía/poliˈsia/
The stress falls on the í, and the a stays in its own syllable: po-li-cí-a.
denuncia/deˈnunsja/
The c sounds like s, and cia goes together, in a single syllable: den-NUN-sia.
revisar/rebiˈsaɾ/
The initial r is strong, and the v sounds just like a b: re-bi-sar.
cancelar/kanseˈlaɾ/
The c in ce sounds like s, and the stress falls on -lar.
tranquilo/tɾanˈkilo/
In qui the u isn't pronounced: it sounds like ki.

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How do you say 'stolen' in Spanish?: You use robar, as in 'Creo que alguien me acaba de robar la cartera' (I think someone just stole my wallet).
What do you say to report a theft to the police?: You could say 'Quiero poner una denuncia por el robo de mi cartera' (I want to file a police report for the theft of my wallet).
How do you tell someone to stay calm?: You use tranquilo, as in 'Trata de estar tranquilo, todavía podemos arreglar esto' (Try to stay calm, we can still sort this out).

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