English–Spanish
“looting” in Spanish
How to say “looting” in Spanish
“Looting” in Spanish is saqueo.
Crowd forcing open a shop and filling bags with merchandise.
Example sentences with saqueo
La policía logró impedir el saqueo gracias a patrullas reforzadas.
The police managed to prevent looting thanks to reinforced patrols.
Tips for using saqueo
- In Spanish news, 'hubo saqueos' signals collective, large-scale thefts after disturbances or outages, and the plural 'saqueos' is often used to report repeated incidents rather than isolated thefts.
Other Spanish words for “looting”
Tras la guerra hubo mucho pillaje en la ciudad.
After the war there was a lot of looting in the city.