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How to Say "the victims" in Spanish

The Spanish word forthe victimsis asesinadosC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
NounC1formal
When the context is clearly murder.
A high quality storybook illustration showing four simple, identical, sad-looking male figures rendered as transparent silhouettes, standing together in a group on a plain background, representing the collective group of murdered people.

Examples

El monumento honra la memoria de los asesinados en la guerra civil.

The monument honors the memory of the murdered (people) in the civil war.

La lista de los asesinados fue publicada hoy.

The list of the slain was published today.

Using Adjectives as Nouns

In Spanish, you can often use an adjective (like 'asesinados') with the article 'los' to mean 'the people who are [adjective]'. This saves you from saying 'los hombres asesinados'.

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