How to Say "to ransack" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to ransack” is “saquear” — C1 level.
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verbC1informal
messily searching through something
Examples
Los niños llegaron con hambre y saquearon la nevera.
The kids arrived hungry and raided the fridge.
Alguien saqueó mi cajón y ahora no encuentro mis llaves.
Someone ransacked my drawer and now I can't find my keys.
Figurative Use
This word is great for being dramatic. Instead of saying you 'cleaned out' the pantry, use 'saquear' to imply you took everything like a viking.
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