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robbery meaning in French

EnglishFrench
robbery [robberies] (attempt of taking the property of another by threat)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒ.bə.ri]
[US: ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

braquage [slang]◼◼◼nom {m}The gang bungled the robbery and got caught. = Le gang a foiré le braquage et s'est fait prendre.

banditisme◼◼◻nom {m}

robbery [robberies] (act or practice of robbing)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒ.bə.ri]
[US: ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

vol à main armée◼◼◼nom {m}

brigandage◼◼◻nom {m}

armed robbery (an instance of robbery where the participants are armed)
noun
[UK: ɑːmd ˈrɒ.bə.ri]
[US: ˈɑːrmd ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

vol à main armée◼◼◼nom {m}

daylight robbery (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this)
noun

arnaque◼◼◼nom {f}

vol manifestenom {m}

highway robbery (The act of robbing on a public road)
noun
[UK: ˈhaɪ.weɪ ˈrɒ.bə.ri]
[US: ˈhaɪ.ˌwe ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

vol de grand chemin◼◼◼nom {m}