der Raubüberfall
Translation
robbery, hold-up, armed robbery
Examples
Gestern gab es einen Raubüberfall auf die Bank.
Yesterday there was a robbery at the bank.
Die Polizei untersucht den Raubüberfall.
The police are investigating the robbery.
Grammar Patterns
a robbery ((on sth.)) ein Raubüberfall auf+4 Yesterday there was a robbery at the bank.
Similar Words
Synonyms: der Raub; Antonyms: der Diebstahl (theft, usually non-violent)
Etymology
Composed of 'Raub' (robbery) and 'Überfall' (attack, ambush). Literally a 'robbery-attack'.
Memory Tips
Think of someone 'falling over' ('überfallen') you to 'rob' ('Raub') you. It implies a sudden, violent attack.