What is the Spanish word for "thug"?

Learn how to say "thug" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

thug

Spanish

matón

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Alternative translations of "thug"

bandido
matón de barrio
delincuente
maleante

Examples of how to use "thug" in Spanish

English
A street thug stole her purse.
Spanish
Un matón callejero le robó el bolso.
English
The police arrested a thug near downtown.
Spanish
La policía arrestó a un matón cerca del centro.
English
Is that man really a thug?
Spanish
¿Ese hombre es realmente un matón?
English
A thug stole my friend's bicycle yesterday.
Spanish
Un matón robó la bicicleta de mi amigo ayer.
English
Do not follow an angry thug alone.
Spanish
No sigas a un matón enojado solo.

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