underworld
inframundo
definition
noun
It is suggested that an underworld crime figure planned to grab the mother and her child and to demand a six figure sum.
the world of criminals or of organized crime.
To gain entrance to this forbidden domain she threatened to break down the gates of the underworld , free the dead and devour the living.
the mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth.
translation of 'underworld'
noun
bajos fondos,
infierno,
inframundo,
mundo de hampa,
hampa
adjective
del hampa,
criminal,
infernal
example
The book, which deals with the criminal 'underworld' , will be published next year, and has been described as a ‘thrilling literary debut’.
A number of journalists were attacked in 2003 as a result of their investigation into the criminal 'underworld' .
Orpheus retrieves Eurydice from the 'underworld' on the condition that he not look back at her shadow until both have emerged from the vale of Avernus.
Once, however, she realized that she could choose for herself whether or not to continue her life in the criminal 'underworld' , she chose to get out.
Detectives hunting a gunman who executed a father-of-three in a gangland murder have appealed to the criminal 'underworld' to help nail the killer.
In the city, corruption runs rampant, from the government offices to the gangland hangouts of 'underworld' figures.
Gardaí have repeatedly raised concerns at the poor security measures taken by many legal gun owners and the extent to which these firearms end up in the criminal 'underworld' , to be used in shootings and murders.
It is suggested that an 'underworld' crime figure planned to grab the mother and her child and to demand a six figure sum.
Kidnapping, now seen as a dying business in the criminal 'underworld' , had its heyday in the 1980s when some of the country's richest businessmen were the subject of ransom demands.
‘I have always been fascinated by secret societies and the criminal 'underworld' ,’ she replied calmly.
And I will be more powerful than any other on the face of the earth or in the 'underworld' .
The concept of the dead travelling through the 'underworld' in a boat is regularly depicted in the Valley of the Kings and the tombs of the Pharaohs.
a prominent 'underworld' figure
When Aeneas travels to the 'underworld' , as most heroes do, he is accompanied by Sibyl, his guide sent by Apollo.
He introduces him to the criminal 'underworld' and, as partners, they rob and beat men in darkened alleys.
In the famous sixth book of the Aeneid, Aeneas travels to the 'underworld' in search of his father, Anchises.
Both were mighty queens in the 'underworld' where they cast light upon the dead in their darkness.
Pluto is the mythological ruler of the 'underworld' , the keeper of dark secrets.
In the myth she was abducted by the God of the 'underworld' , Pluto, and stolen away to his kingdom of Hades.
Alice asked, craving more answers from this plethora of magical knowledge Clay seemed to possess about the 'underworld' and earth.
To gain entrance to this forbidden domain she threatened to break down the gates of the 'underworld' , free the dead and devour the living.
The newspaper understands he was believed to be involved in hits and suspected of supplying ammunition and possibly firearms to the criminal 'underworld' .
The last of the Titans, Typhon was the son of the earth and the 'underworld' .
Too late they discover that he is an 'underworld' crime lord, and that crossing him results in an inevitable slow and painful death.
She also guides Persephone to the 'underworld' and back twice a year and thus has a part to play in the seasons.
Like other similar goddesses, she has her connection with the 'underworld' : in the Book of the Dead she is shown accompanying the soul to judgement and providing the deceased with food and drink.
Last year, the unit seized more than 200 illegal guns and more than 3,500 rounds of assorted ammunition, which are in demand in the criminal 'underworld' .
I am a living breathing hormonal teenage girl though I would much rather prefer to be a living dead goddess of the 'underworld' with no emotions at all.
In the myth of the Orpheus / Eurydice saga, Orpheus was given a dispensation by Pluto to return his wife from the 'underworld' (she had been bitten by a poisonous serpent and died).
Persephone was forced to live a dual life in both the 'underworld' and earth after eating the pomegranate seeds given to her by Hades.
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