PS: International Words for "Heist"

@cinephile 

Thank you, cinephile. I've put your suggestion on the list. The idea with google is very good. I would use it, if the queries of Google weren't that long. They take several lines. I found an alternate. I've put in links from wiktionary, even though Google does the better job. It's a compromise. Thank you for working out.

The best word in my opinion is the one in slang which is "casse", that's the one generally used in these French noir films.

It's a derivative from the verb 'casser' which means breaking (literally) and it does have a cool-sounding ring.

FYI, the movie 'The Big Short" was translated into "Le Casse du Siècle" (the heist of the century) which is often used in newspapers' headlines after a spectacular heist or depending on the stolen objects' values.

So yes, definitively and categorically: CASSE :)

I disagree, "casse" is informal, it works only when you want to give yourself a certain style. Otherwise, you aren't going to use it.

In contrary to what you are claiming, "casse" isn't used often in newspapers nor in police reports. However, I see "cambriolage" frequently.

Furthermore, the word "casse" may cause problems to non-francophones as it has a lot of different meanings.

I thought we were talking of the one with the most interesting sound, "casse" immediately came to mind, if it's about the formal word then you were already right

vol = the one in general

cambriolage = the one you do at night

braquage= the one you in broad daylight

Thank you for your interest in the topic, ElMo.

You wrote three lines for the three words cinephile presented.

Would you write an extra line for "casse". So I would put it on the list, too.

CASSE is the slang word for both "braquage" and "cambriolage"... its not used however for domestic burglary.

Thank you.

vol = the one in general

cambriolage = the one you do at night

braquage= the one you in broad daylight

You are oversimplifying. A cambriolage involves a break-in. Most break-ins are done at night because it is easier to do it without being caught. But, you could theoretically do it during daylight. A braquage involves a threat and often a weapon. Most braquages are done during daylight because you need someone to threaten. But, if you robbed a cashier at midnight in a convenience store, it would still be a braquage.

This is a cambriolage:

This is a braquage:

Oh I meant by "night" "without witnesses"...

It looks like both can be an element for a heist.

I think our dear cinephile  may be being unintentionally trolled. Haha. Like the kind of way that Yoda was treating Luke when they first met. I don't know. What would be a classic example of thinking and speaking in parables contrary to all that be technical?

@mariojacobs 

Thank you, mariojacobs. I will make it an option on the list. But could you please enhance the information? Please look at cinephile's suggestion. That's the form I would prefer. Now I don't know if it is spain or portuguese. And a few words for explaining would be nice, too. Anyway thank you.

Assalto (noun) in Portuguese means: armed robbery, holdup, heist.

Source here

How to pronounce (google): assalto

Thank you, mariojacobs. Now I can put it on the list.

@ElMaruecan82 

Thank you, ElMo. How do I write the word Arabic in Arabic?

I did the same in all countries languages, so why not for Arabia?

Oh, ok. I found it in Arabic on Wiktionary. Thank you anyway. :)

It's an Egyptian movie, where you can  still go to jail for robbery... Saudi Arabia is the country where they (yikes!) cut your hands for that... I couldn't explain the pronunciation, but the "q" isn't said like the "k" (phonetically, like in cat)... there's "k" like in "Malik" or the "Q" like in "Kader", but it's not said the same way. :)

I guess it is a pretty good example.

@Peter_pbn 

Thank you, Peter. It's on the list.