spree

BrE /spriː/ AmE /spriː/

noun en → es

1 CRIME [singular] B2

a period of time when someone commits a series of crimes, especially violent ones

racha de crímenes, serie de delitos

  • go on a crime spree

Collocations crime spree · violent spree

  • The police are looking for the man who went on a shooting spree.

    La policía está buscando al hombre que cometió una serie de tiroteos.

2 ACTIVITY [singular] B2

a period of time when someone does a particular activity, especially one that is enjoyable or exciting but not necessarily for a long time

racha, maratón (de actividad)

  • go on a shopping spree

Collocations shopping spree · drinking spree

  • She went on a spending spree and bought lots of clothes.

    Ella hizo una racha de compras y se compró muchos vestidos.