bandits, criminals
Um olhar, e ele decidiu salvá-la dos bandidos, e levá-la embora.
One look was all it took for him to decide to save her from the bandits and take her away.
— Do Coração (1998)
Você mataria samurais em fuga, mas não esses bandidos!
You'd kill fleeing samurai, but not these bandits!
— Os Sete Samurais (1954)
Fui espancado por uma gangue de bandidos no caminho para o trabalho.
I was beaten up by a gang of thugs on my way to work.