la mafia

mafia, organized crime

ˈm a f j a

noun · feminine Rare #43,840

mafia, organized crime Can refer to organized crime as a whole or to a criminal organization.

SP: La mafia controla el barrio.

EN: The mafia controls the neighborhood.

It's the mafia.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

In practice, the police are the mafia.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Russian Mafia.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Are you talking about the Mafia, kid?

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

There’s a lot of mafia.

— Volver (2006)

The people we’re dealing with here are the mafia, Mr. President.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

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