⛓️hostage (hóstej)

noun
/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
rehén (rehen)

Meaning

A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition; captive
Traducción del significado
Una persona tomada o retenida como garantía para el cumplimiento de una condición.
Una persona tomada o retenida como garantia para el cumplimiento de una condicion.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The rebels took several people as hostages.

Los rebeldes tomaron a varias personas como rehenes.
Los rebeldes tomaron a varias personas como rehenes.

The police negotiated carefully to secure the release of all hostages unharmed.

La policía negoció cuidadosamente para asegurar la liberación de todos los rehenes sin daño alguno.
La policia negozio cuidadosamente para asegurar la liberacion de todos los rehenes sin dano alguno.

Expresiones de ejemplo

held hostage
mantener como rehén
mantener como rehen

Synonyms

captive, prisoner, detainee, pawn, victim
Entrada 1
captive, prisoner, detainee, pawn
Entrada 2
captive, prisoner, detainee, victim

Antonyms

liberated, free, captor, liberator, rescuer, free person
Entrada 1
liberated, free
Entrada 2
captor, liberator, rescuer, free person

Colocaciones

take hostage, release hostage, held hostage, hostage situation, release hostages
Entrada 1
take hostage, release hostage, held hostage
Entrada 2
take hostage, hostage situation, release hostages

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