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"Kidnap" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "secuestrar", and "hijack" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "secuestrar". Learn more about the difference between "kidnap" and "hijack" below.
kidnap(
kihd
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nahp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to abduct)
a. secuestrar
Help! A hooded man has kidnapped my son!¡Socorro! ¡Un hombre encapuchado ha secuestrado a mi hijo!
b. raptar
A group of terrorists kidnapped three people and demanded a ransom of a million dollars.Un grupo de terroristas raptaron a tres personas y exigieron un rescate de un millón de dólares.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (kidnapping)
a. el secuestro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A police report came out saying there have been five kidnaps in the last week.Un informe de la policía salió diciendo que ha sido cinco secuestros en la última semana.
hijack(
hay
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jahk
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. secuestrar
He hijacked a plane for thousands of dollars in ransom.Secuestró un avión y pidió un rescate de miles de dólares.
a. robar
The gang hijacked a load of DVD players from a truck.La banda robó un cargamento de reproductores de DVD de un camión.
3. (figurative) (to appropriate)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. apropiarse de
People who never voted with us ever before have hijacked the party.Personas que nunca nos votaron antes se han apropiado del partido.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el secuestro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The flight crew must attend a class on how to prevent a hijack.La tripulación de vuelo debe asistir a una clase sobre cómo prevenir un secuestro.
5. (figurative) (appropiation)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la apropiación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He is speaking out about what he calls the hijack of his religion by radical extremists.Está denunciando lo que llama la apropiación de su religión por extremistas radicales.
