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"Kidnapping" is a noun which is often translated as "el secuestro", and "hijacking" is a noun which is also often translated as "el secuestro". Learn more about the difference between "kidnapping" and "hijacking" below.
kidnapping(
kihd
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nah
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pihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
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).
When he took the wrong baby from the nursery, he was charged with kidnapping.Cuando se llevó al bebé equivocado de la guardería, fue acusado de secuestro.
b. el rapto (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 parents offered a reward of $500 to anybody who could provide information related to the kidnapping of their daughter.Los padres ofrecieron una recompensa de 500 $ a quien pudiera dar información relacionada con el rapto de su hija.
c. el plagio (M) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
To ensure the safety of our children, the state has made the penalties for kidnapping even harsher.Para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros hijos, el estado ha endurecido las penas por plagio.
hijacking(
hay
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jah
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kihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (aviation)
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 pilot was injured during the hijacking of the jet.El piloto resultó herido durante el secuestro del avión.
2. (transport)
a. el robo (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).
Police are investigating the hijacking of a truck and its cargo of cigarettes.La policía investiga el robo de un camión y su carga de cigarrillos.
3. (figurative) (wrongful appropriation)
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).
Sheila was angry at her colleague's hijacking of her design.Sheila estaba enojada por la apropiación de su diseño por parte de su compañero de trabajo.
4. (cooptation)
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 secretary general resigned because of what he called the hijacking of the party by a group of radicals.El secretario general dimitió por lo que llamó el secuestro del partido por un grupo de radicales.
