hijack
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This word may also be spelled “highjack.”
hijack(
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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.
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