hostage in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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hostage [Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ] N

hostage-taker [ˈhɒstɪdʒteɪkə(r)] N

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liberate hostage, prisoner
liberare, mettere in libertà
untie hands, hostage
slegare, liberare
lock up captive, hostage
rinchiudere
seize MIL, POL territory, hostage, prisoner, installation
impossessarsi di
let go (free) hostage, suspect, prisoner
rilasciare, lasciare andare

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hostage in the PONS Dictionary

hostage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take/hold sb hostage
prendere/tenere qu in ostaggio
to hold sb hostage
tenere qu in ostaggio

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The inmates took five new hostages and set more fires.
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The bus was provided the following morning at 6.40 a.m. as requested and forty-two hostages were boarded and taken to the airport.
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He was a hostage and imprisoned a number of times in his lifetime.
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Hostages get teleported around the station if the player is not fast enough to rescue them, and the overall mission is limited to 50 minutes.
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Forty-five residents of the village were taken hostage including 9 children and 29 women.
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The other members of the band are taken hostage as well.
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They later freed 2 of the hostages after a ransom was paid.
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The workers took several managers and high ranked management officials hostage.
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But the inmates inside create a human shield by tying the hostages to the interior wall.
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These specialist rounds are used in situations such as hostage rescue, where a less-than-lethal approach is required in order to resolve an incident.
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