hostage in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hostage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hostage [Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ, Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ] N

hostage

rehén m

to take/hold sb hostage

tomar/tener a alguien como rehén

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liberate prisoner/hostage

poner en libertad

liberate prisoner/hostage

dejar en libertad

liberate prisoner/hostage

liberar

after her ordeal, the hostage …

tras su terrible experiencia, la rehén …

carry off victim/hostage

llevarse

free prisoner/hostage

poner en libertad

free prisoner/hostage

dejar en libertad

free prisoner/hostage

soltar

Translations for hostage in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rehén

hostage

la tomaron/tienen como o de rehén

they took/they are holding her hostage

tres reclusos retuvieron a un funcionario

three prisoners held a prison guard hostage

los secuestradores liberaron a su rehén

the kidnappers freed o released their hostage

hostage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hostage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑ:stɪdʒ] N

hostage

rehén mf

to take/hold sb hostage

tomar/tener a alguien como rehén

Phrases:

to create a hostage to fortune

jugársela

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rescue hostage

liberar

release of hostage

liberación f

to hold sb hostage

retener a alguien como rehén

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rehén

hostage

hostage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take/hold sb hostage

tomar/tener a alguien como rehén

to create a hostage to fortune

jugársela

to hold sb hostage

retener a alguien como rehén

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These individuals were well treated and shown every honor, but they were hostages.

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Information can be obtained by rescuing hostages being held within the buildings.

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The workers took several managers and high ranked management officials hostage.

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The other members of the band are taken hostage as well.

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Other hostages take it as a signal to flee.

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Upon their return, they found that the inmates had taken the warden's wife and daughter hostage inside the prison.

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Isolated and without a hostage, the two brothers agreed to surrender.

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The hostages were all released that same night.

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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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The robbers rotate the hostages among various rooms and occasionally insert themselves covertly into the groups.

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