ransom in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ransom in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.ransom [Am ˈrænsəm, Brit ˈrans(ə)m] N

II.ransom [Am ˈrænsəm, Brit ˈrans(ə)m] VB trans

View verb table

See also king

king [Am kɪŋ, Brit kɪŋ] N

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
a king's ransom
un dineral

Translations for ransom in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

ransom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ransom in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for ransom in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

ransom Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold sb to ransom
secuestrar a alguien y pedir rescate
to hold sb to ransom fig
chantajear a alguien
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The responsibility of getting the ransom of 100,000 to save the king falls into the player's hands.
en.wikipedia.org
The getaway car used at the ransom exchange had been found by police, and it was identified as having been stolen weeks before.
en.wikipedia.org
The authorities there seized the ransom but allowed the group to flee.
en.wikipedia.org
The agents later claimed that the vendors demanded a ransom to let them go.
en.wikipedia.org
Deciding that they should not let the situation go to waste, they demand a ransom from the movie studio.
en.wikipedia.org
The pirates held them ransom until they got what they asked for.
en.wikipedia.org
They realized that their original targets were more dependable as far as coming up with the ransom they demanded.
en.wikipedia.org
The many captives required regular fundraising by families and local church groups, who generally raised the ransoms for individuals.
en.wikipedia.org
When the ransom was raised, the enemy was so embarrassed by the act of collective giving that he called off the siege without collecting payment.
en.wikipedia.org
She was held for a ransom of 1.5 million (approximately).
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "ransom" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular