Polyglot Dictionary

secuestrar

/sekwesˈtɾaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
secuestro
preterite (yo)
secuestré
past participle
secuestrado

Meaning

  1. to kidnap

    • Secuestraron a un empresario.

      They kidnapped a businessman.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

raptar

secuestrar is the more common, general term, also used for hijacking a plane; raptar is slightly more specific to abduction, historically eloping with someone — both mean "to kidnap."

Similar in other languages

German

entführen

entführen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to kidnap."

German

kidnappen

kidnappen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to kidnap."

Portuguese

sequestrar

sequestrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to kidnap."

Practice

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