Polyglot Dictionary

otage

/ɔ.taʒ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les otages

Meaning

  1. hostage

    • Ils libèrent l'otage sain et sauf.

      They release the hostage safely.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Geisel

Geisel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Spanish

rehén

rehén is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Portuguese

refém

refém is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Practice

1 What does otage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils libèrent l'___ sain et sauf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches otage?

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