Polyglot Dictionary

rançon

/ʁɑ̃.sɔ̃/

la 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 rançons

Meaning

  1. ransom

    • La famille paie la rançon.

      The family pays the ransom.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

resgate

resgate is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ransom."

Practice

1 What does rançon mean?

2 Fill the gap: La famille paie la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rançon?

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