Polyglot Dictionary

refém

/ʁeˈfẽj/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os reféns

Meaning

  1. hostage

    • Eles libertam o refém em segurança.

      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."

French

otage

otage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hostage."

Practice

1 What does refém mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eles libertam o ___ em segurança.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches refém?

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