Polyglot Dictionary

sequestro

/seˈkwɛstɾu/

o noun B2

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 sequestros

Meaning

  1. kidnapping

    • Houve um sequestro.

      There was a kidnapping.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Entführung

Entführung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

Spanish

secuestro

secuestro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

French

enlèvement

enlèvement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kidnapping."

Practice

1 What does sequestro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sequestro?

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