How is the word secuestrar translated from Spanish to English

English translation
kidnapped
verb

Llevarse a una persona por la fuerza para pedir dinero.

Took a person away by force to demand money.

Examples with “secuestrar”

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  • El empresario fue secuestrado cuando volvía a casa. — The businessman was kidnapped on his way home.

  • El niño secuestrado apareció sano y salvo. — The kidnapped child was found safe and sound.

  • En la novela, unos ladrones secuestraron a un banquero y pidieron un rescate. — In the novel, thieves kidnapped a banker and demanded a ransom.

  • ¿Llegaron a atrapar a quienes lo secuestraron? — Did they ever catch the people who kidnapped him?

  • ¿Al personaje lo secuestraron por dinero en esa serie? — Was the character kidnapped for money in that series?

  • La policía investiga el caso de una mujer secuestrada. — The police are investigating a case of a kidnapped woman.

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