hos·tage (h s t j)n. 1. A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party. 2. One that serves as security against an implied threat: superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals. 3. One that is manipulated by the demands of another: "National policies cannot be made hostage to another country" (Alan D. Romberg). [Middle English, from Old French, probably from host, guest, host; see host1.] |
hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ]
n
1. a person given to or held by a person, organization, etc., as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners, etc.
2. the state of being held as a hostage
3. any security or pledge
give hostages to fortune to place oneself in a position in which misfortune may strike through the loss of what one values most
[from Old French, from hoste guest, host1]
hostage - First referred to the state of someone handed over as a pledge or security (for the fulfillment of an undertaking).
See also related terms for security.
A person held as a pledge that certain terms or agreements will be kept. (The taking of hostages is forbidden under the Geneva Conventions, 1949.)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
hostage - a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms Translations
hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ] n → otage m
to take sb hostage → prendre qn en otage
to be taken hostage → être pris(e) en otage
to be held hostage → être retenu(e) en otage
host computer n → ordinateur m hôte
host country n
to take sb hostage → prendre qn en otage
to be taken hostage → être pris(e) en otage
to be held hostage → être retenu(e) en otage
host computer n → ordinateur m hôte
host country n
[conference, sports event] → pays m d'accueil
[immigrant] → pays m d'accueil
hostage
hostage:
n → Geisel f; to take/hold somebody hostage → jdn als Geisel nehmen/halten; to take hostages → Geiseln nehmen
hostage:
hostage-taker
n → Geiselnehmer(in) m(f)
hostage-taking
n → Geiselnahme f
n hostage [ˈhostidʒ]
a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage. gyselaar رَهينَه заложник rukojmí gidsel die Geisel όμηρος rehén pantvang گروگان panttivanki otage בֶּן עֲרוּבָּה बंधक व्यक्ति talac túsz sandera gísl ostaggio 人質 인질 įkaitas ķīlnieks tebusan gijzelaar gissel zakładnik refém ostatic заложник rukojemník talec talac gisslan ตัวประกัน rehine 人質 заручник مکفول شخص con tin 人质
take, hold (someone) hostage
to take or keep (someone) as a hostage The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage. hou as gyselaar aan يَحْتَفِظ كَرَهينَه взимам/държа заложници držet jako rukojmí tage som gidsel; holde som gidsel (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten κρατώ όμηρο tomar/coger a alguien como rehén pantvangi võtma, pantvangis hoidma بعنوان گروي نگهداشتن ottaa panttivangiksi prendre/garder en otage לְהַחֲזִיק בְּבֶּן עֲרוּבָּה बंधक बनाना uzeti za taoce, držati taoce túszként fogva tart mendapat pujian taka í gíslingu prendere/tenere in ostaggio 人質にする 인질로 잡다 paimti/laikyti įkaitu saņemt/turēt kā ķīlnieku menahan seseorang sebagai tebusan afleiden ta/holde som gissel brać jako zakładników fazer reféns a lua/a ţine ostatic брать, держать в качестве заложника držať ako rukojemníka imeti koga za talca uzeti taoce ta/hålla ngn som gisslan ตัวประกัน rehin tutmak/almak 被當人質扣押 брати заручника; утримувати заручника کسی کو مکفول کرنا bắt con tin 扣作人质
hostage → رهينة rukojmí gidsel Geisel όμηρος rehén panttivanki otage taoc ostaggio 人質 인질 gijzelaar gissel zakładnik refém заложник gisslan ตัวประกัน rehine con tin 人质
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