raptar

v.

to abduct, to kidnap.

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raptar

► verbo transitivo

1 to kidnap, abduct

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verb

to kidnap

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VT to kidnap, abduct

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verbo transitivo (secuestrar) to kidnap, abduct (frml); (Hist, Mit) to rape (arch)

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= kidnap, abduct.

Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.

Ex. Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.

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verbo transitivo (secuestrar) to kidnap, abduct (frml); (Hist, Mit) to rape (arch)

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= kidnap, abduct.

Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.

Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.

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raptar [A1 ]

vt

1 (secuestrar) to kidnap, abduct (frml)

2 (Hist, Mit) to rape (arch)

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raptar (conjugate raptar) verbo transitivo (secuestrar) to kidnap, abduct (frml)
raptar verbo transitivo to kidnap
'raptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
robar
English:
abduct
- kidnap
- snatch

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raptar vt

to abduct, to kidnap

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raptar

v/t kidnap

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raptar vt

sequestrar: to abduct, to kidnap

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raptar vb to kidnap [pt. & pp. kidnapped]