hostage

[USA]/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
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Oversættelse

n. en person, der er blevet fanget og holdt som en garanti for opfyldelse af visse betingelser eller krav, ofte for at tvinge andre parter til at overholde.

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hostage crisis

gidselkris

Eksempelsætninger

they let the hostages go.

De lod gidslerne gå.

He was hostaged to the enemies.

Han blev holdt som gidsel af fjenderne.

Will they let the hostages go?

Vil de lade gidslerne gå?

a voluntary hostage; voluntary community work.

en frivillig gidsel; frivilligt samfundsarbejde.

superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals.

stormagter, der holdes som gidsler af hinanden af deres atomvåbenarsenaler.

hostages were better left out of the picture.

gidsler var bedre end at blive holdt ude af billedet.

the hostages were traded for arms.

gidslerne blev byttet for våben.

all the hostages were released unharmed.

alle gidsler blev løsladt uden skader.

They covenanted that their hostages would be present.

De indgik en pagt om, at deres gidsler ville være til stede.

The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions.

Terroristerne vil kun løslade deres gidsler under visse betingelser.

The hostages were well treated by their captors.

Gidslerne blev godt behandlet af deres bortførere.

making objectives explicit is to give a hostage to fortune .

At gøre mål eksplicitte er at give en gidsel til skæbnen.

The price exacted by the hijackers for redeeming the hostages was extortionate.

Den pris, som kaprerne krævede for at løslade gidslerne, var umådelig høj.

The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets.

Ligene af gidslerne blev fundet fyldt med kugler.

The homecoming of the released hostages and their reunion with their families was an affecting scene.

Hjemkomsten af de løsladte gidsler og deres genforening med deres familier var en bevægende scene.

One of the hostages was foolhardy enough to try to wrest the gun from the hijacker's hand.

En af gidslerne var dumdristig nok til at forsøge at tvinge pistolen ud af kaprerens hånd.

The United States played a key role in getting the hostages released.

USA spillede en nøglerolle i at få gidslerne løsladt.

Are you really sure you want to know who your real mother is? It may be taking a hostage to fortune, you know.

Er du virkelig sikker på, at du vil vide, hvem din rigtige mor er? Det kan være at tage en gidsel i forhold til heldet, ved du.

Virkelige Eksempler

They all say they feel like hostages.

De siger alle, at de føler sig som gidsler.

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Could I hold this plane hostage with my 3DS?

Kunne jeg holde dette fly som gidsel med min 3DS?

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You chose to take those people hostage.

Du valgte at tage de mennesker som gidsler.

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Israel said that Hamas is holding 220 hostages.

Israel sagde, at Hamas holder 220 gidsler.

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He robbed a bank and took 18 hostages.

Han røvede en bank og tog 18 gidsler.

Kilde: Modern Family - Season 08

Ianka, you can't hold my memories hostage.

Ianka, du kan ikke holde mine minder som gidsler.

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The kidnappers released their hostages when the negotiations ended.

Gidseltagerne løslod deres gidsler, da forhandlingerne sluttede.

Kilde: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

They're being used as hostages, held as hostages.

De bliver brugt som gidsler, holdt som gidsler.

Kilde: BBC Listening Collection July 2023

We... we taped her up and held her hostage.

Vi... vi tapede hende fast og holdt hende som gidsel.

Kilde: The Good Place Season 2

I would have gotten them to free the hostages.

Jeg ville have fået dem til at frigive gidslerne.

Kilde: Super Girl Season 2 S02

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