commandeer

ˌkɒmənˈdɪə
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Translation of commandeer from English into Spanish

Verb

tr.
1.

force

take control of something by force
  • Protesters tried to commandeer the stage during the event.Los manifestantes intentaron tomar el escenario durante el evento.
2.

military

seize for military use or service
  • The army decided to commandeer local vehicles for transport.El ejército decidió requisar vehículos locales para el transporte.
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Synonyms and analogies of commandeer in English

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Examples of commandeer in a sentence

  • Pirates attempted to commandeer the merchant ship at sea.
  • The general decided to commandeer the farmer's barn for supplies.
  • During the war, they had to commandeer civilian homes for the troops.

Translations of "commandeer" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
requisarv.

Authorities planned to commandeer supplies from nearby stores during the emergency.

Las autoridades planearon requisar suministros de las tiendas cercanas durante la emergencia.

comandarv.

You've gone to so much trouble to commandeer this ship.

Te has metido en muchos problemas para comandar esta nave.

incautarv.

By plane, car, anything you can commandeer with my authorization.

En avión, coche, cualquier cosa que puedas incautar con mi autorización.

apropiarsev.

Some youth even tried to commandeer their vehicles.

Algunos jóvenes incluso intentaron apropiarse de los vehículos de éstos.

tomarv.

General, perhaps someone aware of the mission tried to commandeer it.

General, quizás alguien que sabia de la misión intento tomar el control.

apoderarsev.

A group of pirates plotted to commandeer the passing sailing ship.

Un grupo de piratas tramaba apoderarse del barco de vela que pasaba.

confiscarv.

I know you don't have the right to commandeer my vehicle.

Resulta que sé muy bien que no tiene derecho a confiscar mi vehículo.

expropiarv.

I'm with the Republic City police, and I need to commandeer this airship to help the Avatar.

Estoy con la policía de la ciudad de la República, y necesito expropiar esta aeronave para ayudar al avatar.

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Other translations for commandeer:

  • reclutarv.
  • usurparv.
  • arrebatarv.

commandeer: Examples and translations in context

The soldiers were authorized to commandeer supplies from the nearest warehouse.

Los soldados estaban autorizados para requisar suministros del almacén más cercano.

The army may commandeer other resources if their own supplies run low.

El ejército puede requisar otros recursos si sus propios suministros bajan.

The army decided to commandeer several civilian vehicles during the emergency mobilization.

El ejército decidió requisar varios vehículos civiles durante la movilización de emergencia.

With no transport available, the troops had to commandeer the nearest truck.

Sin transporte disponible, las tropas tuvieron que requisar el camión más cercano.

When resources were low, they had to commandeer equipment from local businesses.

Cuando los recursos eran escasos, tuvieron que requisar equipos de negocios locales.

The strategy was to commandeer any available drones for surveillance missions.

La estrategia era requisar cualquier dron disponible para misiones de vigilancia.

Military forces often commandeer public spaces for staging ground operations during crises.

Las fuerzas militares a menudo requisar espacios públicos para operaciones en terreno durante crisis.

The police could commandeer private vehicles to aid in their pursuit if necessary.

La policía podría requisar vehículos privados para ayudar en su persecución si es necesario.

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