commandeered

ˌkɑmənˈdɪrd
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Translation of commandeered from English into Spanish

Adjective

1.

seized

taken control of by force
  • The commandeered vehicle was used in the heist.El vehículo confiscado fue utilizado en el atraco.
2.

military

TECH.
taken for military use
TECH.
requisado
  • The commandeered building served as a temporary base.El edificio requisado sirvió como base temporal.
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Synonyms and analogies of commandeered in English

Examples of commandeered in a sentence

  • The commandeered building became a makeshift hospital.
  • The commandeered vehicles were lined up in the courtyard.
  • The commandeered supplies were distributed among the soldiers.
commandeer
ˌkɒmənˈdɪə
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.

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

Participle
requisadopp.

A commandeered jeep served as the makeshift headquarters for the temporary base.

Un jeep requisado servía como cuartel general improvisado para la base temporal.

apoderadopp.

I think someone's commandeered this vehicle.

Creo que alguien se ha apoderado de este vehículo.

confiscadopp.

She operated a commandeered drone, gathering intelligence behind enemy lines.

Manejaba un dron confiscado, recopilando información detrás de las líneas enemigas.

comandadopp.

But it commandeered by mutineers.

Pero es comandado por los de un motín.

incautadopp.

Okay, this is commandeered until we're out of here.

Bien, esto está incautado hasta que salgamos de aquí.

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Other translations for commandeered:

  • requisó
  • se apoderó

commandeered: Examples and translations in context

The commandeered vehicle raced through the rugged terrain, evading enemy patrols.

El vehículo requisado atravesaba el terreno accidentado, evadiendo las patrullas enemigas.

Amidst the chaos of war, they found refuge in a commandeered bunker.

En medio del caos de la guerra, encontraron refugio en un búnker requisado.

The commandeered provisions provided a lifeline for the hungry and weary troops.

Las provisiones requisadas proporcionaron un salvavidas para las tropas hambrientas y agotadas.

He came to the commandeered school to get some books he forgot.

Vino hasta la escuela requisada a buscar unos libros que había olvidado.

The soldiers wielded commandeered weapons, borrowed from the enemy's arsenal.

Los soldados empuñaban armas requisadas, tomadas del arsenal enemigo.

The commandeered radio crackled with urgent messages from headquarters.

La radio requisada crepitaba con mensajes urgentes del cuartel general.

An illegal alien has commandeered your airwaves and called for an uprising against your government.

Un extranjero ilegal se ha apoderado sus frecuencias de radio y ha pedido un levantamiento contra su gobierno.

This adds further evidence to the possibility that the students were attacked because they had unintentionally commandeered a bus involved in a drug trafficking operation.

Esto añade evidencia adicional a la posibilidad de que los estudiantes fueron atacados porque se habían apoderado sin intención de un autobús involucrado en una operación de narcotráfico.

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