kidnapper

kidnapɛʁ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of kidnapper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

subtiliserprendre quelque chose de manière détournée ou cachée

Il a réussi à kidnapper mon stylo pendant que je regardais ailleurs.

chiper

dérober

subtiliser

enlèvementenlever une personne contre sa volonté pour obtenir une rançon

Les criminels ont tenté de kidnapper la fille du milliardaire.

enlever

ravir

séquestrer

distraction

Rare

détourner quelqu'un de ses projets initiaux sans qu'il s'en aperçoive

Rare

Mes amis m'ont kidnappé pour m'emmener à cette fête surprise.

détourner

dévier

distraire

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Origin of kidnapper

anglais, kidnapper (de kid, enfant + napper, enlever)

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enlever

kidnapper

emporter par force ou kidnapper

enlever rapidement

crime

kidnapper une personne de manière rapide

Examples of kidnapper in a sentence

Quelqu’un a réussi à kidnapper le dossier du bureau.
Ils ont voulu kidnapper un diplomate en pleine rue.
Un groupe armé a tenté de kidnapper deux touristes.
On a réussi à kidnapper Paul pour un week-end improvisé.
Elle a été kidnappée par ses collègues pour un déjeuner surprise.

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English:sneak away, kidnap, ...
German:stibitzen, entführen, ...
Italian:sottrarre, rapire, ...
Spanish:sustraer, secuestrar, ...
Portuguese:subtrair, raptar, ...
Chinese:偷拿, 绑架, ...
Japanese:盗む, 誘拐する, ...
Arabic:استولى خلسة, اختطف, ...
Hebrew:לִגְנוֹב, לַחְטוֹף, ...
Russian:украсть, похищать, ...
Ukrainian:поцупити, захопити з метою викупу, ...
Catalan:pispar, segrestar, ...
Danish:stjæle, kidnappe, ...
Dutch:stiekem wegnemen, ontvoeren, ...
Greek:κλέβω, απαγάγω, ...
Hungarian:ellopni, elrabolni, ...
Khmer:លួចយក, ចាប់ជំរិត, ...
Korean:슬쩍하다, 납치하다, ...
Polish:podkraść, porwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):subtrair, sequestrar, ...
Romanian:a subtiliza, a răpi, ...
Swedish:sno, kidnappa, ...
Thai:ขโมย, ลักพาตัว, ...
Turkish:gizlice almak, kaçırmak, ...
Vietnamese:lấy trộm, bắt cóc, ...

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