What does sequestrar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word sequestrar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sequestrar in Portuguese.

The word sequestrar in Portuguese means raptar, sequestrar, sequestrar, seqüestrar, sequestrar, sequestrar, sequestrar, confiscar, sequestrar, sequestrar, remover, sequestrar um avião. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sequestrar

raptar, sequestrar

transitive verb (abduct)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Alguém raptou uma jovem depois da escola ontem.
Someone kidnapped a young girl after school yesterday.

sequestrar, seqüestrar

transitive verb (kidnap) (BRA)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Armed men abducted the heiress on Thursday evening. The author of this book claims that aliens abducted his father.

sequestrar

transitive verb (isolate)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

sequestrar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (abduct, kidnap)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela foi sequestrada por pessoas desconhecidas e nunca mais foi vista.
She was carried off by persons unknown and never seen again.

sequestrar, confiscar

transitive verb (seize control of: a vehicle) (veículo: capturar alguma coisa)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O terrorista sequestrou o avião.
The terrorist hijacked the airplane.

sequestrar

transitive verb (informal (kidnap)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The man snatched Betty as she walked along the street in broad daylight.

sequestrar, remover

transitive verb (chemistry) (química)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The chemistry students are learning about how certain molecules and ions can sequester other ions.

sequestrar um avião

transitive verb (hijack: an aircraft)

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