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hostage meaning in Russian

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hostage [hostages] (person given as a pledge or security)
noun
[UK: ˈhɒ.stɪdʒ]
[US: ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ]

заложникnoun
{m}

заложницаnoun
{f}

take hostage (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈhɒ.stɪdʒ]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ]

брать в заложникиverb
{imPlf}

взять в заложникиverb
{Plf}