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брать в заложники meaning in English

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брать в заложники verb
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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]