No. 13,749 in German
entführt
"Kidnapped" or "abducted."
In a sentence
Der Verbrecher hat das Kind entführt.
The criminal abducted the child.
Here, 'entführt' is used as the past participle of the verb 'entführen,' referring to the act of unlawfully taking someone away.
Die Prinzessin wurde von einem Drachen entführt.
The princess was kidnapped by a dragon.
In this sentence, 'entführt' describes an action in a fairy tale context, indicating removal against one's will.
Ich habe gehört, dass jemand gestern aus der Stadt entführt wurde.
I heard that someone was abducted from the city yesterday.
The word 'entführt' conveys the idea of being taken away unlawfully or mysteriously in a factual context.
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