No. 13,791 in Spanish
secuestraron
"Secuestraron" means "they kidnapped" or "they abducted."
In a sentence
Los delincuentes secuestraron al empresario para pedir un rescate.
The criminals kidnapped the businessman to ask for a ransom.
The verb 'secuestraron' is used in the past tense to describe an action where someone was taken against their will.
Secuestraron varios animales del zoológico durante la noche.
They kidnapped several animals from the zoo during the night.
Here, 'secuestraron' is used metaphorically to indicate the action of taking animals without permission or forcefully.
Los piratas informáticos secuestraron la base de datos de la empresa.
The hackers hijacked the company's database.
In this usage, 'secuestraron' refers to the action of taking control of a system or information, commonly used in technological contexts.
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