Cómo Pronunciar "hold for ransom"
expression
HOHLD fer RAN-suhm
HOHLD faw RAN-suhm
Definición
To keep someone prisoner and demand money or something else in exchange for their release.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɹænsəm
Inglés Británico
hˈəʊld/ /fˈɔː/ /ɹˈænsəm
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
HOHLD fer RAN-suhm
UK
HOHLD faw RAN-suhm
Escucha en Contexto
The robbers held the family for ransom.
Hackers hold files for ransom until you pay them.
Criminals sometimes hold people for ransom in kidnapping cases.
They threatened to hold his pet for ransom unless he paid.