Como Pronunciar "hold for ransom"
expression
HOHLD fer RAN-suhm
HOHLD faw RAN-suhm
Definição
To keep someone prisoner and demand money or something else in exchange for their release.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɹænsəm
Inglês Britânico
hˈəʊld/ /fˈɔː/ /ɹˈænsəm
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
HOHLD fer RAN-suhm
UK
HOHLD faw RAN-suhm
Ouça em 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.