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răpire
kidnapping /rəˈpire/
noun#3116 most common
Also: abduction, rapture (literary/religious)
Example sentences
Aceasta este o răpire.
This is a kidnapping.
Poliția caută copilul după răpire.
The police are looking for the child after the kidnapping.
Răpirea copilului a șocat întregul oraș.
The child's kidnapping shocked the whole city.
Poliția a deschis o anchetă pentru răpire și cere ajutorul populației.
The police opened an investigation into the kidnapping and are asking the public for help.
Autoritățile suspectează că răpirea a fost plănuită cu luni în urmă de o rețea organizată.
The authorities suspect the kidnapping was planned months in advance by an organized network.
Deși mărturiile martorilor rămân contradictorii, ancheta privind răpirea diplomatului continuă să scoată la iveală detalii tulburătoare despre rețeaua de trafic implicată.
Although witness accounts remain contradictory, the investigation into the diplomat's kidnapping keeps uncovering disturbing details about the trafficking network involved.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | răpire | răpiri |
| Genitive | răpiri | răpiri |
| Accusative | răpire | răpiri |
| Vocative | răpire | răpiri |
Word family
a răpito kidnap, abduct, snatch away
răpitorkidnapper; predatory (of birds)
răpitkidnapped; enraptured, spellbound
răpitoarepredatory, bird of prey (feminine form)
Etymology
Răpire is a noun built from the verb a răpi, which comes from Latin rapere, meaning to seize or carry off by force. Romanian regularly forms action nouns by adding -re to a verb's infinitive stem, so a răpi (to kidnap) gives răpire (the act of kidnapping). The same Latin root produced a family of words in other Romance and Germanic languages tied to sudden, forceful taking.
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