le kidnapping

kidnapping, abduction

k i d . n a . p i ŋ
kidnapp kidnap + ing action or process of
noun · masculine Rare #33,258
kidnapping, abduction Often used in French as an English loanword (same meaning).
FR: La police enquête sur un kidnapping.
EN: The police are investigating a kidnapping.

Il n'y a pas eu de kidnapping.

There was no kidnapping.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Qui est la victime du kidnapping?

Who is the victim of the kidnapping?

C'est un kidnapping.

It's a kidnapping.

Un kidnapping?

A kidnapping?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Tu sais que le kidnapping est passible de pendaison.

You know that kidnapping is punishable by hanging.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Bizarre de faire faire ses malles la veille de son kidnapping.

It's strange to pack your bags the day before your kidnapping.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Tom a participé au kidnapping de la fille de Mary.

Tom was involved in the kidnapping of Mary's daughter.

On peut aussi vous condamner pour kidnapping.

You can also be convicted of kidnapping.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)