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rapimento

kidnapping

noun rah-pee-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From rapire (to seize, to kidnap), from Latin rapere.

Also means

abduction

Usage Note

Rapimento refers specifically to kidnapping or abduction of a person. It is also used in literary contexts for 'rapture' (being carried away by emotion), though estasi is more common for the latter sense. Plural: rapimenti.

Examples

"Il rapimento del bambino ha sconvolto la città."

Natural Translation

The kidnapping of the child shocked the city.

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