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ransom

['ræn(t)s(ə)m] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. выкуп
2. рел. искупление
3. шотл. огромная цена, арендная плата
гл.
1. выкупать, освобождать за выкуп
2. требовать выкуп (за что-л. / кого-л.)
3. рел. искупать

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ransom

выкуп; выкупная сумма | выкупать, платить выкуп; требовать выкупа от кого-л. ; освобождать за выкуп
истор. пеня; денежный штраф (вместо телесного наказания)

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“I have heard that you met the Red Saint in Panama and released her for a ransom.
— Я слышал, что в Панаме вы встретили Красную Святую и отпустили ее за выкуп.
Steinbeck, John / Cup of GoldСтейнбек, Джон / Золотая чаша
Золотая чаша
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
Cup of Gold
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1929
© renewed John Steinbeck, 1957

"Thou foolish fellow," said Candide; "I have delivered thee out of the galleys, I have paid thy ransom, and thy sister's also; she was a scullion, and is very ugly, yet I am so condescending as to marry her; and dost thou pretend to oppose the match?
Сумасшедший барон, — сказал ему Кандид, — я избавил тебя от галер, заплатил за тебя выкуп, выкупил и твою сестру. Она мыла здесь посуду, она уродлива — я, по своей доброте, готов жениться на ней, а ты еще противишься.
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

I am afraid father and Hurry will not be as willing to ransom Deerslayer, as Deerslayer was to ransom them!"
Кроме того, быть может, отец и Непоседа совсем не намерены так хлопотать о Зверобое, как он хлопотал о них.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Зверобой, или Первая тропа войны
Зверобой, или Первая тропа войны
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© Издательство "Детская литература", 1974
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

Would to God," said Roland, "that I were with them, and could ransom every drop of their blood by two of mine!"
— О, если бы бог дал мне возможность, — сказал Роланд, — быть вместе с ними и за каждую каплю их крови отдать две своих!
Scott, Walter / The AbbotСкотт, Вальтер / Аббат
Аббат
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1963
The Abbot
Scott, Walter
© The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 2000

Half a dozen of those countries are working on atomic bombs at this moment, so that they can hold us at ransom.
Сейчас есть страны, где работают над созданием атомного оружия, с помощью которого они смогут шантажировать нас.
Sheldon, Sidney / The Doomsday ConspiracyШелдон, Сидни / Конец света
Конец света
Шелдон, Сидни
© Sidney Sheldon Family Limited Partnership, 1991
© Перевод. А.П. Романов, 1993
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Doomsday Conspiracy
Sheldon, Sidney
© 1991 by Sheldon Literary Trust

Maybe she could sleep and when she woke up the ransom would have come. Or whatever it was they wanted.
Да, надо просто заснуть, и когда она проснется, ее уже выкупят, и каждый получит свое.
Le Guin, Ursula / Four ways to ForgivenessЛе Гуин, Урсула / Четыре пути к прощению
Четыре пути к прощению
Ле Гуин, Урсула
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© Перевод. И. Полоцк, О. Васант, О. Трофимов, В. Старожилец, 2008
© 1995 by Ursula K. Le Guin
Four ways to Forgiveness
Le Guin, Ursula
© 1995 by Ursula K. Le Guin

In Europe, he knew that normally a person dressed as expensively as he was would be held to ransom.
Джим знал, что в Европе за богато одетого человека обычно требуют выкуп.
Dickson, Gordon / The Dragon And The DjinnДиксон, Гордон / Дракон и Джинн
Дракон и Джинн
Диксон, Гордон
The Dragon And The Djinn
Dickson, Gordon

We were continually disputing, and received twenty lashes with a bull's pizzle when the concatenation of universal events brought you to our galley, and you were good enough to ransom us."
Мы спорили беспрерывно и получали по двадцать ударов ремнем в день, пока сцепление событий в этой вселенной не привело вас на нашу галеру, и вот вы нас выкупили.
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

Today, were I to demand a ransom, perhaps you would not be flattered.”
Если бы я назначил выкуп сегодня, возможно, вы не были бы польщены.
Steinbeck, John / Cup of GoldСтейнбек, Джон / Золотая чаша
Золотая чаша
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
Cup of Gold
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1929
© renewed John Steinbeck, 1957

That labouring art can never ransom nature
Что знанию не выкупить природы
Shakespeare, William / Alls Wel that ends WellШекспир, Вильям / Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается
Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается
Шекспир, Вильям
© Издательство "ACADEMIA", 1937
Alls Wel that ends Well
Shakespeare, William
© Susan Snyder 1993

"Ah! captain," said Candide, "what ransom will you take for Monsieur de Thunder-ten-Tronckh, one of the first barons of the empire, and for Monsieur Pangloss, the profoundest metaphysician in Germany?"
Послушайте, господин шкипер, — сказал Кандид — какой вы хотите выкуп за господина Тундер-тен-Тронка, одного из первых баронов империи, и за господина Панглоса, величайшего метафизика Германии?
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

Let him name the ransom at which he rates our liberty, and it shall be paid, providing the exaction is suited to our means.”
Пусть назначит выкуп за наше освобождение, и если он не превысит наших средств, мы ему заплатим.
Scott, Walter / YvanhoeСкотт, Вальтер / Айвенго
Айвенго
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература ", 1962
Yvanhoe
Scott, Walter

"The ransom, the ransom, madam!" cried Lambert, and both laughed louder than ever, while my heart went cold.
"Выкуп, барыня, выкуп!" - кричит Ламберт, и оба еще пуще хохочут, а сердце мое замирает.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

However, he abated nothing from the amount of the ransom, which his prisoner did not even discuss.
Он прежде всего заявил, что не уступит ни одного гроша из назначенной суммы выкупа.
Verne, Jules / Dick Sand, or A Captain at FifteenВерн, Жюль / Пятнадцатилетний капитан
Пятнадцатилетний капитан
Верн, Жюль
© Художественная литература, 1954
Dick Sand, or A Captain at Fifteen
Verne, Jules
© 2006 Biblio Bazaar

All of the actors — gunmen/crews, negotiators, recipients of the ransom, leaders of the community that supports this activity — and their whereabouts are well known.
Все стороны - боевики/команда, переговорщики, получатели выкупа, руководители общины, поддерживающей такого рода деятельность, - и их местонахождение хорошо известны.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 15.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 15.10.2010

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'ræn(t)s(ə)mNounвыкупExamples

to demand, exact a ransom from — требовать выкуп у
to hold smb. to ransom — требовать выкуп за кого-л.
to pay (a) ransom for — заплатить выкуп за
ransom note — письмо с требованием выкупа

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Collocations

king's ransom

большой куш

king's ransom

огромная сумма

to ransom

выкупать

ransom demand

требование выкупа

to make ransom demands

требовать выкупа

ransom bill

выкупное свидетельство

ransom price

очень высокая цена

hold to ransom

требовать выкупа

Word forms

ransom

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	ransom	ransoms
Possessive case	ransom's	ransoms'

ransom

verb

Basic forms
Past	ransomed
Imperative	ransom
Present Participle (Participle I)	ransoming
Past Participle (Participle II)	ransomed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ransom	we ransom
you ransom	you ransom
he/she/it ransoms	they ransom

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ransoming	we are ransoming
you are ransoming	you are ransoming
he/she/it is ransoming	they are ransoming

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ransomed	we have ransomed
you have ransomed	you have ransomed
he/she/it has ransomed	they have ransomed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ransoming	we have been ransoming
you have been ransoming	you have been ransoming
he/she/it has been ransoming	they have been ransoming

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ransomed	we ransomed
you ransomed	you ransomed
he/she/it ransomed	they ransomed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ransoming	we were ransoming
you were ransoming	you were ransoming
he/she/it was ransoming	they were ransoming

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ransomed	we had ransomed
you had ransomed	you had ransomed
he/she/it had ransomed	they had ransomed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ransoming	we had been ransoming
you had been ransoming	you had been ransoming
he/she/it had been ransoming	they had been ransoming

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ransom	we shall/will ransom
you will ransom	you will ransom
he/she/it will ransom	they will ransom

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ransoming	we shall/will be ransoming
you will be ransoming	you will be ransoming
he/she/it will be ransoming	they will be ransoming

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ransomed	we shall/will have ransomed
you will have ransomed	you will have ransomed
he/she/it will have ransomed	they will have ransomed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ransoming	we shall/will have been ransoming
you will have been ransoming	you will have been ransoming
he/she/it will have been ransoming	they will have been ransoming

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ransom	we should/would ransom
you would ransom	you would ransom
he/she/it would ransom	they would ransom

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ransoming	we should/would be ransoming
you would be ransoming	you would be ransoming
he/she/it would be ransoming	they would be ransoming

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ransomed	we should/would have ransomed
you would have ransomed	you would have ransomed
he/she/it would have ransomed	they would have ransomed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ransoming	we should/would have been ransoming
you would have been ransoming	you would have been ransoming
he/she/it would have been ransoming	they would have been ransoming

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ransomed	we are ransomed
you are ransomed	you are ransomed
he/she/it is ransomed	they are ransomed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ransomed	we are being ransomed
you are being ransomed	you are being ransomed
he/she/it is being ransomed	they are being ransomed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ransomed	we have been ransomed
you have been ransomed	you have been ransomed
he/she/it has been ransomed	they have been ransomed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ransomed	we were ransomed
you were ransomed	you were ransomed
he/she/it was ransomed	they were ransomed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ransomed	we were being ransomed
you were being ransomed	you were being ransomed
he/she/it was being ransomed	they were being ransomed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ransomed	we had been ransomed
you had been ransomed	you had been ransomed
he/she/it had been ransomed	they had been ransomed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ransomed	we shall/will be ransomed
you will be ransomed	you will be ransomed
he/she/it will be ransomed	they will be ransomed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ransomed	we shall/will have been ransomed
you will have been ransomed	you will have been ransomed
he/she/it will have been ransomed	they will have been ransomed

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