| English | French | |
|---|---|---|
| Common | ||
| Common | hostage | otage [m] |
| General | ||
| General | hostage | otage [m] |
| Law | ||
| Law | hostage | otage [m] |
| Computer | ||
| Computer | hostage | otage [m] |
| Aeronautics | ||
| Aeronautics | hostage | otage [m] |
| English | French | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ||||
| Common | sum of money demanded for a hostage | rachat [m] | ||
| General | ||||
| General | be held hostage | être retenu en otage [v] | ||
| General | hostage taking | prise d'otage | ||
| Business | ||||
| Business | hold hostage | séquestrer [v] | ||
| Law | ||||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d’otage | ||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d’otage | ||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d’otages | ||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d'otage | ||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d'otages | ||
| Law | hostage taking | prise d’otage | ||
| State Law | ||||
| State Law | release of the hostage | libération de l'otage | ||
| State Law | person taken hostage | personne prise en otage | ||
| State Law | to take a person hostage | commettre une prise d'otage | ||
| Politics | ||||
| Politics | hostage crisis | criise des otages | ||
| First Aid | ||||
| First Aid | hostage taker | preneur d'otage | ||
| Military | ||||
| Military | hostage-taker | ravisseur [m] | ||
| Military | hostage-taker | preneur d'otages | ||
