連れ去る

つれさる
Alternative writings: 連去る
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1To take someone away (often by force); to carry off or abduct a person.

Group 1 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

昨夜、近所で子どもが連れ去られたと聞いて、みんな心配している。

I heard a child was taken away in the neighborhood last night; everyone is worried.

犯人は被害者を車に押し込み、遠くへ連れ去ったと伝えられている。

It is reported that the culprit forced the victim into a car and carried them off some distance away.

被害者はすぐに発見され、幸い連れ去られてから間もなく救出された。

The victim was found soon and, fortunately, rescued shortly after being taken away.

その映画は少女が異世界へ連れ去られる場面から始まる。

The movie begins with a scene where a girl is carried off to another world.

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