erpressen

v/t

1. (jemanden) blackmail (mit over; zu + Inf. into + Ger.)

2. (etw.) extort (von from); von jemandem eine Unterschrift / ein Zugeständnis etc. erpressen blackmail s.o. into signing s.th. / making a concession etc.

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to extort; to blackmail

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er|prẹs|sen [Eɐ'prɛsn] ptp erpre\#sst

vt

Geld etc to extort (von from); jdn to blackmail

die Kidnapper haben den Vater erpresst — the kidnappers tried to extort money from the father

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1) (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) blackmail

2) (to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) extort

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er·pres·sen *

vt

1. (durch Drohung nötigen)

▪ jdn \erpressen to blackmail sb

2. (abpressen)

▪ etw [von jdm] \erpressen to extort sth [from sb]

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transitives Verb

1) blackmail <person>

2) extort <money, confession> (von from)

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erpressen v/t

1. (jemanden) blackmail (

mit over;

zu +inf into +ger)

2. (etwas) extort (

von from);

von jemandem eine Unterschrift/ein Zugeständnis etc

erpressen blackmail sb into signing sth/making a concession etc

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transitives Verb

1) blackmail <person>

2) extort <money, confession> (von from)

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v.

to blackmail adv.

to extort v.