escort

escort
1. noun
1) (armed guard) Eskorte, die; Geleitschutz, der (Milit.)

police escort — Polizeieskorte, die

with an escort, under escort — mit einer Eskorte

2) (person[s] protecting or guiding) Begleitung, die

be somebody's escort — jemanden begleiten

3) (hired companion) Begleiter, der/Begleiterin, die; (woman also) ≈ Hostess, die
2. transitive verb
1) begleiten; (Mil.) eskortieren
2) (take forcibly) bringen
* * *
1. ['esko:t] noun
(person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.) der Geleitschutz
2. [i'sko:t] verb
(to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) begleiten, eskortieren
* * *
es·cort
I. vt
[ɪˈskɔ:t, esˈ-, AM esˈkɔ:rt, ɪˈs-]
to \escort sb jdn eskortieren [o geh geleiten]; MIL, NAUT jdm Geleitschutz geben
to \escort sb to safety jdn in Sicherheit bringen
II. n
[ˈeskɔ:t, AM -kɔ:rt]
1. (official companion) [offizieller] Begleiter/[offizielle] Begleiterin, Begleitung f
2. no pl (guard) Eskorte f, Begleitschutz m
police \escort Polizeieskorte f
under police \escort unter Polizeischutz
under the \escort of sb in jds Begleitung, begleitet von jdm
the ambassador attended the reception under the \escort of diplomats from the host country der Botschafter kam zum Empfang begleitet von Diplomaten des Gastgeberlandes
3. (companion for the evening) Begleitung f
4. (paid social companion) Begleiter(in) m(f); (paid female companion) Hostess f
* * *
['eskɔːt]
1. n
1) Geleitschutz m; (escorting vehicles, ships etc) Eskorte f, Geleitschiff nt/-schiffe pl; (= police escort) Begleitmannschaft f, Eskorte f; (= guard of honour) Eskorte f

under escort — unter Bewachung

motorcycle escort — Motorradeskorte f

2) (= male companion) Begleiter m; (= hired female) Hostess f
2. vt
[ɪ'skɔːt] begleiten; (MIL, NAUT) general eskortieren, Geleit(schutz) geben (+dat)
* * *
escort
A s [ˈeskɔː(r)t]
1. MIL Eskorte f, Bedeckung f, Begleitmannschaft f
2. a) FLUG, SCHIFF Geleit(schutz) n(m):
under escort unter Geleitschutz
b) SCHIFF Geleitschiff n
3. fig
a) Geleit n, Schutz m
b) Gefolge n, Begleitung f
c) Begleiter(in)
d) (Reise- etc) Führer(in)
B v/t [ıˈskɔː(r)t]
1. MIL eskortieren
2. FLUG, SCHIFF jemandem Geleit(schutz) geben
3. fig
a) geleiten
b) begleiten
* * *
1. noun
1) (armed guard) Eskorte, die; Geleitschutz, der (Milit.)

police escort — Polizeieskorte, die

with an escort, under escort — mit einer Eskorte

2) (person[s] protecting or guiding) Begleitung, die

be somebody's escort — jemanden begleiten

3) (hired companion) Begleiter, der/Begleiterin, die; (woman also) ≈ Hostess, die
2. transitive verb
1) begleiten; (Mil.) eskortieren
2) (take forcibly) bringen
* * *
n.
Begleitperson f.
Begleitung f.
Geleit -e n.
schützende Begleitung f. v.
begleiten v.

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