Shanghai

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Shanghai': /ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/; 'shanghai': /ˈʃæŋhaɪ/, /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃæŋhaɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Shanghai': (shang hī′; Chin. shäng′hī′); 'shanghai': (shang′hī, shang hī′)


Inflections of 'shanghai' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shanghais
v 3rd person singular
shanghaiing
v pres p
shanghaied
v past
shanghaied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
Shanghai n (city in China)Shanghái n propio f
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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shanghai [sb]⇒ vtr slang (kidnap to work as a sailor) (literal)llevar a alguien como marinero por la fuerza loc verb
  (figurado)secuestrar⇒ vtr
shanghai [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep slang, figurative (force)forzar a alguien a loc verb
shanghai [sb] into doing [sth] v expr slang, figurative (force to do [sth])forzar a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
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