乗っ取るについて、take over、take possession of 以外の表現を知りたいです。奪われる、という言い方でも適切ですか? 例えば、My company has been robbed of control by my wife's relatives without realizing it. は自然な英語でしょうか。
My wife's relatives took control of my company without me even realizing it.
take over を使うのが一番一般的な言い方かと思いますが、それ以外を使って言うなら
take control of「支配権を握る」
hold sway「支配する・幅を利かせる・実権を握る」
を使って言えるかと思います。
例:
My wife's relatives took control of my company without me even realizing it.
「妻の親族が知らないうちに私の会社の支配権を握っていた。」
Before I even knew it was happening, my wife's family had begun to hold sway in my company.
「知らないうちに、妻の家族が私の会社で実権を握り始めた。」
ご参考まで!
My company was taken over by my wife's relatives without me even realizing it.
My company was taken over by my wife's relatives without me even realizing it.
My wife's relatives gradually took control of my company before I knew it.
I ended up losing control of my company to my wife's relatives.
「知らないうちに嫁の親族に会社を乗っ取られた」は、英語では
take over
take control of
gain control of
lose control of
などを使うと自然に表現できます。
特に今回のような
「気づかないうちに」
「徐々に」
「経営権を奪われた」
というニュアンスなら、
before I knew it
without realizing it
gradually
ended up losing control
などを組み合わせるとかなり自然です。