einen Pass einziehen

to confiscate a passport

Türkçe: pasaporta el koymak

Noun

Pass m.

Verb

einziehen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Die Beamtin zieht den gefälschten Pass des Reisenden sofort ein.

How it is used

Means 'to confiscate a passport,' typically by authorities. Formal register. Use at an airport when customs takes your passport due to expired visa. Note: only officials (police, customs) perform this action.

Other verbs that go with Pass

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• (jdm.) einen Pass ausstellento issue a passport
• einen Pass verlängernto renew a passport

All collocations with Pass

Other collocations built on einziehen

• den Kopf einziehento withdraw/retreat