captive

Gefangener

Eine Person, die gefangen genommen und gegen ihren Willen festgehalten wird, besonders im Krieg.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who has been caught and is kept somewhere against their will, especially during war.

• The captive could not escape.
• The soldiers released three captives after the battle.
• Guards brought food to the captives in the camp.

Synonyme: prisoner

Häufige Wendungen: release a captive, a war captive, free the captive, a helpless captive

zur Gefangenschaft gehörig

Damit verbunden, jemanden gegen seinen Willen festzuhalten, oder dazu dienend.

In einfachem Englisch: Connected with being kept somewhere against your will, or used to keep someone there.

• His captive chains felt heavy.
• She counted the long captive hours in her cell.
• The poem describes a captive life behind locked doors.

Häufige Wendungen: captive chains, captive hours, captive life