captive

cautivo, prisionero

Persona capturada y retenida en un lugar contra su voluntad, especialmente durante una guerra.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: prisoner

Expresiones frecuentes: release a captive, a war captive, free the captive, a helpless captive

de cautiverio

Relacionado con retener a alguien contra su voluntad, o utilizado para mantenerlo retenido.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: captive chains, captive hours, captive life