pris·on·er
1. A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
2. One deprived of freedom of expression or action: "He was a prisoner of his own personality—of that given set of traits that. predisposed him to see the world in a certain way, to make certain moves, certain choices" (William H. Hallahan).
take no prisoners
1. To kill all of an enemy or a population.
2. To be ruthless or unrestrained, as in an undertaking: "Grandmother was both very pretty and very mouthy. She took no prisoners" (Nicki Giovanni).
1. (Law) a person deprived of liberty and kept in prison or some other form of custody as a punishment for a crime, while awaiting trial, or for some other reason
2. a person confined by any of various restraints: we are all prisoners of time.
3.take no prisonersinformal to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
4.take someone prisoner to capture and hold someone as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war
pris•on•er
(ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər)
1. a person confined in prison or kept in custody, esp. as the result of legal process.
2. a person or thing deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French]
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[ˈprɪznəʳ] n (under arrest ) → arrestato/a ; (convicted ) → detenuto/a (Mil ) (fig ) → prigioniero/a
the prisoner at the bar → l'accusato/a, l'imputato/a
to take sb prisoner → far prigioniero /a qn
a building in which criminals are kept; a jail. He was sent to prison; He is in prison. tronk سِجْن затвор prisão vězení das Gefängnis fængsel φυλακή prisión. cárcel vangla زندان vankila prison בֵּית-סוֹהָר कारागार börtön penjara fangelsi prigione 刑務所 형무소 kalėjimas cietums penjara gevangenis fengsel więzienie زندان،جيل prisão închisoare тюрьма väzenie zapor zatvor fängelse คุก hapisane 監獄 в'язниця قيد خانہ، جيل nhà tù 监狱
anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc. The prisoners escaped from jail. prisonier سَجين затворник prisioneiro vězeň, -kyně der/die Gefangene fange φυλακισμένος. αιχμάλωτος preso, recluso; prisionero vang زندانی vanki prisonnier/-ière אסיר बन्दी rab tahanan fangi prigioniero 囚人 죄수 kalinys, belaisvis cietumnieks; ieslodzītais banduan gevangene fange więzień بندى prisioneiro prizonier заключённый väzeň, väzenka zapornik zatvorenik fånge นักโทษ tutuklu 囚犯 в'язень; арештант قيدي tù nhân 囚犯
prisoner of war– pluralprisoners of war
– a member of the armed forces captured in a war. krygsgevangenes سَجين حَرْب، أسير военнопленник prisioneiro de guerra válečný zajatec der/die Kriegsgefangene krigsfange αιχμάλωτος πολέμου prisionero de guerra sõjavang اسیر جنگی sotavanki prisonnier de guerre שבוי युद्ध बंदी hadifogoly tawanan perang stríðsfangi prigioniero di guerra 捕虜 전쟁 포로 karo belaisvis karagūsteknis tawanan perang krijgsgevangene krigsfange jeniec wojenny د جګړى اسير prisioneiro de guerra prizonier de război военнопленный vojnový zajatec vojni ujetnik ratni zarobljenik krigsfånge เชลยศึก savaş tutsağı 戰俘 військовополонений جنگي قيدي tù nhân chiến tranh 战俘
to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will. Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room. aangehou يأسُر، يَحْتَجِز затварям prender vzít do/držet v zajetí gefangennehmen, –halten tage til fange; holde fangen αιχμαλωτίζω. κρατώ κπ. αιχμάλωτο hacer prisionero vangi võtma, vangis hoidma اسیر کردن ottaa, pitää vankina faire prisonnier אסור बंदी बनाना foglyul ejt / fogságban tart mengalihkan pikiran atau perhatian taka til fanga, halda í fangelsi catturare. tenere prigioniero 捕虜にする 포로로 잡아두다 paimti į nelaisvę, įkalinti saņemt/turēt gūstā menahan gevangen nemen ta til fange. holde fanget wziąć w niewolę, trzymać w niewoli اسير نيول prender a lua/a ţine prizonier взять в плен; держать в заключении vziať do zajatia, držať v zajatí zapreti uzeti zarobljenike ta till fånga/hålla fången กักตัว hapsetmek 禁閉於. 之中 брати в полон قيدي بنالينا bắt bỏ tù 禁闭于. 之中
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Somewhere, far beyond that mass, was the Beecher party, held prisoners in the cave that formed the entrance to the buried city.
Jake and Otto were sure that when they galloped round that ring the Indians tortured prisoners. bound to a stake in the centre; but grandfather thought they merely ran races or trained horses there.
Unable to discover any new victim, these diligent workers of vengeance soon approached their male prisoners. pronouncing the name "La Longue Carabine," with a fierceness that could not be easily mistaken.
In the decline of the day, near Kentucke river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners .
Within the car there was the usual interior life of the railroad, offering little to the observation of other passengers, but full of novelty for this pair of strangely enfranchised prisoners .
at sunrise the captain went forward, and knocking on the deck, summoned the prisoners to work; but with a yell they refused.
They felt that all was lost; they sat like prisoners summoned to hear the reading of their death warrant.
The prisoners in their shirtsleeves were enjoying a chat and the evening air in the doorway, when I entered.
For, sir, said they, the most part of us have been here this seven year their prisoners. and we have worked all manner of silk works for our meat, and we are all great gentle-women born, and blessed be the time, knight, that ever thou wert born;for thou hast done the most worship that ever did knight in the world, that will we bear record, and we all pray you to tell us your name, that we may tell our friends who delivered us out of prison.
Here and there, lonesome prisoners had eased the heavy time by altering the records left by predecessors.
Watermelon shows man, lock shows prisoner ; and it ain't likely there's two prisoners on such a little plantation, and where the people's all so kind and good.
Pratt and several other women were weeping when he sat down, and many an eye that was full of hate was riveted upon the unhappy prisoners .