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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGefangener
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ge-fan-ge-ner
"Die Soldaten retteten den Gefangenen aus dem feindlichen Lager."
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A person who has been taken prisoner or confined.
"The soldiers rescued the captive from the enemy camp."
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Kept under restraint or control.
"The captive animals were kept in a secure enclosure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'captive' originates from the Latin 'captivus', meaning 'taken prisoner', which evolved through Old French 'captif' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of being taken or held to specifically refer to someone confined against their will.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Captive" is said worldwide
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captif
Transliteration: kap-tif
"Le soldat a sauvé le captif du camp ennemi."
Gefangener
Transliteration: ge-fan-ge-ner
"Die Soldaten retteten den Gefangenen aus dem feindlichen Lager."
cattivo
Transliteration: kat-ti-vo
"I soldati hanno salvato il cattivo dal campo nemico."
cautivo
Transliteration: kau-ti-vo
"Los soldados rescataron al cautivo del campamento enemigo."
cativo
Transliteration: ka-ti-vo
"Os soldados resgataram o cativo do acampamento inimigo."
कैदी
Transliteration: kaidi
"सैनिकों ने दुश्मन के शिविर से कैदी को बचाया।"
囚犯
Transliteration: qiúfàn
"士兵们从敌营中救出了囚犯。"
포로
Transliteration: poro
"군인들은 적의 캠프에서 포로를 구출했다."
捕虜
Transliteration: horyo
"兵士たちは敵のキャンプから捕虜を救出した。"
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