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2 prisoner
nountake/hold or keep somebody prisoner — jemanden gefangen nehmen/-halten
* * *noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) der/die Gefangene* * *pris·on·er[ˈprɪzənəʳ, AM -ɚ]I'm a \prisoner of my past ich bin meiner Vergangenheit gefangencategory B \prisoner Häftling m der zweithöchsten Gefährlichkeitsstufecategory C \prisoner relativ ungefährlicher Häftling, der trotzdem nicht als Freigänger beschrieben werden kannpolitical \prisoner politischer Häftlingto take sb \prisoner jdn gefangen nehmen▶ take no \prisoners! keine Kompromisse!* * *['prɪznə(r)]n1) (lit, fig) Gefangene(r) mf* * *prisoner [ˈprıznə(r)] s1. Gefangene(r) m/f(m) (auch fig), Häftling m:prisoner of conscience politischer Häftling;prisoner of war Kriegsgefangene(r);give o.s. up as a prisoner sich gefangen geben;* * *noun(lit. or fig.) Gefangene, der/die; (accused person) Angeklagte, der/dietake/hold or keep somebody prisoner — jemanden gefangen nehmen/-halten
* * *n.Gefangene m.,f.Häftling -e m. -
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pris·on·er [ʼprɪzənəʳ, Am -ɚ] nI'm a \prisoner of my past ich bin meiner Vergangenheit gefangen;political \prisoner politischer Häftling;to take sb \prisoner jdn gefangen nehmenPHRASES:take no \prisoners! keine Kompromisse! -
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5 prisoner
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6 prisoner’s dilemma
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > prisoner’s dilemma
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7 prisoner of war
nounKriegsgefangene, der/dieprisoner-of-war camp — [Kriegs]gefangenenlager, das
* * *plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) der/die Kriegsgefangene* * *pris·on·er of ˈwar<pl prisoners of war>nn Kriegsgefangene(r) f(m)* * ** * *nounKriegsgefangene, der/dieprisoner-of-war camp — [Kriegs]gefangenenlager, das
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8 prisoner of conscience
pris·on·er of ˈcon·sciencen politischer Häftling -
9 prisoner of war camp
pris·on·er of ˈwar campn [Kriegs]gefangenenlager nt -
10 prisoner of war interrogator
pris·on·er of war in·ˈter·ro·ga·torn Vernehmungsoffizier m -
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pris·on·er of 'con·science npolitischer Häftling -
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pris·on·er of 'war camp n[Kriegs]gefangenenlager nt -
14 prisoner of war interrogator
pris·on·er of war in·'ter·ro·ga·tor nVernehmungsoffizier mEnglish-German students dictionary > prisoner of war interrogator
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16 political prisoner
political prisoner politischer Gefangener m -
17 ex-prisoner
ex-ˈprison·ern ehemaliger Häftling -
18 political prisoner
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19 released prisoner
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20 state prisoner
n.Staatsgefangene m.,f.
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Prisoner — may refer to one of the following: * A person incarcerated in a prison or jail or similar facility * Prisoner of war, a soldier in wartime, held as by an enemy * Political prisoner, someone held in prison for their ideology * A person forcibly… … Wikipedia
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prisoner — ► NOUN 1) a person legally committed to prison. 2) a person captured and kept confined. 3) a person trapped by circumstances. ● take no prisoners Cf. ↑take no prisoners … English terms dictionary
prisoner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ virtual ▪ Without a wheelchair, she is a virtual prisoner in her own home. ▪ political ▪ life (esp. BrE), long term (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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