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1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) cautivo, preso
2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) cautivo- captor
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3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) captura2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) captura, apresamientocaptive n prisionero / cautivotr['kæptɪv]1 cautivo,-a1 cautivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a captive audience tener un público obligado (a escuchar)to hold somebody captive tener a alguien cautivo,-a, mantener a alguien cautivo,-ato take somebody captive hacer prisionero,-a a alguiencaptive ['kæptɪv] adj: cautivocaptive n: cautivo m, -va fadj.• cautivo, -a adj.n.• cautivo s.m.• esclavo s.m.
I 'kæptɪvnoun (liter) cautivo, -va m,f
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to hold somebody captive — mantener* cautivo or prisionero a alguien
['kæptɪv]to have a captive audience — tener* un público que no tiene más remedio que escuchar
1.ADJ [animal, bird, person] cautivoto hold sb captive — tener or mantener prisionero or cautivo a algn
captive market — mercado m cautivo
2.N cautivo(-a) m / f, preso(-a) m / f3.CPDcaptive breeding N — cría f en cautividad
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I ['kæptɪv]noun (liter) cautivo, -va m,f
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to hold somebody captive — mantener* cautivo or prisionero a alguien
to have a captive audience — tener* un público que no tiene más remedio que escuchar
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