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1 captivity
n. fångenskap* * *noun (a state of being a prisoner, caged etc: animals in captivity in a zoo.) fångenskap -
2 Babylonian captivity
den babyloniska fångenskapen (landsförvisning av Judas invånare på 500-talet f.Kr.) -
3 in captivity
i fångenskap -
4 captive
adj. fången, fängslad--------n. fånge, slav* * *['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) fånge2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) fången, fängslad- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) tillfångatagande, fängslande2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) fångst, byte -
5 liberty
n. frihet; frigivning; frigjordhet; rättighet* * *['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihet2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihet3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) [] friheter•- take the liberty of -
6 rescue
n. räddning--------v. rädda* * *['reskju:] 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) rädda, undsätta2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) räddning, undsättning- rescuer
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Captivity — may refer to: *Imprisonment or hostage, the state of being confined to a space from which it is difficult or impossible to escape *the same used in a figurative sense, like for example female captivity, as allegorically portrayed in The Gilded… … Wikipedia
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captivity — [n] physical detention by force bondage, committal, confinement, constraint, custody, durance, duress, enslavement, enthrallment, entombment, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, jail, limbo, restraint, serfdom, servitude,… … New thesaurus
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captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [ kæp tıvəti ] noun uncount a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner: The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. a. a situation in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
captivity — UK [kæpˈtɪvətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. 2) a situation in… … English dictionary
