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  • 1 hold prisoner

    (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.) αιχμαλωτίζω/κρατώ αιχμάλωτο

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  • 2 hold to ransom

    (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) κρατώ όμηρο με σκοπό την καταβολή λύτρων

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  • 3 prison

    ['prizn]
    (a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) φυλακή
    - prisoner of war
    - take
    - keep
    - hold prisoner

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  • 4 ransom

    ['rænsəm] 1. noun
    (a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) λύτρα
    2. verb
    1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) εξαγοράζω την ελευθερία (θύματος απαγωγής)
    2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) κρατώ όμηρο με σκοπό την καταβολή λύτρων
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  • 5 hostage

    ['hosti‹]
    (a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) όμηρος
    - hold someone hostage
    - hold hostage

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  • 6 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) ελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσω
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) αφήνω
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) αποδεσμεύω, λύνω
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) δίνω στη δημοσιότητα
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) κυκλοφορώ
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) απελευθέρωση, απαλλαγή/ κυκλοφορία
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) νέα κυκλοφορία/ ανακοίνωση

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См. также в других словарях:

  • hold prisoner — index confine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • hold someone/something at ransom — hold someone/something at (or for) ransom hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release ■ demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prisoner characters — A list of all inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in the television series Prisoner. Note that episode numbers cited are for first and last appearances; many characters had spells where they were absent and subsequently returned. Listed in… …   Wikipedia

  • hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • 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

  • hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prisoner Ball — Infobox name = Prisoner Ball title = Prisoner Ball/Volleyball header1 = #if:{item one|}{item two|}{item three|} |Optional header label2 = Target data2 = Ages 10 20 label3 = Object data3 = Similar to Volleyball label4 = Item three data4 = {item… …   Wikipedia

  • prisoner of war — a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces. Abbr.: POW [1670 80] * * * ▪ international law       (pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest… …   Universalium

  • prisoner — n. 1 a person kept in prison. 2 (in full prisoner at the bar) a person in custody on a criminal charge and on trial. 3 a person or thing confined by illness, another s grasp, etc. 4 (in full prisoner of war) a person who has been captured in war …   Useful english dictionary

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