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1 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) φυλακισμένος,αιχμάλωτος -
2 captivity
noun (a state of being a prisoner, caged etc: animals in captivity in a zoo.) αιχμαλωσία -
3 firing-squad
noun (a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner: He must face the firing-squad.) εκταλεστικό απόσπασμα -
4 freedom
noun (the state of not being under control and being able to do whatever one wishes: The prisoner was given his freedom.) ελευθερία -
5 irons
noun plural (formerly, a prisoner's chains: They put him in irons.) σίδερα,σιδηρά δεσμά -
6 prison
['prizn](a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) φυλακή- prisoner- prisoner of war
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7 captive
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8 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) ράβδος, πλάκα2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) φαρδιά ρίγα3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) αμπάρα4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) πάγκος5) (a public house.) μπαρ6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) μπάρα7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) εμπόδιο8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) εδώλιο2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) αμπαρώνω2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) αποκλείω3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) εμποδίζω3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.)- barmaid- barman
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9 fetter
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10 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) ένορκοι2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) ελλανόδικος επιτροπή•- juror- juryman -
11 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.) λύτρα2. verb1) (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• -
12 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) εγγύηση- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) βλ. baleIII see bale II -
13 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) κόμης- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) μετρώ2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) υπολογίζομαι, `μετράω`4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) θεωρώ2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) μέτρημα2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) κατηγορία3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
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14 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) κλίμακα2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) κλίμακα,σκάλα3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) κλίμακα4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) κλίμακα5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) κλίμακαII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) σκαρφαλώνωIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) λέπι,φολίδα- scaly -
15 amok
[ə'mok]run amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers.) -
16 bond
[bond]1) (something used for tying (especially a person): They released the prisoner from his bonds.) δεσμά2) (something that unites or joins people together: a bond of friendship.) συναισθηματικός δεσμός• -
17 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) ξεσπώ2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) δραπετεύω -
18 chain
[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) αλυσίδα2) (a series: a chain of events.) αλληλουχία2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.)- chain store -
19 flank
[flæŋk] 1. noun(the side of anything especially an animal's body or an army: the horse's flank; They marched around the enemy's flank.) πλευρό2. verb1) (to be at the side of: The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen.) βρίσκομαι στα πλευρά2) (to come around the side of: The troops flanked the enemy forces.) πλευροκοπώ -
20 gouge
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