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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.) ta til fange, holde fanget -
2 captive
'kæptiv 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) fange2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) fanget, innesperret- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) erobring, pågripelse2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) erobring; fangstarrestant--------fangeIsubst. \/ˈkæptɪv\/fangecaptive to something bundet av noeIIadj. \/ˈkæptɪv\/fanget, fengslet, fjetretbe taken captive bli tatt til fangehold a person captive holde en person innesperret\/fanget -
3 sworn
swo:n1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) svoren2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) edsvorenI\/swɔːn\/perf. partisipp av ➢ swear, 2IIadj. \/swɔːn\/1) ( også overført) svoren2) ( jus) edsvoren3) ( jus) edelig, beediget, bekreftet med edsworn brother nær venn, uadskillelig vennsworn friend trofast venn, venn for livet -
4 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) låse inne, sperre inne2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) låse (av)
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