captive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for captive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.captive [Am ˈkæptɪv, Brit ˈkaptɪv] N liter

captive

cautivo m / cautiva f

II.captive [Am ˈkæptɪv, Brit ˈkaptɪv] ADJ

to take/hold sb captive

tomar prisionero/mantener cautivo or prisionero a alguien

to have a captive market

tener el monopolio del mercado

to have a captive market

tener monopolizado el mercado

to have a captive audience

tener un público que no tiene más remedio que escuchar

he held the audience captive

mantuvo captada la atención del público

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bind person/captive

atar

bind person/captive

amarrar

he had a captive audience in me

no tuve más remedio que escucharlo

Translations for captive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cautivo (cautiva)

captive

estuvo cautivo varios años

he was held captive o prisoner for several years

cautivo (cautiva)

captive

globo cautivo

captive balloon

captive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for captive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.captive [ˈkæptɪv] N

captive

cautivo(-a) m (f)

II.captive [ˈkæptɪv] ADJ

captive

cautivo, -a

to hold sb captive

tener prisionero a alguien

Translations for captive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cautivo (-a)

captive

captive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold sb captive

tener prisionero a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Captives are becoming an increasingly important component of the risk management and risk financing strategy of their parent.

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Heavy individuals may weigh nearly 7.2 kg and obese captives even more and the males grow to greater weight.

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The other captives share larger open cells with other captives.

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However, only captives held in solitary confinement have a cell of their own.

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During its time of operation, anywhere from 15,000 to 18,000 captives were held there.

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Fox reported that during earlier periods when the charges had been dropped, the captives had still been allowed to see their attorneys.

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The captives were forward members of one of the enemy patrols.

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The people watched helplessly as the raiders torched villages, ransacked pagodas, and took away captives.

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They are believed to have been war captives, or the descendants of war captives.

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The captives would be forced to drink pulque to intoxicate them.

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