captives in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for captives in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.captive [Brit ˈkaptɪv, Am ˈkæptɪv] N

captive

prigioniero m / prigioniera f

to hold sb captive

tenere qn prigioniero

to take sb captive

fare qn prigioniero

II.captive [Brit ˈkaptɪv, Am ˈkæptɪv] ADJ

captive

prigioniero

captive audience

= pubblico involontario di un messaggio pubblicitario

captive market

mercato prigioniero

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lock up captive, hostage

rinchiudere

Translations for captives in the Italian»English Dictionary

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si sentono confinati nella loro cittadina

they feel confined or like captives in their small town

pallone frenato

captive or tethered balloon

prigioniero

captive

prigioniero (prigioniera)

captive

fare qn prigioniero

to take sb captive or prisoner

tenere qn prigioniero

to hold sb captive or prisoner

pallone frenato

captive balloon

rinchiudere un ostaggio, un prigioniero

to lock a hostage, a captive up

captives in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for captives in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.captive [ˈkæp·tɪv] N

captive (person)

prigioniero(-a) m (f)

captive (animal)

animale m in cattività

II.captive [ˈkæp·tɪv] ADJ

captive person

prigioniero, -a

captive animal

in cattività

to hold sb captive

tenere prigioniero qu

Translations for captives in the Italian»English Dictionary

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aerostato (fisso)

captive balloon

prigioniero (-a)

captive

captives Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold sb captive

tenere prigioniero qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Tourists, for a fee, are able to gawk at the captives from a viewing stand.

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

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The empire dissolved into petty polities, fighting among each other for war captives to sell into slavery.

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They then used their wagons as barricades, placing the female captives and the children in the middle.

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In fact, it's an odd role reversal of a prison sitcom: the bears fear emancipation and make efforts to remain captives.

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Modern standards, as outlined in the Geneva Conventions of later centuries, expect captives to be held and cared for by their captors.

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He was specially zealous in redeeming captives, even selling church ornaments for this purpose.

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

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The extremely rare snake's nature is inoffensive, and captives will generally refuse to strike until they have been subjected to prolonged teasing.

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She approached her father and begged that she might go down with her maids and wash the head and feet of the chained captives.

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