prisoner of war in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prisoner of war in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prisoner of war <pl prisoners of war> N

prisoner of war

prisionero m de guerra / prisionera f de guerra

prisoner-of-war camp

campamento m de prisioneros de guerra

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a prisoner of conscience

un preso de conciencia

the shadow of war

la sombra de la guerra

Translations for prisoner of war in the Spanish»English Dictionary

prisionera de guerra

prisoner of war

prisionero de guerra

prisoner of war

prisionera de conciencia

prisoner of conscience

prisionero de conciencia

prisoner of conscience

preso de conciencia

prisoner of conscience

presa de conciencia

prisoner of conscience

Translations for prisoner of war in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prisoner [Am ˈprɪz(ə)nər, Brit ˈprɪz(ə)nə] N

1. prisoner (captive):

prisoner

prisionero m / prisionera f

he is a prisoner in his own house

no se puede mover de casa

he is a prisoner of his own ideology

es prisionero de sus ideas

he was held prisoner (by enemy forces)

lo tuvieron prisionero

he was held prisoner (by kidnappers)

lo tuvieron secuestrado

to take sb prisoner

tomar a alguien prisionero

to take sb prisoner

coger a alguien prisionero esp Spain

to take prisoners

hacer prisioneros

to take no prisoners

ejecutar a todos los cautivos

2. prisoner (in jail):

prisoner

preso m / presa f

prisoner

recluso m / reclusa f

a prisoner of conscience

un preso de conciencia

3. prisoner (person arrested):

prisoner

detenido m / detenida f

4. prisoner (accused):

prisoner

reo mf

prisoner

acusado m / acusada f

I.war [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] N C or U

war

guerra f

during the (19)14-18 war

durante la guerra del 14

the War of Independence

la Guerra de la Independencia

First/Second World War, , World War I/II

Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

to be at war with sb/sth

estar en guerra con alguien/algo

to wage war

hacer la guerra

to declare war on sb/sth

declararle la guerra a alguien/algo

to go to war (with sb) (over sth)

entrar en guerra (con alguien) (por algo)

an act of war

un acto bélico or de guerra

the war on crime/poverty

la lucha contra la delincuencia/la pobreza

a war of nerves

una guerra de nervios

a war of words has broken out

ha empezado una discusión

the class war

la lucha de clases

to be in the wars you look as if you've been in the wars!

¡parece que vienes de la guerra!

war dead

muertos mpl de guerra

war refugee

refugiado m de guerra / refugiada f de guerra

war veteran

veterano m de guerra / veterana f de guerra

II.war <pres part warring; pt, pp warred> [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] VB intr liter usu in -ing form

war

combatir

war

batallar liter

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

prisoner of war in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prisoner of war in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prisoner of war N

prisoner of war

prisionero(-a) m (f) de guerra

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in time of war

en tiempo(s) de guerra

the horrors of war

los horrores de la guerra

outbreak of war

estallido m

a proclamation of war

una declaración de guerra

there were rumblings of war

se hablaba de una posible guerra

state of siege/war

estado de sitio/guerra

Translations for prisoner of war in the Spanish»English Dictionary

los horrores de la guerra

the atrocities of war

estado de guerra

state of war

un tira y afloja

a tug-of-war

Translations for prisoner of war in the English»Spanish Dictionary

war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] N

war

guerra f

civil war

guerra civil

the Great War

la Primera Guerra Mundial

the Second World War

la Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

the horrors of war

los horrores de la guerra

in time of war

en tiempo(s) de guerra

to be at war

estar en guerra

to declare war on sb

declarar la guerra a alguien

to declare war on sb fig

hacer la vida imposible a alguien

to go to war

entrar en guerra

to make war on sb

hacer la guerra a alguien

prisoner [ˈprɪzənəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

prisoner

preso(-a) m (f)

prisoner MIL

prisionero(-a) m (f)

to hold sb prisoner

detener a alguien

to take sb prisoner

hacer prisionero a alguien

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Joyce

las obras de Joyce

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2003

en mayo del 2003

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

este idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what I think of him

lo que pienso de él

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

war N

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the war on terror(ism)/drugs

la guerra al terrorismo/al narco(tráfico)

the war against the press

la guerra a la prensa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He died while a prisoner of war ten months later.

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He was held as a prisoner of war until 1947.

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He was a prisoner of war for two years.

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He was captured near the end of the war and held as a prisoner of war until its conclusion.

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From 1945 to 1946, he was a prisoner of war.

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Only months later did a prisoner of war reveal her sinking.

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He was captured and spent time as a prisoner of war, but escaped.

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The circular embattled area is symbolic of the prisoner of war camps and military security facilities commanded and operated by the brigade.

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The life of a prisoner of war is hard.

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