captive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for captive in the English»French Dictionary

I.captive [Brit ˈkaptɪv, Am ˈkæptɪv] N

captive

captif/-ive m/f

to hold sb captive

garder qn en captivité

to take sb captive

faire qn prisonnier

II.captive [Brit ˈkaptɪv, Am ˈkæptɪv] ADJ

captive

captif/-ive

captive audience/market

public/marché captif

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lock up captive, hostage

enfermer

Translations for captive in the French»English Dictionary

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captif (captive) personne, animal

captive

captif (captive) clientèle, marché

captive

captif (captive)

captive

d'élevage caille, faisan

captive-bred

ballon captif

tethered ou captive balloon

marché captif

captive market

retenir qn prisonnier

to hold sb captive ou prisoner

captive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for captive in the English»French Dictionary

I.captive [ˈkæptɪv] N

captive

captif(-ive) m (f)

II.captive [ˈkæptɪv] ADJ

captive

captif(-ive)

to take sb captive

capturer qn

to hold sb captive

maintenir qn captif

Translations for captive in the French»English Dictionary

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captif (-ive)

captive

captif (-ive)

captive

être prisonnier soldat

to be being held captive

captive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take sb captive

capturer qn

to hold sb captive

maintenir qn captif

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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