prisoner (redirected from took no prisoners)

pris·on·er  (prz-nr, prznr)

n.

1. A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.

2. One deprived of freedom of expression or action: "He was a prisoner of his own personalityof that given set of traits that . . . predisposed him to see the world in a certain way, to make certain moves, certain choices" (William H. Hallahan).

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prisoner [ˈprɪzənə]

n

1. (Law) a person deprived of liberty and kept in prison or some other form of custody as a punishment for a crime, while awaiting trial, or for some other reason

2. a person confined by any of various restraints we are all prisoners of time

take no prisoners Informal to be uncompromising and determined in one's actions

take (someone) prisoner to capture and hold (someone) as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war captive unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune convict, yard bird, yardbird, con, inmate - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison detainee, political detainee - some held in custody hostage, surety - a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms internee - a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists" political prisoner - someone who is imprisoned because of their political views POW, prisoner of war - a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

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prisoner

noun

1. convict, con (slang), lag (slang), jailbird the large number of prisoners sharing cells

2. captive, hostage, detainee, internee wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners

Quotations
"Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts" [Nelson Mandela]

Translations

prisoner [ˈprɪznəʳ] N

1. (under arrest) → detenido/a m/f; (in court) → acusado/a m/f; (convicted) → preso/a m/f, reo/a m/f (Mil) → prisionero/a m/f
prisoner of conscience → preso/a m/f de conciencia
to hold sb prisoner → detener a algn
to keep sb (a) prisoner → tener retenido a algn, tener prisionero a algn
to take sb prisoner → tomar preso a algn, hacer prisionero a algn
prisoner of war → prisionero/a m/f de guerra, preso/a m/f de guerra
to take no prisoners → no andarse con miramientos, ir a por todas
see also bar A6
see also political B

2. (fig) → preso/a m/f, prisionero/a m/f

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prisoner [ˈprɪz^ənə^r] n

(in jail) → prisonnier/ière m/f
the prisoner at the bar → l'accusé(e)

(also prisoner of war) → prisonnier/ière m/f
to take sb prisoner → faire qn prisonnier/ière m/f
to be taken prisoner → être fait prisonnier/ière m/f
to hold sb prisoner → retenir qn prisonnier/ière m/f
prisoner of conscience n → prisonnier/ière m/f de conscience
prisoner of war n → prisonnier/ière m/f de guerre
prison guard n (US) → gardien(ne) m/f de prison
prison inmate n → prisonnier/ière m/f
prison officer n → gardien(ne) m/f de prison
prison sentence n → peine f de prison
prison warder n → gardien(ne) m/f de prison

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prisoner

n

(lit, fig) → Gefangene(r) mf; to hold or keep somebody prisoner → jdn gefangen halten; to take somebody prisoner → jdn gefangen nehmen; to take no prisoners (fig) → keine Gefangenen machen; prisoner of war → Kriegsgefangene(r) mf; prisoner of war camp → (Kriegs)gefangenenlager nt

(Jur: under arrest) → Festgenommene(r) mf; (facing charge, at the bar) → Angeklagte(r) mf

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prisoner [ˈprɪznəʳ] n (under arrest) → arrestato/a; (convicted) → detenuto/a (Mil) (fig) → prigioniero/a
the prisoner at the bar → l'accusato/a, l'imputato/a
to take sb prisoner → far prigioniero/a qn

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