captive
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cap·tive
(kăp′tĭv)n.
1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.
2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.
3. A subsidiary that serves only its parent company.
adj.
1. Taken and held prisoner, as in war.
2. Held in bondage; enslaved.
3. Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds.
4. Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated.
5. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market.
6. Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer.
[Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
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captive
(ˈkæptɪv)n
1. a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war
2. a person whose behaviour is dominated by some emotion: a captive of love.
adj
3. held as prisoner
4. held under restriction or control; confined: captive water held behind a dam.
5. captivated; enraptured
6. unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc (esp in the phrase captive audience)
[C14: from Latin captīvus, from capere to take]
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cap•tive
(ˈkæp tɪv)n.
1. a prisoner.
2. a person who is enslaved or dominated: a captive of one's own fears.
adj. 3. made or held prisoner, esp. in war.
4. kept in confinement or restraint: captive animals.
5. enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated.
6. unable to avoid listening or attending to something: a captive audience.
[1300–50; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin captīvus=capt(us), past participle of capere to take + -īvus -ive]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune 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 |
2. | captive - an animal that is confined | |
3. | captive - a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion emotional person - a person subject to strong states of emotion | |
Adj. | 1. | captive - being in captivity unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will |
2. | captive - giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
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captive
adjective
1. confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up, enslaved, incarcerated, ensnared, subjugated, penned, restricted Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
noun
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Translations
أسيرأَسيْر، سَبِي
zajateczajatý
fangefangetindespærret
اسير
vanki
zarobljenicazarobljenik
bezártelzártfogoly
fangifanginn, í haldi
belaisvisgrobėjasnelaisvėnelaisvėje laikomaspagauti
gūsteknissagūstīts
zajateczajatý
ujetnik
captive
[ˈkæptɪv]A. ADJ [animal, bird, person] → cautivo
to take sb captive → hacer prisionero a algn
to hold sb captive → tener or mantener prisionero or cautivo a algn
he had a captive audience → la gente no tenía más remedio que escucharle
captive market → mercado m cautivo
to take sb captive → hacer prisionero a algn
to hold sb captive → tener or mantener prisionero or cautivo a algn
he had a captive audience → la gente no tenía más remedio que escucharle
captive market → mercado m cautivo
B. N → cautivo/a m/f, preso/a m/f
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captive
[ˈkæptɪv] adj (= in captivity) [person] → prisonnier/ière; [animal] → captif/ive
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captive
n → Gefangene(r) mf; to take somebody captive → jdn gefangen nehmen; to hold somebody captive → jdn gefangen halten; (fig) → jdn fesseln, jdn gefangen nehmen
adj person → gefangen; animal, bird → in Gefangenschaft; in a captive state → in Gefangenschaft f; a captive audience → ein unfreiwilliges Publikum; captive breeding → Zucht f → (von artbedrohten Tieren) in Gefangenschaft
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captive
[ˈkæptɪv]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
captive
(ˈkӕptiv) noun a prisoner. Two of the captives escaped.
adjective kept prisoner. captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.
capˈtivity noun a state of being a prisoner, caged etc. animals in captivity in a zoo.
ˈcaptor noun a person who captures someone. He managed to escape from his captors.
ˈcapture (-tʃə) verb1. to take by force, skill etc. The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.
2. to take possession of (a person's attention etc). The story captured his imagination.
noun1. the act of capturing.
2. something caught. A kangaroo was his most recent capture.
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