prisoner

Gefangener, Häftling

Person, die bis zu ihrem Prozess oder als Strafe für eine Straftat im Gefängnis festgehalten wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A person kept in prison while waiting for trial or as punishment for a crime.

• The prisoner stayed in his cell.
• Several prisoners were released last week.
• Guards searched for an escaped prisoner near the town.

Synonyme: inmate

Häufige Wendungen: release a prisoner, escaped prisoner, prisoner in something

Gefangener

Person, die gegen ihren Willen irgendwo festgehalten wird und nicht gehen darf.

In einfachem Englisch: A person held somewhere and prevented from leaving against their wishes.

• They held her prisoner in a room.
• The army released its prisoners of war.
• He was taken prisoner while crossing the border.

So benutzt man es: hold someone prisoner (The soldiers held him prisoner for three days.); take someone prisoner (The enemy took two officers prisoner.)

Synonyme: captive

Häufige Wendungen: take someone prisoner, hold someone prisoner, prisoner of war

Gefangener

Jemand, der das Gefühl hat, einer Situation, einem Gefühl oder einer Lebensweise nicht entkommen zu können.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who feels unable to escape a situation, feeling, or way of living.

• He felt like a prisoner of his past.
• Her illness made her a prisoner in her own home.
• They refused to remain prisoners of fear.

So benutzt man es: prisoner of something (She felt like a prisoner of other people's expectations.)

Synonyme: captive

Häufige Wendungen: prisoner of something, prisoner of fear, prisoner of circumstances