prisoner

prigioniero, detenuto

Persona tenuta in carcere in attesa del processo o come pena per un reato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: inmate

Espressioni comuni: release a prisoner, escaped prisoner, prisoner in something

prigioniero

Persona trattenuta in un luogo contro la propria volontà, senza poter andare via.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: hold someone prisoner (The soldiers held him prisoner for three days.); take someone prisoner (The enemy took two officers prisoner.)

Sinonimi: captive

Espressioni comuni: take someone prisoner, hold someone prisoner, prisoner of war

prigioniero

Persona che sente di non poter sfuggire a una situazione, un sentimento o un modo di vivere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: prisoner of something (She felt like a prisoner of other people's expectations.)

Sinonimi: captive

Espressioni comuni: prisoner of something, prisoner of fear, prisoner of circumstances