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Translate captive from English to German

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captive:
- gefangen; verhaftet
- geinternierte; Häftling; Gefangene; Sträfling
Wiktionary:
- captive → gefangen
- captive → gefangen
- captive → verhaftet, gefangen

English

Detailed Translations for captive from English to German

captive:

captive adj

captive (captured; imprisoned; detained; locked up; locked in; penned up; arrested)
gefangen; verhaftet
- gefangen adj
- verhaftet adj

captive [the ~] nom

the captive (internee; detainee; prisoner)
der geinternierte; der Häftling; der Gefangene; der Sträfling
- geinternierte [der ~] nom
- Häftling [der ~] nom
- Gefangene [der ~] nom
- Sträfling [der ~] nom

Translation Matrix for captive:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gefangene	captive; detainee; internee; prisoner	condemned person; convict; criminal; detainee; jail-bird; prisoner
Häftling	captive; detainee; internee; prisoner	arrested person; convict; detainee; prisoner
Sträfling	captive; detainee; internee; prisoner	convict; detainee; prisoner
geinternierte	captive; detainee; internee; prisoner
-	prisoner
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	absorbed; confined; engrossed; enwrapped; imprisoned; intent; jailed; wrapped
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
gefangen	arrested; captive; captured; detained; imprisoned; locked in; locked up; penned up	arrested
verhaftet	arrested; captive; captured; detained; imprisoned; locked in; locked up; penned up	arrested

Related Words for "captive":

captives

Synonyms for "captive":

confined; imprisoned; jailed; unfree
absorbed; engrossed; enwrapped; intent; wrapped; attentive
prisoner; unfortunate; unfortunate person
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna
emotional person

Related Definitions for "captive":

giving or marked by complete attention to¹
being in captivity¹
an animal that is confined¹
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion¹
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war¹

Wiktionary Translations for captive:

captive

adjective

held prisoner
- captive → gefangen

noun

a person who has been captured
- captive → gefangen; gefangen

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• captive	→ verhaftet	↔ opgesloten — geïsoleerd van de buitenwereld
• captive	→ gefangen	↔ prisonnier — Qui est emprisonné

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for captive

hold captive

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University