prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
rab, fogvatartott, hadifogoly
నామవాచకం
A2
1
rab
A2
fogvatartott
B2
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a prisoner
The prisoner was sentenced to ten years in jail.
A rabot tíz év börtönre ítélték.
Several prisoners escaped during the night.
Több rab megszökött az éjszaka folyamán.
She works as a teacher for prisoners at the local jail.
The guards escorted the prisoner to the courtroom.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The prisoner is in a small room.
A rab egy kis szobában van.
The police take the prisoner to the station.
A rendőrök beviszik a foglyot az őrsre.
The prisoner eats lunch at noon.
The prisoner talks to a lawyer.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
అర్థం
Person held in prison
పదకలయికలు
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
పర్యాయపదాలు
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
విషయాలు
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
నిర్వచనం
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
A person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime or while waiting for trial.
నామవాచకం
B1
2
hadifogoly
B2
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
He was taken prisoner during the battle.
A csata során hadifogságba esett.
The soldiers rescued several prisoners from the camp.
A katonák több hadifoglyot mentettek ki a táborból.
The treaty called for the exchange of prisoners of war.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
They take him prisoner in the fight.
A harcban foglyul ejtik.
The army frees the prisoners.
A hadsereg kiszabadítja a hadifoglyokat.
He is a prisoner of the other side.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
అర్థం
Person captured in war
పదకలయికలు
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
పర్యాయపదాలు
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
విషయాలు
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
నిర్వచనం
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
A person who has been captured and is being kept by an enemy force during war or conflict.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
pris - on - er (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They are holding two journalists prisoner.
- The kidnappers held her prisoner for weeks.
prisoner of war
1/pɹˈɪznɚ əv wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Soldier captured in battle
A soldier who is caught and kept by the enemy during a war.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Many prisoners of war were returned after the conflict ended.
- He spent three years as a prisoner of war.
set free a prisoner
1/sˈɛt fɹˈi ə pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Release a prisoner from custody
To let a prisoner go free.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The governor set free several prisoners on New Year's Day.
- They set the political prisoner free after ten years.
take prisoner
1/tˈeɪk pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Capture someone and hold them
To catch someone and keep them as a prisoner.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.