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Meaning of Captive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈkæptɪv

Definitions

One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
One held prisoner.
One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
figuratively
A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

Equivalents

العربية أسير أَسِيرَة الأسير سبي محبوس مَحْبُوسَة

Azərbaycanca əsir

Беларуская вязень

Български затворник пле́нник

Bosanski čime rob sužanj zarobljenica zarobljenik заробљеник сужањ узник

Català captiu

Čeština zajatec zajatkyně zajaty

Dansk fange

Deutsch gefangen Gefangene Gefangener

Ελληνικά δέσμιος δεσμώτης

Esperanto kaptito malliberulo

Español captivo cautivo preso

Eesti vang

فارسی اسیر بندی

Suomi vangittu vanki

Français captif captive captivé captive

Gaeilge broid cime príosúnach

Gàidhlig prìosanach

Galego cativo

עברית שבוי

हिन्दी असीर बंदी बँधुआ

Hrvatski čime rob sužanj zarobljenica zarobljenik заробљеник сужањ узник

Magyar fogoly

Հայերեն գերի

Italiano catturato intrappolato prigioniero

日本語とりこ俘俘虜囚われ囚われ人擒虜

ქართული ტყვე

Қазақша тұтқын

ខ្មែរ ឈ្លើយ

한국어 俘 포로

Kurdî çime cime eşîr mahkûm

Latina captivus captus dediticius

Македонски заробен заробеник заробеница заробеничка

Монгол хоригдол

Nederlands gevangen gevangene

Polski braniec jeniec więzień więźniarka

پښتو بندي

Português cativo prisioneiro

Română captiv prizonier

Русский пле́нная пленник пле́нница пле́нный узник узница

Shqip rob

Српски čime rob sužanj zarobljenica zarobljenik заробљеник сужањ узник

Svenska fånge till fånga

Kiswahili ghanima

ไทย จำนำ เชลย

Tagalog bihag

Türkçe esir hükümlü mahkûm tutuklu

ئۇيغۇرچە ئەسىر

Українська бранець в'язень полоне́ний полонений

اردو اسیر بندی

Examples

“I envy not in any moods ⁠The captive void of noble rage, ⁠The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]”

“When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. The captive made no resistance[…].”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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