1 (under arrest) detenidoadetenida;a detenida (m) (f) the prisoner is not obliged to say anything and is entitled to see a solicitor
(in court) acusadoaacusada;a acusada (m) (f) "the prisoner will rise"
(convicted) presoapresa;a presa (m) (f) reoarea;a rea (m) (f) (Mil) prisioneroaprisionera;a prisionera (m) (f) the committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells a dangerous prisoner escaped after attacking two prison officers with a knife
he was a prisoner of the guerrillas for six months wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners the prisoner at the bar he knew at once that the prisoner at the bar was guilty
prisoner of conscienceconscience presoapresa de conciencia;a presa (m) (f) the boost to human rights came with the release of prisoners of conscience in Eastern Europe he was released after being adopted as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International their human rights violations included detention without charge or trial of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners
to hold sb prisonerhold detener a algn he was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973 she was held a prisoner by the guerrillas it is alleged Julie was held prisoner for five days before her murder American soldiers are alledgedly still being held prisoner in Southeast Asia
to keep sb (a) prisonerkeep tener retenido a algn; tener prisionero a algn the house where the hostages were being kept prisoner this woman was kept a prisoner at home by her violent husband they are demanding the release of political prisoners hundreds of ANC political prisoners are to be released in the next six months they freed several political prisoners, including a prominent opposition leader
to take sb prisonertake tomar preso a algn; hacer prisionero a algn he was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942 they took several soldiers prisoner and killed the rest we might get taken prisoner by the enemy
prisoner of warwar prisioneroaprisionera de guerra;a prisionera (m) (f) presoapresa de guerra;a presa (m) (f)
to take no prisoners no andarse con miramientos; ir a por todas she was protecting an escaped prisoner of war allied prisoners of war Italian prisoners of war
2 presoapresa;a presa (m) (f) prisioneroaprisionera;a prisionera (m) (f) to be a prisoner [of] sth she has become a prisoner of her ambitions we are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it she was a prisoner of her own ego I felt trapped, a prisoner of my own dramatic visions /we're [virtual] prisoners in our own home/ - we daren't go out in case there's another burglary
