prisoner

Senso

1. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
2. Any person held against their will.
3. A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.

Con trattino come

pri‧son‧er

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɹɪzənə/

Etimologia

From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.

Frasi

He appears to have been taken prisoner at Yorktown , Virginia and returned to Britain .

Sembra essere stato fatto prigioniero a Yorktown, in Virginia, e tornato in Gran Bretagna.