preso

Meaning

Adj

1. arrested; imprisoned (having been taken into legal custody)
2. stuck
3. tied; fastened
4. attached; connected

Noun

prisoner

Verb

past participle of prender

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of presar

prender

1. to arrest (to seize and take into legal custody)
2. to attach or bind
3. to restrain; to restrict
4. to become close (emotionally) to someone

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Concepts

prisoner

stuck

captive

inmate

jailbird

pinned

prisoner of war

setscrew

tethered

thrall

trapped

be stuck

gaolbird

PoW

POW

arrested

PW

bound

convict

Synonyms

prisioneiro

cativo

prisioneiro de guerra

refém

Translations

preso

prisonnier

pres

détenu

κρατούμενος

Gefangene

presoner

prisionero

Häftling

φυλακισμένος

prigioniero

carcerato

Strafgefangene

Gefangener

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾe.zu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: prēnsus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prēnsus, variant of prehēnsus.

Sentences

Peixe que fica preso , não sabe o que faz .

Fish that gets stuck, don't know what it does.

Me ajude , estou preso dentro de uma fábrica de biscoitos da sorte !

Help me, I'm trapped inside a fortune cookie factory!

Outro membro da mesma família foi preso por seqüestro .

Another member of the same family was arrested for kidnapping.