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"captive" in Spanish

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"captive" in Spanish
captive{adjective}
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captive{noun}
Well, other peoples changed their status from captive nations to free nations.
Pues bien, otros pueblos han pasado de ser naciones cautivas a naciones libres.
The one, who frees the innocent captive from one prison and locks him up in another, is a prison guard, not a liberator.
El que libera al cautivo inocente de una prisión y lo encierra en otra es un celador y no un liberador.
Brothers and sisters of the European Parliament, I consider myself as the free spokesman for my captive countrymen and women.
Hermanos y hermanas del Parlamento Europeo, me considero un portavoz libre de mis compatriotas cautivos.
captive{adjective}
cautivo{adj.}
Well, other peoples changed their status from captive nations to free nations.
Pues bien, otros pueblos han pasado de ser naciones cautivas a naciones libres.
The one, who frees the innocent captive from one prison and locks him up in another, is a prison guard, not a liberator.
El que libera al cautivo inocente de una prisión y lo encierra en otra es un celador y no un liberador.
Brothers and sisters of the European Parliament, I consider myself as the free spokesman for my captive countrymen and women.
Hermanos y hermanas del Parlamento Europeo, me considero un portavoz libre de mis compatriotas cautivos.

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Context examples for "captive" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Their lives are spent held captive by pimps in complete isolation from the outside world.
Viven presas de los proxenetas y completamente aisladas del mundo exterior.
These people are being held captive by guerrilla forces fighting for the independence of Cabinda.
Y que están prisioneros de fuerzas de guerrilla que luchan por la independencia de Cabinda.
There are currently 16 Bulgarians who are being held captive on the ship Malaspina Castle.
Actualmente, hay dieciséis tripulantes búlgaros retenidos como rehenes en el buque Malaspina Castle.
You were held captive for six years, four months and nine days.
Ha pasado usted seis años, cuatro meses y nueve días en cautiverio.
In Spain two citizens are being held captive at this very moment by the terrorist group ETA.
En España, ahora mismo, estamos teniendo a dos ciudadanos secuestrados por la banda terrorista ETA.
There is a large captive market, even apart from the duty-free element and it is there to stay.
Hay una gran demanda ya creada, independientemente incluso del elemento libre de impuestos, y no va a desaparecer.
I am referring here to the several thousand Kosovars being held captive by the Serbian authorities.
Se trata, en este caso, de algunos miles de kosovares que permanecen encarcelados por las autoridades serbias.
A parliamentary resolution should not call for Hamas to release a captive as a mere "act of goodwill”.
Una resolución parlamentaria no debe pedir a Hamás la liberación de presos como un mero "acto de buena voluntad".
The one, who frees the innocent captive from one prison and locks him up in another, is a prison guard, not a liberator.
El que libera al cautivo inocente de una prisión y lo encierra en otra es un celador y no un liberador.
I would very much like this extremely important matter not to become the captive of yet another question of legal interpretation.
Me gustaría que este tema tan importante no se paralizase por otra cuestión de interpretación jurídica.
They are still being held captive, held by people who reject the right to information and, therefore, democracy.
Ellos siguen en cautividad, retenidos por los que rechazan el derecho a la información y, por lo tanto, a la democracia.
Except for with those joined with them in marriage or the captive whom their right hand possesses, for then, verily, they are free from blame.
mientras que los que pretenden exceder ese [límite], esos son, en verdad, los transgresores;
to have a captive audience
tener un público que no tiene más remedio que escuchar
They were prisoners of war, and were being held captive following the aggression of the USSR against Poland in September 1939.
Eran prisioneros de guerra y fueron secuestrados tras la agresión de la antigua URSS contra Polonia en septiembre de 1939.
he held the audience captive
mantuvo captada la atención del público
he had a captive audience in me
no tuve más remedio que escucharlo
to have a captive market
tener el monopolio del mercado
to have a captive market
tener monopolizado el mercado
And I wish to be so captive in his hands that I cannot go anywhere or do anything beyond obedience and his will, for he is my master.
Y del tal modo quiero estar cautivo en sus manos, que no pueda ir o hacer más allá de la obediencia y de su voluntad, porque es mi señor.
The one, who frees the innocent captive from one prison and locks him up in another, is a prison guard, not a liberator.
No obstante, nosotros, las naciones liberadas de la ocupación soviética hace una década, no encontramos compasión en lo que respecta a nuestra historia reciente.