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prisoner of war

/ˈprɪzənər əv wɔːr/

Traducción: Persona capturada y retenida por el enemigo durante un conflicto armado, generalmente un militar, que permanece bajo custodia hasta el fin de las hostilidades o su intercambio.

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/ˈprɪzənər əv wɔːr/B2formalpolitical
  • esPersona capturada y retenida por el enemigo durante un conflicto armado, generalmente un militar, que permanece bajo custodia hasta el fin de las hostilidades o su intercambio.

A person who is captured and held by the enemy during an armed conflict, typically a member of the armed forces, and is detained until the end of hostilities or exchanged.

  1. Captured combatantB2formal

    A person who is captured and held by the enemy during an armed conflict.

    esPrisionero de guerra

    • The soldiers were taken as prisoners of war after the battle.
    • International law protects the rights of prisoners of war.
    • He spent three years as a prisoner of war in a foreign camp.