el
masculine
/ˈpɾeso/
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Translation
prisoner
Word origin
From Latin prensus, a contracted past participle of prehendere ('to seize, grasp'). The same root gives English 'prison' and 'apprehend'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prensus
- English cognates
- prison, apprehend
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpresos
Examples
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The prisoner spent ten years in jail.
mediodía.
The prisoners eat at twelve noon.
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The guard took the prisoner to his cell.
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How many prisoners are there in this prison?
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The prisoner wrote a letter to his family.
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