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captivity

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kæpˈtɪvɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kæpˈtɪvɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kap tiv′i tē)

Inflections of 'captivity' (n): npl: captivities

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Inglés	Español
captivity n	(person: being imprisoned)	cautiverio nm
aprisionamiento nm
cautividad nf
A dramatic rescue mission brought the soldiers' captivity to an end.
Una dramática misión de rescate terminó con el cautiverio de los soldados.
captivity n	(animal: in a zoo, etc.)	cautiverio nm
cautividad nf
Captivity is not a natural state for animals.
El cautiverio no es un estado natural para los animales.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
in captivity adv	(animal: in an enclosure)	en cautiverio loc adj
en cautividad loc adj
It saddens me to see wild animals in captivity when they should be running free.
Some animals are not able to thrive in captivity.
Me da tristeza ver animales salvajes en cautiverio cuando deberían estar en libertad.
in captivity adv	(person: in confinement)	en cautiverio loc adj
The kidnap victims were held in captivity for two years,.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Generalmente no se reproducen en cautiverio.

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'captivity' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

confine - extinct in the wild - let out - set free

Spanish:

cautiverio - cautividad

Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement, bondage, subjection, servitude, more...

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