noun · irregular · rare

prisoner of war

prisoner of war · prisoners of war

полонений, бранець, військовополонений

пленный, военнопленный

Kriegsgefangene, Kriegsgefangener

A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after…A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

UK/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/US/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nɚ əv ˈwoɹ/

» Tom was a prisoner of war.

Tom war Kriegsgefangener.

Том был военнопленным.

Meaning

1 senses

A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.
Kriegsgefangener, Kriegsgefangene
военнопле́нныйvojennoplénnyj, пле́нныйplénnyj
бра́нецьbránecʹ, військовополоне́нийvijsʹkovopolonényj, полоне́нийpolonényj

More definitions

a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

Examples

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Tom was a prisoner of war.
ruТом был военнопленным. — marafon
deTom war Kriegsgefangener. — freddy1
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Tom is a prisoner of war.
deTom ist ein Kriegsgefangener. — mhr
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Tom was a prisoner of war for three years.
ruТом три года был военнопленным. — astyng
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Tom looks like a prisoner of war.
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The general ordered the killing of all the prisoners of war.
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