Polyglot Dictionary

cautiverio

/kautiˈβeɾjo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los cautiverios

Meaning

  1. captivity

    • Vivió años en cautiverio.

      He lived years in captivity.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Gefangenschaft

Gefangenschaft is the German word for the same thing — both mean "captivity."

Portuguese

cativeiro

cativeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "captivity."

Practice

1 What does cautiverio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivió años en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cautiverio?

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