Polyglot Dictionary

prisioneiro

/pɾizjoˈnejɾu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os prisioneiros

Meaning

  1. prisoner

    • O prisioneiro fugiu.

      The prisoner escaped.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

preso

preso is more everyday; prisioneiro is slightly more formal, or used for a prisoner of war — both mean "prisoner."

Similar in other languages

German

Gefangener

Gefangener is the German word for the same thing — both mean "prisoner."

German

Häftling

Häftling is the German word for the same thing — both mean "prisoner."

Spanish

preso

preso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "prisoner."

Practice

1 What does prisioneiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ fugiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prisioneiro?

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