captor

ˈkæptɔːr
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Translation of captor into Russian

Noun

1.

imprisonment

person holding someone captive
  • The captor demanded a ransom for the hostage.Похититель потребовал выкуп за заложника.
2.

animal behavior

Rare
animal that holds another captive
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  • The spider acted as a captor to the fly.Паук выступал в роли похитителя для мухи.
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Synonyms and analogies of captor in English

Examples of captor in a sentence

  • Her captor treated her with unexpected kindness.
  • The lion became a captor to the gazelle.
  • In the aquarium, the octopus was a captor to the crab.

Translations of "captor" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
похитительnm. - pokhititel'

She felt trapped, knowing that her captor had no intention of letting her go.

Она чувствовала себя в ловушке, зная, что похититель не собирается её отпускать.

She's shaking off some sleeping pills her captor made her take.

Она трясется от снотворного, которое ее заставил принять ее похититель.

захватчикnm. - zakhvatchik

Fortunately, my captor dropped a stitch at a crucial moment.

К счастью, мой захватчик упустил петлю в решающий момент

The young man said that when their captor was away she was actually another woman.

Молодой человек сказал, что когда их захватчик отсутствует, она в действительности совсем другая женщина.

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captor: Examples and translations in context

The captor's identity remained a mystery, fueling speculation among detective fans.

Личность похитителя оставалась загадкой, подогревая интерес среди любителей детективов.

The police tracked the captor through clues left behind at the crime scene.

Полиция следила за похитителем по уликам, оставленным на месте преступления.

The captor locked their prey in a dark room, waiting for the ransom.

Похититель запер свою добычу в тёмной комнате, ожидая выкупа.

The captor seemed to enjoy playing mind games with their frightened prisoner.

Похитителю казалось, что он наслаждается психологическими играми с испуганным пленником.

As the story unfolded, the captor's past revealed shocking reasons for his actions.

По мере развития сюжета прошлое похитителя раскрывает шокирующие причины его поступков.

The captor watched the news report about his own crime, feeling no remorse.

Похититель смотрел репортаж о своем собственном преступлении и не испытывал никаких угрызений совести.

As darkness fell, the captor took his chance to tighten his grip on the hostage.

С наступлением темноты похититель воспользовался шансом укрепить свою хватку на заложнике.

When he woke up that day, he announced to don Juan that their captor was gone for a couple of days, which meant that he did not have to act like an old man.

Когда он проснулся в тот день, он заявил дону Хуану, что их захватчик ушел на пару дней, а это означает, что он может уже не действовать, как старик.

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