What does preso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word preso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use preso in Spanish.

The word preso in Spanish means prisoner, overcome, capture, put in jail, prisoner of conscience, controlled by pain, imprisoned by pain, political prisoner, repeat offender, re-offender. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word preso

prisoner

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (reo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Está aislado porque es un preso muy conflictivo.
He's in confinement because he is a troubled prisoner.

overcome

adjetivo (dominado por)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La mató porque estaba preso de los celos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The investors committed fraud because they were overcome with greed.

capture

locución verbal (prender, aprisionar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Llegó la policía y se lo llevó preso.

put in jail

locución verbal (encarcelar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Metieron preso al ladrón.

prisoner of conscience

nombre masculino (preso por ideales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se pide a nivel internacional la liberación de los presos de conciencia.

controlled by pain, imprisoned by pain

(muy dolorido) (literally)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

political prisoner

nombre masculino (opositor del gobierno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El régimen mantiene un gran número de presos políticos encarcelados.

repeat offender, re-offender

(derecho: reincide en delinquir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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