aprisionar

v.

1 to imprison.

El guarda aprisionó al ladrón The guard imprisoned the thief.

2 to seize, to grab, to clutch.

Elsa aprisionó su mano Elsa grabbed his hand.

3 to hold.

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aprisionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (encarcelar) to imprison, put in prison

2 (sujetar) to hold tight

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VT (=encarcelar) to imprison, put in prison; (=atar) to bind, tie; (=atrapar) to trap; (=aherrojar) (tb fig) to shackle

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verbo transitivo to trap

se siente aprisionado — he feels trapped

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verbo transitivo to trap

se siente aprisionado — he feels trapped

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aprisionar [A1 ]

vt

to trap

se siente aprisionado he feels trapped

la aprisionó entre sus brazos he held her tight in his arms

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aprisionar (conjugate aprisionar) verbo transitivo
to trap
aprisionar verbo transitivo to trap

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aprisionar vt

aprisionar a alguien con cadenas to put sb in chains;

quedaron aprisionados bajo los escombros they were trapped under the rubble;

la viga le aprisionaba la pierna her leg was trapped under the beam

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aprisionar

v/t fig

trap

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aprisionar vt

1) : to imprison

2) : to trap, to box in