Gefangene 
tù nhân 
prisoner like: tù nhân → →
to intervene on behalf of political prisoners ☊ 
can thiệp cho tù nhân chính trị ☊ 
der Häftling ☊ tù nhân ☊ 
☊ allow sb/sth + adv./prep.: The prisoners are allowed out of their cells for two hours a day. ☊ allow ☊
attempt sth: The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. ☊ attempt ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
The donation is the biggest private gift to a humanitarian cause. ☊ cause ☊
The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping). ☊ chain ☊
command sth: She commanded the release of the prisoners. ☊ command ☊
conclude from sth that...: He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. ☊ conclude ☊
The Home Secretary will release prisoners only if he considers it is safe to do so. ☊ consider ☊
Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. ☊ crush ☊
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) ☊ death ☊
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. ☊ desperate ☊
Two prisoners have escaped. ☊ escape ☊
With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results. ☊ exception ☊
The exchange of prisoners took place this morning. ☊ exchange ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
information from witnesses ☊ from ☊
The museum is privately funded. ☊ fund ☊
The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard. ☊ guard ☊
The prisoners were guarded by soldiers. ☊ guard ☊
The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment. ☊ help ☊
Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever. ☊ home ☊
public/private housing ☊ housing ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
The prisoners were stripped naked. ☊ naked ☊
the narrow confines of prison life ☊ narrow ☊
Most of the apartments are privately owned. ☊ own ☊
to take out a personal/private pension ☊ pension ☊
a personal pension plan (= a pension organized by a private company for one particular person) ☊ personal ☊
He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state). ☊ political ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
the prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country) ☊ prison ☊
Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. ☊ prison ☊
The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. ☊ prisoner ☊
They are demanding the release of all political prisoners. ☊ prisoner ☊
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. ☊ prisoner ☊
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. ☊ prisoner ☊
private banks ☊ private ☊
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership ☊ private ☊
a privately owned company ☊ privately ☊
She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently. ☊ promptly ☊
release sb/sth: to release a prisoner/hostage ☊ release ☊
his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work) ☊ self ☊
A report condemned the state of prisoners' cells. ☊ state ☊
take sb + noun: The rebels took him prisoner. ☊ take ☊
a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners) ☊ van ☊
work to do sth: The committee is working to get the prisoners freed. ☊ work ☊