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# prisoner — English to Ukrainian

How English *prisoner* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [prisoner in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prisoner/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: prisoner (40), prisoners (34). By style: everyday 42 · biblical 32.

## вязника

Used about 21 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 21). Forms: вязник, вязника, вязники, вязників, вязнї, вязнїв.

- They had then a notable **prisoner** called Barabbas.
  Мали ж тодї знаного **вязника**, на прізвище Вараву.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 27:16)

- For this cause I, Paul, am the **prisoner** of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
  Того ради й я, Павел, **вязник** Ісус-Христів за вас поган.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EPH 3:1)

- Now at the feast he used to release to them one **prisoner**, whomever they asked of him.
  На сьвято ж відпускав він їм одного **вязника**, про которого просили.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:6)

- There the **prisoners** are at ease together. They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster.
  Там **вязнї**, сковані до купи, відпочивають, і не чують крику наставника.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 3:18)

- The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the **prisoners**, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
  Між воїнами ж стала рада, щоб **вязників** повбивати, щоб которий випливши, не втїк.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 27:42)

## язень

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14).

- You're our **prisoner**.
  Ви наш в'**язень**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2547969](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547969) [\#6952243](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6952243))

- You're our **prisoner**.
  Ти наш в'**язень**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2547969](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547969) [\#6952242](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6952242))

- Tom is a **prisoner**, too.
  Том теж в'**язень**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7976200](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7976200) [\#8729119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8729119))

- Tom is my **prisoner**.
  Том — мій в'**язень**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2647944](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2647944) [\#6908495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6908495))

- You're not a **prisoner** here.
  Ти тут не в'**язень**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3723191](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3723191) [\#8918808](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8918808))

## язні

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7).

- We're all **prisoners**.
  Ми всі в'**язні**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3821391](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3821391) [\#5760775](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5760775))

- Where are those **prisoners**?
  Де ці в'**язні**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3731612](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3731612) [\#5716278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5716278))

- The **prisoners** tried to escape.
  В'**язні** спробували втікти.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1820243](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1820243) [\#7484434](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7484434))

- The **prisoners** tried to escape.
  В'**язні** спробували влаштувати побіг.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1820243](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1820243) [\#7484436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7484436))

- During the Stalinist era, **prisoners** at concentration camps became slaves in service of the state.
  У сталінську епоху в’**язні** в концентраційних таборах ставали рабами на службі держави.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Grayster and Ahha · checked, community translation · [\#401883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/401883) [\#401886](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/401886))

## полонених

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4).

- They don't take **prisoners**.
  Вони не беруть **полонених**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3410885](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3410885) [\#6389164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6389164))

- Take no **prisoners**!
  **Полонених** не брати!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by waeltken and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1211884](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1211884) [\#6953876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6953876))

- Take no **prisoners**.
  **Полонених** не брати.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1530907](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1530907) [\#6953880](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6953880))

- The **prisoners** were set free.
  **Полонених** відпустили.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#320488](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/320488) [\#6788453](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6788453))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- The police are searching for an escaped **prisoner**.
  Поліція розшукує втеклого в'язня.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and hectorvk · checked, community translation · [\#5127614](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5127614) [\#1613590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1613590))

- Tom was taken **prisoner**.
  Тома взяли у полон.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1023943](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1023943) [\#6390141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6390141))

- Tom was their **prisoner**.
  Том був їхнім в'язнем.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ergulis and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#10118329](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10118329) [\#10124463](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10124463))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-uk/).

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